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Apple and Pecan Coffee Cake Recipe

Apple and Pecan Coffee Cake

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By
Andrew Chase
For this sweet Jewish-style coffee cake, make sure that all ingredients are at room temperature. Serve with coffee or tea for brunch or dessert.

Ingredients

3/4 cups  (175 mL)  milk
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  granulated sugar
1-1/4 tsp  (6 mL)  active dry yeast
1/2 cup  (125 mL)  sour cream
1/4 cup  (60 mL)  butter, melted
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  salt
1/2 tsp  (2 mL)  vanilla
1/4 tsp  (1 mL)  each ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom
1 egg
1 egg yolk
1-1/2 cups  (375 mL)  all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups  (300 mL)  pastry flour
3/4 cups  (175 mL)  chopped pecans or walnuts
Topping:
3 apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1/4-inch/5 mm slices
2 tbsp  (30 mL)  melted butter
1/4 cup  (60 mL)  brown sugar

Preparation

Warm 1/4 cup/60 mL of the milk; pour into bowl of stand mixer.Mix in 1 tsp/5 mL of the sugar; sprinkle with yeast. Let sit until frothy, about 10 minutes. Whisk in remaining milk and sugar, sour cream, butter, salt, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom, egg and yolk.

On slow speed with paddle, mix in all-purpose and pastry flours, scraping down sides once or twice; beat on medium until flour is incorporated and dough is elastic, 1 to 2 minutes. Scrape into greased bowl. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in volume, 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Stir pecans into dough. Scrape into greased tube pan; smooth top.

Topping: Arrange apples over dough; sprinkle with melted butter and brown sugar. Cover and let rise in warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

Bake in 375F/190C oven until skewer inserted in centre comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool in pan on rack.

Makes 12 to 16 servings.

Cooking Time
50 Minutes
Waiting Time
3 Hours
Serving(s)
12 to 16
Nutritional Information
Per each of 16 servings: about
Calories 214
Protein 4 g
Fat (total) 10 g
Sat. Fat 4 g
Carbohydrate 28 g
Fibre 1 g
Cholesterol 40 mg
Sodium 116 mg
Calcium 3 % RDI
Iron 11 % RDI
Vitamin A 6 % RDI
Vitamin C 2 % RDI
Folate 21 % RDI

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Source

Homemakers Magazine: Dec./Jan. 2007

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