Apple Cardamom Cupcakes

Makes 22 cupcakes

Janet Huston

ingredients

4 cups chopped apples (varieties that are good for baking - i.e. granny smith, gravenstein, Fuji)
2/3 cups vegetable oil
2 cups of sugar
4 egg whites
3 cups of all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of cardamom
1/2 teaspoon of ginger

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1) Chop the apples and combine them with the sugar and let them macerate for one hour.
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2) Preheat over to 350 degrees F (165 C).
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3) Slightly beat egg whites just until a light foam appears. Combine them with the oil and apple mixture.
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4) Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and spices together. Stir into the apple mixture, and then place into cupcake papers about 3/4ths full.
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5) Bake for 15 minutes undisturbed, then rotate the pan and cook for another 3-7 minutes, testing with a toothpick for doneness. Careful, as if the toothpick goes into an apple it will not come out clean, but cupcake may be done.