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Dairy, Eggs, Grains 8 Servings

INGREDIENTS

11 T Unsalted butter, softened
2 Medium-large Granny Smith
apples peeled cored
cut
into 1/4-inch dice
1 c Plus 4 tbl. granulated white
sugar
1 T Dry bread crumbs
2 c All-purpose flour
1 t Salt
2 t Ground cinnamon
1 t Baking powder
1/2 t Baking soda
3/4 c Unsalted buttermilk, or
plain low fat yogurt not
nonfat at room
temperature
1 Egg, at room temperature
1 t Pure vanilla extract
3/4 c Walnuts or pecans, 3
ounces finely chopped
1/2 c Firmly packed dark brown
sugar

INSTRUCTIONS

Heat 1 tablespoon butter in a 1 0-inch skillet (preferably nonstick)
over high heat until golden. Add apples, cover, and cook over high
heat,  stirring frequently, until they are dry and very tender, 2 to 3
minutes.  2. Remove from heat, sprinkle apples with 2 tablespoons
sugar,and  lightly toss until glazed. Cool to room temperature.  3.
Adjust oven rack to center position and heat oven to 350degrees.
Generously grease bottom and lightly grease sides of 10-inch spring
form  pan. Sprinkle bottom of pan with dry breadcrumbs, then shake
lightly  to coat. Tap out excess crumbs.  4. Whisk flour, remaining
sugar, and salt in large mixing bowl until  blended. Add remaining
butter and cut with whisk until mixture  resembles  coarse crumbs.
Remove 1 cup of crumbs to separate bowl.  5. Whisk 1 teaspoon cinnamon,
baking powder, and soda into mixture  remaining in large mixing bowl.
Add buttermilk or yogurt, egg, and  vanilla, whisk vigorously until
batter is thick, smooth,fluffy, and  frosting like, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes.
Fold apples into batter.Using a  rubber spatula, scrape batter into
prepared pan and smooth top.  6. Add nuts, brown sugar, and remaining
teaspoon cinnamon to reserved  crumbs-, toss with a fork or your hands
until blended.Sprinkle crumbs  over batter, pressing lightly so that
mixture adheres. Bake cake  until center is firm and cake tester comes
out clean, 50 to 55  minutes. Transfer cake to rack-, remove pan
sides.Let cake cool  completely, about 2 hours, before serving. When
completely cooled,  cake can be slid off pan bottom onto serving plate.
Serves 8 to 10.  Cook's Illustrated, Mar./Apr. 1995, Page 21. Credit:
Stephen Schmidt.  Nationality: USA Course: dessert Season:any Method:
baked  Start to Finish 4 hours Preparation 30 minutes A Attention 1 1/2
hours  Finishing 2 hours  Converted from Mangia!, Cook's Illustrated
1993-1995 Cookbook  NOTES : This cake is best eaten on the day it is
baked, though it may  be made a day ahead.  The batter is quite heavy,
so you may prefer to  beat it with an electric mixer at medium-high
speed for a minute or  so, rather than whisk it by hand. Recipe by:
Cook's Illustrated,  Mar./Apr. 1995, Page 21  Posted to MC-Recipe
Digest by "Hobbs, D B                 USO"
<hobbs@lbcapo1.uso.unisys.com> on Mar 16, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 368
Calories From Fat: 150
Total Fat: 17.1g
Cholesterol: 65.2mg
Sodium: 539.4mg
Potassium: 189.3mg
Carbohydrates: 50.6g
Fiber: 2.9g
Sugar: 18.7g
Protein: 5.3g


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