Rhubarb Bread

Ingredients

 * 1 1/2 C brown sugar, packed
 * 2/3 C oil.
 * 1 egg
 * 1 C buttermilk
 * 1 tsp salt
 * 1 tsp baking soda
 * 1 tsp vanilla
 * 2 1/2 C flour.
 * 2 C diced rhubarb
 * 1/2 C chopped nuts.
 * 1 Tbl soft butter
 * 1/4 C granulated sugar.

Directions

 * 1) Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease 2 8x4-inch loaf pans.
 * 2) Combine in a bowl the brown sugar and oil. Stir well until smooth.
 * 3) Add the egg, buttermilk, salt, baking soda, vanilla and flour. Blend until moist.
 * 4) Fold in the diced rhubarb and chopped nuts. Turn batter into prepared loaf pans.
 * 5) Combine the butter and sugar until crumbly, then sprinkle over batter.
 * 6) Bake at 350 F 50 to 55 minutes, or until bread passes the toothpick test. Turn out onto racks and cool before slicing. Slice into about 20 slices per loaf.