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Sour Cream Coffee Cake
1
⁄2 cup (125 mL) firmly
packed brown sugar
1
1
⁄2 teaspoons (7 mL)
cinnamon
1 cup (250 mL)
chopped walnuts or
pecans
3 cups (750 mL)
all-purpose flour
1
1
⁄2 cups (375 mL)
granulated sugar
3 teaspoons (15 mL)
baking powder
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
baking soda
1
⁄2 teaspoon (2 mL) salt
1 cup (250 mL) butter
or margarine,
softened
1 cup (250 mL)
reduced-fat sour
cream
1 teaspoon (5 mL)
vanilla
3 eggs
Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, and walnuts in
small bowl. Set aside.
Combine flour, granulated sugar, baking powder,
baking soda, and salt in mixer bowl. Add butter,
sour cream, and vanilla. Attach bowl and flat beater
to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about 45 seconds,
or until ingredients are combined. Stop and scrape
bowl. Turn to Speed 4 and beat about 1
1
⁄2 minutes.
Stop and scrape bowl.
Turn to Stir Speed and add eggs, one at a time,
mixing about 15 seconds after each addition. Turn
to Speed 2 and mix about 30 seconds.
Spread half of batter in greased and floured
13x9x2-inch (33x23x5-cm) baking pan or
10-inch (25-cm) tube pan. Sprinkle with half of
cinnamon-sugar mixture. Spread remaining batter
in pan and top with remaining cinnamon-sugar
mixture. Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 40 to 50 minutes
(13x9x2-inch [33x23x5-cm] pan) or 50 to 60
minutes (10-inch [25-cm] tube pan). Serve warm.
Yield: 16 servings.
Per serving: About 362 cal, 6 g pro, 47 g carb,
17 g fat, 44 mg chol, 349 mg sod.
Caramel Apple Kuchen
1 recipe Basic Sweet
Dough (see page 57)
2 cups (500 mL) firmly
packed brown sugar
6 tablespoons (90 mL)
all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons (10 mL)
cinnamon
6 tablespoons (90 mL)
butter or margarine,
softened
6-8 apples (8 cups [2 L]),
peeled and thinly
sliced
Divide dough in half. Press each half into greased
13x9x2-inch (33x23x5-cm) baking pan. Gently press
edges
1
⁄2 inch (1 cm) up sides.
Cover. Let rise in warm place, free from draft, 45 to
60 minutes, or until doubled in bulk.
Meanwhile, place brown sugar, flour, cinnamon,
and butter in mixer bowl. Attach bowl and flat
beater to mixer. Turn to Speed 2 and mix about
1 minute.
Arrange apple slices over dough in each of two
pans. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar mixture.
Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 35 to 45 minutes, or until
golden brown and apples are tender. Serve warm.
Yield: 24 servings (12 pieces per kuchen).
Per serving: About 301 cal, 5 g pro, 54 g carb,
8 g fat, 27 mg chol, 207 mg sod.