Description
A moist, buttery cake perfect for breakfast or tea. Super quick to make!
Ingredients
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- 1 1/4 cups (150 g) white flour
- 1/2 cup (52 g) whole oats, rolled
- 2 1/2 tbsp (25 g) white sugar
- 2 1/2 tbsp (25 g) brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp (3 g) teaspoon salt
- 1/4 tsp (1 g) ground cinnamon
- 1 1/4 tsp (5 g) teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 tsp (2 g) teaspoon baking soda
- 6 tbsp (82 g) cold unsalted butter
- 1 cup (230 g) plain kefir
- 1 Yellow Delicious apple, cored but not peeled, chopped into 1/2 inch (1.25 centimeter) pieces
- 1 tbsp (13 g) butter for dotting top of cake
- 1 tbsp (10 g) Demerara or brown sugar for sprinkling
- 1/3 cup (35 g) chopped pecans or walnuts
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).
- Combine flour, oats, white sugar, salt, baking powder, and baking soda in a large bowl.
- Grate butter with a cheese grater.
- Mix butter into dry ingredients quickly but thoroughly with your hands; ensure small pea-size bits of butter remain.
- Add kefir and stir with a spoon until just combined.
- Add apple chunks.
- Add nuts, if using.
- Pour batter into a buttered pie pan or springform pan.
- Dot with remaining butter, sprinkle with demerara or brown sugar, and bake for approximately 25 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Homemade Kefir
- Place kefir grains in a glass container.
- Cover with 2-4 cups of fresh milk.
- Cover container loosely with a lid, cloth, or plastic wrap.
- Allow kefir to ferment overnight at room temperature.
- Gently remove grains with a spoon or strainer.
- Place the grains in fresh milk to restart fermentation.
- Store the kefir in the refrigerator until ready to use.
Notes
- For a richer flavor, use a combination of brown and white sugar.
- If you don’t have kefir, you can substitute buttermilk or yogurt.
- Store leftover cake in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 15
- Sodium: 100
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 7
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 20