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From the Denver Post:
Tonight is the first night of Hanukkah. You still have time to whip up one of these easy, delicious holiday desserts.
Polish Hanukkah Apple Cake
Gāteau de Hannouka
From "Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewish Cooking in France," by Joan Nathan. Tested at high altitude. Makes 1 cake.
Ingredients
1 cup vegetable oil, plus more for greasing pan
5 apples (3 Fuji and 2 Granny Smith, or any combination of sweet and tart apples), peeled, cored and cut into 1/2-inch pieces (about 6 cups)
Grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
1/3 cup walnut halves, roughly chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons chopped almonds
1 1/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons sugar
4 large eggs
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, and grease a bundt pan or a 9-by-13-inch baking pan.
Toss the apples in a large bowl with the zest and juice of the lemon, the walnuts and the cinnamon.
Pulse together the flour, baking powder, salt, almonds and 1 1/4 cups of the sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. With the food processor running, add the eggs, oil and almond extract, processing until just mixed.
Spoon 1/3 of the batter over the bottom of the pan. Scatter the apples on top, and cover the apples with the remaining batter. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 2 tablespoons sugar (you'll need less if using a bundt pan).
Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. (The cake will take less time in the shallow rectangular pan.)
Read more: Make This: Hanukkah holiday desserts - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/food/ci_16736889#ixzz16sqKZR1U
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