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Ingredients
- ½ cup coarsely chopped, toasted walnuts
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup water
- 9 tablespoon unsalted butter (at room temperature, divided)
- 2 crisp, tart apples (peeled, cored and cut into ½-inch dice)
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup unfiltered molasses
- 1 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon powdered ginger
- ½ teaspoon powdered cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 12 dried apple rings (optional, as garnish)
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon-sugar (optional, as garnish)
- mint leaves (optional, as garnish)
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