2 apples, large, peeled, core , cho
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup almonds, chopped
1/2 cup raisins, yellow
1 egg
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup flour, unbleached
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice
1/2 tsp cardamom, ground
1/4 tsp salt
Directions
Toss apples with sugar, almonds and raisins. Beat eggs with butter and
vanilla and stir into apple mixture. Combine flour, baking soda
cinnamon, allspice, cardamom and salt in a separate bowl. Stir dry
ingredients into apple mixture only enough to moisten all
ingredients. Spoon into a greased 8" baking dish and bake in a
preheated 350 degree oven for about 45 minutes. Cool slightly before
cutting.
Servings: 1 servings
Apple-Almond Coffee Cake Recipe brought to you by Recipe Ideas
Categories: Apple; Cake; Coffee; Dessert; Fruit
The History of Recipes
Academics have proved the existance of recipes way back into history, at least as far back into recorded history as the ancient Egyptians, and quite possibly further than that. However, these, ancient recipes were just very basic pictorial instructions for preparing meals.
Fascinatingly, the oldest recipe found, according to experts are some stone tablets in ancient Sumerian describing the baking of bread which is then used to make a drink, quite possibly a form of beer as it is recorded as having made people feel blissful and exhilarated. During the time of the Roman Empire a roman called Apicius compiled a few documents describing recipes enjoyed by wealthy Romans. In his works, Apicius tells us how the meals of wealthy Romans were separated into starters, main course and afters, known in latin as `Gustatio, Primae Mensae and Secundae Mensae`. Aspicius recounts how the Roman chefs used many different aromatic flavors, including some familiar names like basil, mint and parsley. In the fifteenth century, people returning from the crusades brought us many spices and herbs from the Middle-East, including spices like rosemary and coriander. The introduction of these new foods and spices was responsible for a torrent in manuscripts on cooking, the majority of which are kept safe in academic collections. Over the following few hundred years, the rich and powerful families of Europe competed with each other to serve up the most exotic banquets, and as a result the best chefs and their recipe collections became highly prized. Nevertheless, it was during the nineteenth century that cooking and cookery books reached a high level of popularity. The Famous Mrs Beeton in the UK, and the equally famous Fannie Merritt Farmer in the US, devoted their lives to collating, trying out, and writing down recipes to allow everyone to enjoy them. The introduction of television brings us cooking programs and the accompanying recipe books. And that brings us to the present day and the internet revolution, allowing us all to access thousands of recipes like those on sites such as this. |
We hope you enjoy this Apple Almond Coffee Cake recipe.
