Apple Kugel

Cake:

Apples are another symbolic Rosh Hashanah food and in this kugel, they are absolutely sweet and outstanding.

• 3 cups whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 jar banana baby food
• 1 cup light tasting olive oil
• 4 eggs
• 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 cup orange juice

Mix all ingredients together really well.

Filling:

• 10 Cortland apples, grated with peel left on
• 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Spread half the cake mixture into a greased 9" x 13" pan. Spread the apple filling over it. Pour remaining cake mixture over apple filling and spread evenly. Bake at 350 for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Optional: place half of cake mixture bottom of pan, 3/4 of apple filling, remaining cake mixture and then the remaining 1/4 of apple mixture on top.