Apple-Pecan Coffee Cake

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-bran cereal 
• 1 medium apples all-purpose peeled chopped (Gala, Haralson, McIntosh)
• 3 teaspoons double-acting baking powder 
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar packed
• 0.3 cup butter firm
• 4  egg whites 
• 1.8 cups flour all-purpose
• 2 tablespoons flour all-purpose
• 0.7 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon 
• 1 cup milk 
• 0.5 cup pecans coarsely chopped
• 0.5 teaspoon salt 
• 0.3 cup vegetable oil 

Equipment

• food processor
• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• toothpicks
• ziploc bags
• rolling pin
• meat tenderizer

Directions

1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with shortening and lightly flour, or spray with baking spray with flour. In small bowl, mix streusel ingredients; set aside.
2. Place cereal in resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag and crush with rolling pin or meat mallet (or crush in food processor). In large bowl, stir together cereal and milk; let stand 5 minutes. Stir in remaining coffee cake ingredients except apple; beat 30 seconds with spoon. Gently stir in apple.
3. Spread half the batter in pan; sprinkle streusel on top. Spoon remaining batter over streusel; spread to cover.
4. Bake 35 to 40 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
5. Serve warm.