- 2 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup wheat germ; toasted
- 1 cup brown sugar; firmly packed
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 cup pecan pieces
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 2 egg; beaten
- ½ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 cups apple; diced
- ½ cup oil
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- Sift together whole-wheat flour, wheat germ, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and nutmeg. Set aside.
- In large bowl, combine peeled and diced apples, sugars, oil, pecans, eggs and vanilla. Add flour to mixture. Stir gently. Blend well. Turn into 2-inch deep pan.
- Bake in a preheated oven for 50 minutes or until cake pulls from side of pan. Cool in pan or rack.
- If desired, sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Cut into 12 bars.
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