Recipe Week #   7
APPLE GINGERBREAD SNACK CAKES

Weekly recipes and ingredients are on display at Ellsworth Hannaford (shown) and Trenton Marketplace IGA.

This is a wonderful winter snack that is sure to warm everyone’s heart. For a special treat, serve with a dollop of yogurt.

• ¼ cup canola oil

• ½ cup applesauce

• 1 egg

• ¾ cup molasses

• 1 cup hot water

• 2 ½ cups whole meal flour (available in health food stores or use whole wheat)*

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ginger

• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

• 1 tablespoon melted butter

• 3 medium apples, peeled, cored, thinly sliced

• 1 tablespoon cinnamon sugar

In a sauté pan, melt the butter and cook the apples gently. Grease a 9 inch by 12 inch cake pan. Layer the apples in the bottom of the pan. Sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top of the apples.

In a small bowl, beat together the canola oil, applesauce, egg, and molasses. Set aside. In a large bowl, stir together the whole meal flour, cinnamon, ginger and baking soda. Mix in the molasses mixture, then stir in the one cup of hot water. Pour the batter on top of the apples. Bake in 350 degree oven until a toothpick comes out clean, about 30 – 40 minutes. Let cool on a rack, then invert the cake onto a platter. Cut the cake into 12 or 16 pieces.

Nutritional analysis per serving (12 pieces per cake): 220 calories, 4 grams protein, 39 grams carbohydrates, 6 grams fat (0 grams trans fat), 179 mg. sodium, 4 grams fiber.
Nutritional analysis per serving (16 pieces per cake): 165 calories, 3 grams protein, 29 grams carbohydrates, 5 grams fat (0 grams trans fat), 134 mg. sodium, 3 grams fiber.

* Whole meal flour is made by grinding grain and contains the germ and bran of the wheat. It can often be purchased in health food stores, or you may substitute whole-wheat flour.

Cheryl Wixson’s Kitchen is a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching people the joys and benefits of healthy eating and cooking utilizing regional products while supporting a sustainable environment.  For more recipes, visit our website at: www.cherylwixsonskitchen.org

Lose and Win is sponsored by Healthy Hancock, a coalition of organizations working together to improve the health of residents in Hancock County.

Approximately 40 Lose and Win team members braved the cold to hear Cheryl Wixson give hints on preparing healthy Maine foods.
Lose and Win teams have completed week 6 of the 10 week program in Hancock County to lose weight and become healthier.
They have accumulated a loss of 2,408 pounds which is equivalent to the weight of a 20 ft. male giraffe or one of the Budweiser Clydsdale Horses.
The “Chunky Monkeys” from Hannafords in Ellsworth were the top losers for week 6. The “Livin’ Life Large Girls” came in second and the “Be Moore-Weigh Less” team from the Moore School and the “Trenton Taste Testers” from the Trenton IGA store won the third place honors.
It was also reported that a member of the "Hip Huggers" who used this program to stop smoking was still smoke free.