Gluten Free French Apple Pie Food

GLUTEN FREE FRENCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• FOR CRUST: Combine rice flour, tapioca flour, potato starch, salt, cinnamon and xanthan gum in a medium size bowl.
• Cut in the butter with pastry blender or two forks, until the mixture resembles large crumbs.
• In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, apple cider vinegar and ice water.
• Gently stir the egg mixture into the flour, until it forms a ball.
• On a lightly rice-floured surface, knead the dough for 2-3 minutes. Form into a ball and wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for one hour (or freeze now for later use).
• After removing from the fridge, knead the dough slightly, if needed.
• Roll out between two sheets of lightly floured parchment paper (I use an $8 plastic, zippered pie bag from King Arthur Flour) then transfer to 9-inch pie plate.
• Heat oven to 425°F.
• FOR FILLING: In large bowl, combine sugar, flour, nutmeg, cinnamon and salt. Add apples and gently stir to coat. Pour into pastry-lined pie plate.
• FOR TOPPING: In small bowl, combine flour and brown sugar. Cut in butter til mixture is crumbly. Sprinkle over filling.
• Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, then cover topping with aluminum foil and bake 10 minutes more.

FRENCH APPLE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• Place one crust in a 9 inch pie pan.
• Mix apple slices and raisins and place in pie shell.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Mix remaining ingredients (not Icing) and sprinkle on top of apples and raisins.
• Dot with butter if desired and place 2nd crust on top.
• Crimp or flute edges as desired.
• Bake at 450 degrees for 10 minutes, then reduce heat to 375 degrees and Bake 40 more minutes.
• When pie is cool, mix the icing and drizzle over the crust.

AWESOME GLUTEN FREE APPLE PIE WITH CRUMBLE TOPPING

Steps:

• ***Pastry Crust Instructions***.
• In a mixing bowl stir together the flour, xanthan gum and cornstarch.
• Then add the sugar, butter, egg and vanilla and mix until combined.
• Remove dough from bowl and knead and fold on a surface dusted with GF flour until well well combined.
• Divide into two pieces and wrap in plastic wrap, place one in the refrigerator to chill and place the other in the freezer for later use.
• --Go ahead and make Apple Filling while the Pastry Crust is chilling.
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• After approx 20 minutes, remove dough from refrigerator and roll into a ball.
• Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out on a lightly GF floured surface until it is the thickness of a normal pie crust.
• Place crust in a 9 inch glass pie dish that is lightly sprayed with non stick spray.
• Using a fork poke a bunch of holes in the sides and bottom of the crust.
• ***Apple Filling Instructions***.
• In a large bowl mix apples, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
• Set aside and let the juices mix.
• ***Crumble Topping Instructions***.
• In small bowl mix together brown sugar, GF flour and nutmeg.
• Next mix in the chilled butter and cut it in with a fork or other tool until you have a course crumbly mixture.
• ***Assembling your Pie***.
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Spoon apples into your pie crust, mounding in the middle and pouring the sugary juices over top.
• Sprinkle your Crumble Topping all over the top (use it all).
• Use tin foil to cover edges of crust as it will burn easily.
• Bake for approximately 35 minutes, topping will be lightly browned and filling will be bubbly.
• Let cool for at least an hour before serving.