Monday, November 27, 2006

Oh, this is as good as home-made cinnamon rolls!

                     HEART-HEALTHY APPLE COFFEE CAKE

nonstick cooking spray
2/3  cup flour
1/2  cup whole-wheat flour
1  teaspoon baking soda
1  teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2  cups peeled cored & finely chopped apples, such as jonathan or granny smith
1/4  cup fat-free liquid egg product  (I just use egg whites)
3/4  cup sugar
1/2  cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/4  cup applesauce

 1  tablespoon flour
1  tablespoon whole-wheat flour
1/2  teaspoon cinnamon
1  tablespoon butter
1/4  cup walnuts or pecans
1/4  cup brown sugar

Lightly coat a 9-inch baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
In a medium bowl combine the 2/3 cup flour, 1/2 cup whole flour, soda,  and 1 teaspoon cinnamon, set aside.
In a large mixing bowl toss together the chopped apple and egg product; stir in the 3/4 cup sugar, the 1/4 cup nuts and applesauce; Add flourmixture and stir JUST until combined.
Pour batter into prepared pan; For TOPPING, stir together the brown sugar the remaining flour, whole wheat flour and cinnamon; Cut in butter until crumbly, stir in remaining nuts, sprinkle topping over batter in pan.
Bake in 350 degree oven 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean; cool in pan for 10 minutes, serve warm.

202 calories, 5 g fat (1 g sat. fat), 0 chol., 180 mg sodium, 37 g carbo., 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.  2% vitamin A, 2% vitamin C, 1% calcium, 8 % iron.

What a treat this was this morning!  I do believe you could cut back a bit on the 3/4 cup of sugar.  I'll freeze this in 2-serving amounts, saving out a couple of pieces for the granddaughters.

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