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Passover Apple Cake
This is like a coffee cake and can be served as dessert or a snack. It uses no flour and is therefore kosher for Passover.
Ingredients
- egg3
- granulated sugar, white3/4 cup
- oil1/3 cup
- matzo cake meal3/4 cup
- apple, peeled and sliced; Granny Smith preferred5
- walnuts, chopped1/3 cup
- sugar1/2 cup
- ground cinnamon2 tsp
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Method 7 steps
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and oil until the mixture is light.
Add the cake meal and mix well.
Pour half of the mixture into a lightly-greased 8–9-inch square baking pan.
Distribute half the apples over the batter.
Pour the remaining batter over the apples, and cover with the remaining apples.
Combine topping ingredients in a small bowl; sprinkle over the apples.
Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for approximately 1 ½ hours.
Region evidence: no stated origin (basic dish)
