Yummiest Pineapple Coffee Cake Ever

[TurtleMama]

Wow, I just have to share this...I made a tremendously delicious Sour Cream Pineapple Coffee Cake this morning from a cookbook called "Heart of the Home." It uses fresh-ground soft wheat. If anyone is interested, please let me know...I'd be happy to let you have the recipe...it's healthy and DELICIOUS!

[Virginia]

Sounds delicious. Think I could try it with "store bought flour"?. Sorry, I'm not grinding yet.

[Violet]

Come on, don't keep us in suspense. We want the recipe, please !!!

[ANewMe]

I want the recipe....but I have no way of getting fresh ground wheat. What can I substitute?

[TurtleMama]

Here's the recipe...

 

Sour Cream Pineapple Coffee Cake (from "Healthy Recipes from the Heart of Our Homes, by Phyllis Stanley and Shirley Heinmets)

 

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a bundt pan (or use baking spray with flour...that's what I do!)

 

In your mixer, with whisks, cream:

3/4 cup softened butter

1 1/2 cups sugar

 

Beat in:

2 eggs

3/4 cup sour cream

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

 

Mix together, and add:

2 1/2 cups freshly ground wheat flour (I used soft white wheat -- it's better for cakes and pastries, but hard white or red will work too)

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

 

Add:

1 cup crushed pineapple, drained (save the juice!)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup reserved pinapple juice

 

Mix until moistened. Sprinke 3/4 cup of crushed pecans or almonds in the bottom of the bundt pan. Pour batter over the nuts.

 

Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes. Test with a toothpick or sharp knife. It should come out clean.

 

Invert on a lovely dish. Drizzle the remaining pineapple juice over the cake.

[TurtleMama]

I want the recipe....but I have no way of getting fresh ground wheat. What can I substitute?

 

I think you could substitute white flour for the wheat...you might need to reduce the baking soda a little bit, though, maybe to 2 teaspoons.

 

You could also use wheat flour that you purchase at the store...like King Arthur or something. Make sure when you open it that it doesn't have an off-smell. Wheat flour goes rancid rapidly once it's ground. Give it a shot and let us know how it turns out!