Apple Oatmeal Snack Cake

 

This snack cake does need some preparation, and is fairly low in sodium. Half teaspoon salt may be included if you are not on sodium restriction, but this will obviously increase the sodium level significantly. I omit it. There are a variety of nutrition calculators that can be used to calculate the nutritional composition, depending on the size of the serving. It freezes well and uses oatmeal, buckwheat flour and all purpose flour. It's a light snack cake that goes well with stewed fruit or just by itself with a beverage of your choice.

1 cup all-purpose flour

½ cup Buckwheat Flour

1 cup old fashioned oats

¾ cup dark brown sugar

½ teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon low sodium baking powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¾ teaspoon allspice

½ teaspoon nutmeg

½ cup shortening

½ cup 100%, unsweetened apple juice

½ cup sour cream

2 eggs

4 tablespoons pure maple syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 medium Granny Smith Apple, cored and cubed. The peel may be left on if desired.

Juice of 1 lemon (about 2 tablespoons)

1.     Line the bottom of a 13x9x2 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Grease and flour the sides.

2.     Using a wok or fry pan, toast the buckwheat flour until it smells aromatic. Add to all purpose flour.

3.     Grind ¼ cup of the oats to a flour like consistency and add to the flour mixture, and the rest of the oats. Mix in the soda, baking powder, and spices.

4.     Rub in the shortening into the flour mixture with fingers until the consistency of bread crumbs.

5.     Core and cube the apple, mix with the lemon juice and set aside.

6.     Whisk the eggs, sour cream, vanilla, apple juice and maple syrup until pale in color.

7.     Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix until combined. Gently mix in the cubed apples.

8.     Pour batter into the prepared pan and bake in a 350 degree F oven for 35-40 minutes or until a wooden skewer inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool before inverting and cutting into squares, the size of your choosing ( I use approximately 3x4 inches to get 12 squares)