Dessert: Dried-Apple Stack Cakes

Recipe by Ruth Cousineau This winter dessert is based on traditional stack-cake recipes from Appalachia. Small layers (baked in muffin tins) are sandwiched together with a jamlike apple filling to create individual desserts that are unlike any cake you'v

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Apples

Health and fertility benefits of Dried-Apple Stack Cakes

Apples will improve your body's sensitivity to insulin (Reference: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/281.full)

Ingredients

9 ounces unsulfured dried apples (4 cups)
4 cups unfiltered apple cider
3 cups water
1/2 teaspoon ground mace
6 tablespoons packed light brown sugar

Instructions

Simmer all filling ingredients and a pinch of salt in a 4- to 5-quart heavy pot, uncovered, stirring occasionally and mashing apples with a potato masher as they soften, until a thick purée forms, about 1 1/2 hours. Cool completely.

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