PIE.

[fangirl_says]

I baked a gluten-free, dairy-free apple pie over the weekend that I'm pretty pleased with:



The crust isn't terribly pretty (I still haven't figured out how to do the scalloping thing that skilled piemakers do), and I have to keep working on the crust recipe because it still tastes more like shortbread cookies than pie crust, but overall, the pie tastes pretty good.

Pardon the crappy cellphone picture! One of these days I've gotta get a new digital camera.

Comments

[suzmc.livejournal.com]

I think it looks crammed full of goodness!

Bet it would lure Dean giggle

[fangirlsays.livejournal.com]

Bwah, you make a good point! You think if I set it on my windowsil, it would lure him in?

Heeeeere, Deanie Deanie Deanie!

[loopybunny.livejournal.com]

Can I get the recipe for that to share with a friend? She's a vegan and also has to keep gluten free. She can fill her new home with the smell of baking pie!

[fangirlsays.livejournal.com]

Sure thing! It's actually a combination of two recipes, both of which I have at home. I'll get it to you later (assuming I don't have a brain infarction before then. ;) ) :D

Here ya go!

[fangirlsays.livejournal.com]

Grandma Ople's [Gluten-Free] Apple Pie*

Pie crust
1 1/2 Cup gluten-free flour (Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free Flour)
1/2 Cup sugar
8 Tblsp butter (Fleishman's unsalted sticks or Earth Balance sticks), cut into pieces
1 tsp of xanthan gum
1/3 Cup cornstarch
1 Tblsp GF vanilla extract
1 large egg

Directions:
1. Sift together the cornstarch, flour and xanthan gum.
2. Add the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
3. Dust your counter with a bit of flour and take out the mixture and start kneading and folding until well combined.
4. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 20 minutes.

Pie filling:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted margarine (i.e. Fleishmann's unsalted sticks)
3 tablespoons GF all-purpose flour (i.e. Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and
sliced (I used Rome & Pink Lady)
1/4 tsp salt
Spices to taste: cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg (I used 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp each of the others.)


5. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll one of the halves into a ball.
7. Roll out until the dough is pie-crust thickness. (I rolled on parchment paper -- much less likely to stick)
8. Spray glass pie dish and place the dish upside down on the first crust.
9. Carefully right the pie plate with the crust now in it.
10. Poke some holes in the bottom of the crust and on the sides.
11. Fill with apples, mounded. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the apples and into the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
12. Roll out second crust and add it to the top; tuck the edge of the top crust under the bottom crust and gently press together. Cut steam vents in top.
13. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees, and continue baking for 25 to 35 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.

*Sources: I combined this recipe and this one to make a gluten-free and dairy-free pie.

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

Post the recipe, please! Did you buy or make the crust? It looks delicious!

Here ya go! :D

[fangirlsays.livejournal.com]

I made the crust myself! I'm not completely happy with it -- it's good but not great. Next time I'm going to try this one instead.

Grandma Ople's [Gluten-Free] Apple Pie*

Pie crust
1 1/2 Cup gluten-free flour (Bob's Red Mill All Purpose Gluten Free Flour)
1/2 Cup sugar
8 Tblsp butter (Fleishman's unsalted sticks or Earth Balance sticks), cut into pieces
1 tsp of xanthan gum
1/3 Cup cornstarch
1 Tblsp GF vanilla extract
1 large egg

Directions:
1. Sift together the cornstarch, flour and xanthan gum.
2. Add the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
3. Dust your counter with a bit of flour and take out the mixture and start kneading and folding until well combined.
4. Divide dough in half. Wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 20 minutes.

Pie filling:
Ingredients:
1/2 cup unsalted margarine (i.e. Fleishmann's unsalted sticks)
3 tablespoons GF all-purpose flour (i.e. Bob's Red Mill)
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup water
8 Granny Smith apples - peeled, cored and
sliced (I used Rome & Pink Lady)
1/4 tsp salt
Spices to taste: cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg (I used 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp each of the others.)


5. Melt butter in a sauce pan. Stir in flour to form a paste. Add white sugar, brown sugar and water; bring to a boil. Reduce temperature, and simmer 5 minutes.
6. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and roll one of the halves into a ball.
7. Roll out until the dough is pie-crust thickness. (I rolled on parchment paper -- much less likely to stick)
8. Spray glass pie dish and place the dish upside down on the first crust.
9. Carefully right the pie plate with the crust now in it.
10. Poke some holes in the bottom of the crust and on the sides.
11. Fill with apples, mounded. Gently pour the sugar and butter liquid over the apples and into the crust. Pour slowly so that it does not run off.
12. Roll out second crust and add it to the top; tuck the edge of the top crust under the bottom crust and gently press together. Cut steam vents in top.
13. Bake at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. Reduce temperature to 350 degrees, and continue baking for 25 to 35 minutes, or until crust is golden brown and filling is bubbly.

*Sources: I combined this recipe and this one to make a gluten-free and dairy-free pie.

Re: Here ya go! :D

[indiwise.livejournal.com]

Oh, awesome! Thank you so very much!