Good morning. It has been rainy and gloomy where we live and
the days have been a little ho hum. So yesterday I decided to make individual
Gluten Free & Sugar Free apple pies!
Talk about AROMATHERAPY! The house filled with wonderful warming smells
of cooked apples, cinnamon, cloves, coriander & pie crust and our spirits
were lifted! It was a couple of hours
project – but the payoff was worth it. If you would like to make them, here is the
recipe:
First make your pie dough about 1 hour prior to putting together
the pies. This is important because you want to allow the butter to harden
again before you roll it out. Also allowing it to cool in fridge will make it
easier to roll out later:
Pie Crust:
Put the following in a food processor:
1 cup Gluten Free All Purpose Flour (I use Bob Red Mills)
¾ cup of Tapioca Starch
¼ cup Cornstarch
2 Tablespoons Organic Turbinado – (Raw Sugar)
1 Teaspoon of Guar Gum
1 Teaspoon of Xanthan Gum
1/8 Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Salt
½ cup Shortening – (I used 1 stick of butter cut into cubes
– keep this cool)
Now pulse until it is crumbly
Add:
½ cup of milk (any kind)
1 teaspoon of fresh lemon juice
Process until a ball forms. Then carefully remove the dough
from the food processor and form a disc in your hands with it. Sit it on a
plate and cover with wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Remaining Ingredients:
5 Apples – medium in size
2 Tablespoons Coconut oil
2 Teaspoons Cinnamon
¼ Teaspoon Coriander
¼ Teaspoon Cloves
¼ Teaspoon Nutmeg
¼ Teaspoon Salt
½ Cup Agave Nectar
Optional:
Nuts: Pine, Almond, and/or Walnuts – about 2 tablespoons
Egg Wash:
1 Egg White
1-2 Tablespoons of Water – Whisk these 2 together thoroughly
About 45 minutes into waiting for your crust to cool in
fridge you can start prepping the apples. I like to wash, peel, and cut them
into cubes. Use about 5 apples or so depending on the size (I had medium sized)
Place apples in a sauté pan with 2 tablespoons of Coconut
Oil over med-high heat and start cooking them. Add the Cinnamon, Cloves, Coriander,
Nutmeg, & Salt. Stir thoroughly. Now add in the Agave Nectar, stir and
allow to cook until apples begin to soften. Turn off heat and cover while you
prepare the pie crust.
*Note – you should have some liquid form in the bottom of
pan. Be sure to save this for added yum. Further instructions on this are
below…
Take the pie crust from fridge. Cut in half and cut in half
again. You should have four sections.
Roll out each - one at a time – into a rectangle. Cut into
eight sections – make them as even as you can – there is nothing wrong with rustic!
After you line a baking sheet with parchment, place four of the sections on the
sheet and spoon with a slotted spoon apples on top – be sure to leave a little
room around the edges. For added crunch
and depth of flavor, add some Pine Nuts or Roasted Almonds/Walnuts (of course
if there is no allergy) Take the remaining four sections of pie crust and put
them on top of the apples. Scrunch the edges together – you can use a fork to
do this.
Repeat the last paragraph for the remaining sections.
When you are done take the fork and poke holes into the tops
of the pies. Take an egg white and add 1-2 tablespoons of water – whisk
thoroughly. Using a baking brush, brush the egg white/ water over the tops of
the pies. Bake at 350 Degrees for 15-20 mins.
While they are baking. Take the left over liquid from the
apples – hopefully you have left it in the sauté pan. Bring it to a simmer by
putting it over low – medium heat. Allow to bubble away for 5-10 min. It should
thicken a bit. Once it gets thick enough for you, place in a side container to
drizzle over the pies just before eating.
Enjoy!
BTW: I would really love to know if anyone has tried this.
Look forward to hearing from you…☺