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Active Time:  15 Minutes
Total Time:  1 Hour
Yield:  Makes 6 large or small cakes

Deborah Madison, the consulting chef at the O'Keeffe Cafe in Santa Fe's Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, got her inspiration for these delectable fruit-filled muffins from a recipe in A Painter's Kitchen, by Margaret Wood. Apples are one of the few fruits grown successfully in northern New Mexico; here they're bound with just a little batter before they're baked in muffin tins.

RECIPE INGREDIENTS

3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans (about 3 ounces)

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon cardamom

1/8 teaspoon salt

1 stick (4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened

3/4 cup granulated sugar

1 large egg

3 tablespoons yogurt or low-fat buttermilk

2 medium Granny Smith apples--peeled, cored and cut into 3/4 -inch dice

confectioners' sugar, for dusting

DIRECTIONS

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter 6 large or 12 regular-size muffin cups. Line the bottoms with wax paper and brush with butter. Spread the pecans on a baking sheet and toast for about 8 minutes, or until fragrant. Transfer to a plate and let cool.

In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, cardamom and salt. In another bowl, beat the butter until creamy. Add the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg and yogurt. Stir in the dry ingredients until fully incorporated. Fold in the apples and pecans.

Spoon the batter into the muffin cups and bake for about 40 minutes for large cakes and 30 minutes for regular cakes, or until the apples are tender and a toothpick inserted into the center of the cakes comes out clean. Let the cakes cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Invert onto a rack, remove the wax paper, then turn right side up and let cool completely. Dust with confectioners' sugar before serving.

Recipe reprinted by permission of Food and Wine. All rights reserved.
Date Added: 01/01/2008

Nutrition Facts per Serving
Yield: Makes 6 large or small cakes

Calories:

482

Fat. Total:

27g

Fiber:

Carbohydrates, Total:

57g

Sodium:

278mg

% Cal. from Fat:

50%

Cholesterol:

77mg

Protein:

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