Autumn Apple Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup all-purpose flour or 1 1/4 cups freshly ground soft wheat flour or 1 1/4 cups oat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 3 cups diced peeled tart apples
• 1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar. add egg and vanilla.
• 2 combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to the creamed mixture.
• 3 stir in apples and nuts if desired.
• 4 spoon into a greased 8-in. square baking pan.
• 5 bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 6 serve warm. yield: 8 servings.