Applesauce Coffee Cake
From Linda's Kitchen
Yield: 10 Servings

Jumbo applesauce muffins: Prepare the applesauce streusel loaf, except spoon batter into 6 greased jumbo muffin tins and bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Let muffins cool before turning out. If making smaller muffins baking time will vary.

1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil 1/2 Tsp Ground Nutmeg
1/2 Cup Sugar 1/2 Tsp Ground Ginger
1/3 Cup Light Brown Sugar Packed FOR STREUSEL
1 Whole Egg 1/2 Cup Light Brown Sugar Packed
1 Large Egg Yolk 2 Tablespoons All Purpose Flour
2 Tsp Vanilla Extract 2 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
1 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce 2 Tablespoons Butter, Melted
1 2/3 Cups Pastry Flour 1 Cup Walnuts Pieces Or Pecans,
1 Tsp Baking Powder -Lightly Toasted
3/4 Tsp Baking Soda

Preheat oven to 350 degree and grease and flour a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.

FOR LOAF, whisk vegetable oil, brown sugar, whole egg, egg yolk and vanilla until smooth. Stir in applesauce. In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and ginger and stir gently into applesauce mixture.

FOR STREUSEL, combine brown sugar, flour and cinnamon. Stir in melted butter and walnut or pecans pieces and toss to coat.

Spoon half of the applesauce batter into prepared loaf pan and sprinkle with half of the streusel. Top remaining batter and sprinkle remaining streusel to finish. Bake for 40 to 50 minutes until a tester inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.

Cool loaf for 20 minutes, before turning out on rack to cool completely.


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