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Food expert say that sauces made with apples and related recipes were made by medieval European cooks dating back to 1390. These sauces could be made from tart to sweet and were served as accompaniments to a variety of seasons and foods. Today, apples are always in season but with Fall around the corner enjoy this moist cake with your office co-workers.
Applesauce Spice Cake
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the pan
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/8 teaspoon kosher salt
1 stick unsalted butter, plus more for the pan
1 cup granulated sugar
1 2/3 cups jarred chunky applesauce
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
1 cup dark or golden raisins
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 pints vanilla ice cream
Directions:
Heat oven to 350° F. Butter and flour a 9-inch springform or round cake pan.
In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. In a large saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Remove from heat and stir in the granulated sugar, applesauce, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla, and eggs. Add the flour mixture and stir just until combined. Stir in the raisins. Pour into the prepared pan. Bake the cake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes.
Transfer pan to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Using a knife, loosen the cake from pan. Invert it onto the rack. Turn it over again onto a serving plate. Sprinkle the cake with the confectioners' sugar, slice into wedges, and serve with the ice cream.
In Advance: Bake the cake and let it cool. Set aside at room temperature for up to 24 hours. Cover with foil and warm in a 250° F oven for 30 minutes.
To Freeze: Cool the cake in the pan. Cover the pan tightly with two layers of aluminum foil. Store for up to 3 months.
To Reheat: Refrigerate the cake overnight. Warm in a 250° oven for 30 minutes.
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Now guess the recipe for these ingredients:
Hint: A yeast pastry topped with melted brown sugar or honey, cinnamon, and raisins, so called because they have a very sticky texture when eaten with the fingers. Although they are popular throughout the United States, they are often associated with Philadelphia and sometimes called "Philadelphia Sticky Buns". In Philadelphia itself, they are called what?
Dough:
3 1/2 - 4 cups flour
1 pt. of milk
1/4 lb of butter
1/2 grated lemon rind
1/4 lb of sugar
3 eggs
1 cent yeast
For the filling:
1/8 lb. of butter
1 cup of sugar
1 cup of currants
1/2 cup of blanched ground almonds
Preparation: The milk is made lukewarm and stirred into a smooth batter with 1 2/4 cups of flour, then the yeast dissolved in 1/4 cup of lukewarm milk is mixed in quickly and put in a warm place to rise. After the sponge has risen, mix in the melted butter, sugar, grated lemon rind, the eggs and the rest of the flour, stir in the dough a while with a spoon. Roll out the dough to 1 inch thickness, strew it with sugar, cinnamon, currants, almonds, sprinkle with melted butter, roll it up carefully and cut slices off to make the snails. Place these into a buttered sheet and set to rise about 1/2 hour. Then bake them in a medium hot oven, brush them while hot with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar or ice when cooled.
Who Guessed Correctly Last Challenge:
Answer: Banana Bread
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Sharon Martin
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