Gluten-free apple pie
A double-crust cinnamon apple pie with flaky gluten-free pastry, made without butter — crisp on top, jammy underneath.
- Celiac
- Hashimoto's
- Pregnancy
- Dairy-free
- Alpha-gal
- High blood pressure
- Gluten-free
- Crohn’s and colitis
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free Thanksgiving
- Sheet pan
- One pan
- Gluten-free dairy-free
- Gluten-free desserts
- Dairy-free desserts
Ingredients
- 3 cups gluten-free flour blend, a blend with xanthan gum
- ¾ tsp salt
- 1.25 cups refined coconut oil, chilled and cubed
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 8 tbsp ice water
- 8 medium baking apples, about 2.5 lb, peeled and sliced
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 3 tbsp tapioca starch
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 egg, beaten, for brushing the top
Method
- Rub the chilled coconut oil into the flour and salt until pebbly.
- Stir in the vinegar and ice water, then chill the dough for 30 minutes.30 min timer
- Toss the apple slices with coconut sugar, cinnamon, tapioca starch and lemon juice.
- Roll out the bottom crust, line the pie dish and pile in the apples.
- Top with the second crust, crimp the edges, brush with beaten egg and cut vents.
- Bake until the crust is deep golden and the filling bubbles at the vents.55 min timer
Why it works
- Celiac disease: The pastry is a gluten-free flour blend with xanthan gum, and the thickener is tapioca starch — no wheat anywhere.
- Dairy-free: Chilled coconut oil makes the pastry flaky instead of butter, with coconut sugar and cinnamon over the apples.
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