Staff
This staff favorite yummy treat for festive brunches. Guests and family will never guess that this decadent indulgence contains much less butter and sugar than a typical coffee cake.
Recipe Yield:
16 servings
Recipe Calories:
239
Recipe Preparation Time:
15 minutes
Recipe Cook Time:
50 minutes
Recipe Ingredient Details:
¼ cup light brown sugar
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2¼ cups whole-wheat pastry flour (divided)
¼ cup (½ stick) unsalted butter (cold)
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (room temperature)
1 cup maple sugar
2 eggs
¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon low-fat buttermilk (1 percent)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups Granny Smith apples (peeled and diced )
½ cup walnuts (chopped and toasted)
Recipe Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350˚. Line a 9-inch springform pan with parchment paper. Butter pan sides and top of parchment.
In a medium bowl, whisk together brown sugar, cinnamon, and ¼ cup flour. Cut in ¼ cup cold butter until mixture becomes crumbly and resembles a streusel topping. Refrigerate until ready to use.
In a large bowl, use a mixer to cream together ½ cup room-temperature butter and maple sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing until fully incorporated. Beat in buttermilk and vanilla. Sift remaining 2 cups flour, baking soda, and salt into egg-butter mixture. Mix until just combined.
Fold in apples and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared pan and sprinkle with streusel topping. Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool before releasing from pan.
Recipe Additional Notes:
PER SERVING: 239 cal, 11g fat (3g mono, 2g poly, 6 sat), 49mg chol, 4g protein, 30g carb, 3g fiber, 121mg sodium
Wed, 2011-11-30 15:31
