Apple Coffee Cake

This is my go-to when we have over-night guests and I want to have something nice to serve them in the morning. I make it in a glass pie dish that has been greased with butter. It will seem like there isn't enough batter initially but it will expand during baking to fill the pan. Another option is to double the recipe and cook it in a 9x9 square dish in which care you will have to cook it a bit longer.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 cup flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup of sugar (I use Trader Joe's Pure Cane sugar)
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 5 1/2 Tbsp unsalted butter, room temperature
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1/2 cup whole milk
• 1 medium Cortland or other baking apple, peeled and sliced

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease a pie dish with butter.

2 In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt.

3 In a separate small bowl, mix 1/4 a cup of the sugar with the cinnamon, set aside.

4 Using an electric mixer, beat the butter with the remaining 1/4 cup sugar. Beat in the egg until blended. Add the flour mixture in three additions, alternating with the milk, beating after each addition until just combined.

5 Pour half of the batter in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay the apple slices on the batter so they just cover the batter (you may have to overlap some slices). Sprinkle the apples with the cinnamon-sugar mixture, reserving a teaspoon or two to sprinkle on top. Spread the rest of the batter over the apples. Sprinkle the remaining cinnamon-sugar on top.

6 Bake the cake for 25 minutes or until it is golden brown and apples start to bubble at the edges.