Spiced Sourdough Apple Streusel Cake

Submitted by Rita1652

"A spiced moist sourdough cake filled with apples and topped with a crunchy pecan topping. Why sourdough first it’s a tasty way to use the spent starter and second help with good gut health, keeps blood sugar and insulin levels lower. The fermentation help degrade the phytates which in then helps the body absorb vitamins and minerals. Making dessert not so guilty ��."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 40mins
• Ingredients: 23
• Yields: 1 9x13 cake
• Serves: 12-18

ingredients

• Overnight Fermentation

• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 3⁄4 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 cup organic whole wheat flour

• Cinnamon Spice Mixture

• 3 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, mace each

• Additional spice mixture

• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• Batter

• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 cup organic sugar
• 2 large organic eggs, room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• Apples

• 4 cups baking apples, diced
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon, spice mixture
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar

• Topping

• 1⁄2 cup light brown sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup oats
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds
• 5 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon, mix

directions

1. Butter a 9x13 pan.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

3. Dough ferment:

4. Combine sourdough starter, Greek yogurt, and whole wheat flour in a bowl cover and leave at room temperature over night or at least 3 hours.

5. Prepare spice mixture:

6. Mix all the spices together. Place 1 tablespoon of spice mixture in a bowl and add the 1 tablespoon flour and 1 tablespoon sugar toss into the 4 cups of diced apples. Set aside.

7. Topping:

8. Combine brown sugar, chopped pecans or walnuts, oats, flour, ground flax seed, 2 tablespoon spice mixture, unsalted organic butter softened. Set aside.

9. Dough:

10. Add to the remaining spice mixture salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
11. Beat butter in a mixer and add sugar until light and fluffy, add one egg at a time. until light and fluffy.
12. Add vanilla, spice mixture and the fermented dough. Just until well combined.
13. Toss in apples coating with the dough.
14. Place in prepared pan, top with the streusel mixture.
15. Bake for 50-60 minutes.