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Apple Coffee Cake

Apples and raisins provide the moistness, which means less oil can be used in this low saturated fat, low cholesterol and low sodium coffee cake.

Yield: 20 servings – Serving Size: 3½ inch x 2½-inch piece

Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute: Stay Young at Heart – Cooking the Heart-Healthy Way 

INGREDIENTS

• 5 C tart apples, cored, peeled, chopped
• 1 C sugar
• 1 C dark raisins
• ½ C pecans, chopped
• ¼ C vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 egg, beaten
• 2½ C sifted all-purpose flour
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Lightly oil a 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl, combine apples with sugar, raisins, and pecans; mix well. Let stand 30 minutes.
4. Stir in oil, vanilla, and egg. Sift together flour, soda, and cinnamon; stir into apple mixture about 1/3 at a time just enough to moisten dry ingredients.
5. Turn batter into pan. Bake 35 to 40 minutes. Cool cake slightly before serving.