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Considered parve (neither dairy nor meat) as apple juice is used in place of milk.
6 McIntosh apples, peeled, cored & chopped
1 TBS cinnamon
5 TBS sugar
2-3/4 C flour, sifted
1 TBS baking powder
1 tsp. salt
1 C vegetable oil
2 C sugar
1/4 C apple juice (sub with orange juice if desired)
2-1/2 tsp. vanilla
4 eggs
1 C walnuts, chopped (optional)
Preheat oven to 350-degrees F. Grease a Bundt or tube pan. Peel, core and chop apples into chunks. Place in a bowl and toss with cinnamon and sugar; set aside. In another bowl, stir together flour, baking powder and salt. If using, add chopped walnuts and mix well. In a separate bowl, whisk together oil, orange juice, sugar and vanilla. Pour orange juice mixture into bowl with flour mixture. Add eggs one at a time; mix well. Pour half of the batter into prepared pan. Spread half of the apple mixture on top. Pour remaining batter over apples and arrange the remaining apples on top. Bake for about 1-1/2 hours, or until a tester comes out clean.
Note: Jewish Apple Cake contains no dairy products. It can be eaten with meals containing meat, which is in accordance with Jewish dietary laws (kashrut).
Similar Recipe: Sharlotka (Russian Apple Cake).
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Food Fare Culinary Collection: Jewish Cuisine
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