Ingredients
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2 cups brown sugar, firmly packed (I use dark brown)
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2 cups plain flour, sifted
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 pinch salt
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1/2 cup cold butter, roughly chopped
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 cup milk (or you can substitute sour cream)
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 cup walnuts or 1/2 cup pecans, chopped
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ground cinnamon
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1 egg, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9 inch square pan, and line with baking paper if desired.
- Combine flour, baking powder and salt, then rub in the butter until the mixture resembles fine breadcrumbs.
- You can do this with the tips of your fingers or in your food processor.
- Then add sugar, and combine.
- Press half this mixture evenly over the base of the prepared cake pan, and reserve other half.
- Dissolve baking soda in milk (or sour cream), add beaten egg and nutmeg, then add to reserved mixture.
- Combine well.
- Pour into pan and sprinkle nuts, and some cinnamon if desired, over top.
- Bake in oven for 45 minutes to 60 minutes (start testing for doneness with a skewer after about 45 minutes).
- Allow to stand for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool.