Big Mama’s Fresh Apple Cake—Gluten-free
1 and 2/3 cups sorghum flour
1/2 plus 1/3 cup arrowroot starch
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
5 cups apples, diced (Granny Smith or other baking apple) – do NOT peel
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans, fairly small (best to break apart with your fingers to retain the oil)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Whisk sorghum flour, arrowroot starch, baking soda, xanthan gum, and cinnamon until blended. Core apples, then dice.
In Big Mama’s exact words: “Just mix all together. The batter will be real thick, but don’t let that throw you. Bake about 325º until toothpick comes out clean.” (Note: Do not use a mixer.)
Bake at 325 for about 40-45 minutes in a conventional oven (convection oven: 325º for 35 minutes). Use Big Mama’s method to sure it’s done. Cool before slicing. Yield: 18-24 servings.
(Note: A convection oven usually is set 25 degrees below the setting on a conventional oven; for this cake, I baked only at 325 degrees, as 300 degrees is too low to get a good result when baking.)
1/2 plus 1/3 cup arrowroot starch
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon xanthan gum
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 sticks butter
2 cups sugar
5 cups apples, diced (Granny Smith or other baking apple) – do NOT peel
2 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans, fairly small (best to break apart with your fingers to retain the oil)
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan.
Whisk sorghum flour, arrowroot starch, baking soda, xanthan gum, and cinnamon until blended. Core apples, then dice.
In Big Mama’s exact words: “Just mix all together. The batter will be real thick, but don’t let that throw you. Bake about 325º until toothpick comes out clean.” (Note: Do not use a mixer.)
Bake at 325 for about 40-45 minutes in a conventional oven (convection oven: 325º for 35 minutes). Use Big Mama’s method to sure it’s done. Cool before slicing. Yield: 18-24 servings.
(Note: A convection oven usually is set 25 degrees below the setting on a conventional oven; for this cake, I baked only at 325 degrees, as 300 degrees is too low to get a good result when baking.)
