The Very Best Gluten-Free Apple Pie

Once upon a time in a city not far

from where I currently live,

I began making pies for a man

who loves apple pie.

Over the next 25 years, I practically perfected the apple pie, and then something horrible happened. A tragedy of epic proportion befell my household. I no longer could eat GLUTEN. While I continued to make pies for a short period of time I soon realized that I felt better by avoiding contact with regular flour, and now I rarely use gluten-filled flour in my attempt to keep from getting contaminated. In my quest to find the perfect gluten-free pie crust, I kept failing until I was just a shell of my previous confident baker. Until RECENTLY! Finally, I have found the perfect gluten-free pie crust (found here), and now I can make the Very Best Gluten-Free Apple Pie.

My Quest for the Perfect Apple Pie

Making the perfect apple pie was met with many failures in the early days. The apples were cut too thick, or the inside was too runny, or the crust wasn’t right. There is a science involved in this. If you cut the apples all the same thickness, you end up with a very boring apple filling. Cutting pieces from 1/8″ to 1/4″ allows for enough variety to make an interesting and textured filling.

Another important key to remember when making the perfect apple pie is to select 2 or more varieties of apples. By picking different types of apples you allow a blend of flavors that will make your pie taste different and better than all other pies out there. Additionally, the blend of apples ensures that not all the apples will break down at the same time. One apple should become almost like an applesauce, and the other type will hold up better giving you texture in your pie.

I personally prefer a top crust which helps to hold in a lot of the moisture. But some people prefer a crosshatch pie crust. This is a personal preference. Do what makes you happy!

How do you prefer to eat your Gluten-Free Apple Pie?

Now the only problem left is eating the very best gluten-free apple pie. How do you prefer to eat your gluten-free apple pie? Warm? Or Cold?

With ice cream? Or With Whipped Topping?

Or with Caramel drizzled on the top?

Very Best Gluten-Free Apple Pie

The Best Apple Pie - Gluten Free using fresh apples. Delicious gluten-free eating. You can still eat all the foods you love with a gluten-free lifestyle.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Course Desserts

Cuisine Pies

Servings 8 Slices

Ingredients

  

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• Basic Dough Pie Crust Gluten-Free Pie Crust
• 3/4 Cup Organic Sugar
• 1/2 Tsp Salt
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon
• 1/2 TspTsp Nutmeg
• 1 1/2 Tsp Krusteaz Gluten-Free All Purpose Flour
• 2 Large Sour Apples I use Granny Smith
• 5 Large Apples - other I use Gala, Melrose, Fuji or Jonagold
• 2 Tbsp Butter Cut in small pieces
• 1 Tbsp Lemon Juice

Instructions

 

• Pre-made pie crust (recipe found here). https://amothersrandomthoughts.com/recipe/very-best-gluten-free-pie-crust-recipe/
• Peel Core and Slice Apples. Slice apples into different thickeners ranging from 1/4" to 1/8" or smaller. Using apples of varying thickenesses will give your apple pie some very soft apples and some crunchy apples adding texture to the filling.
  
• Mix the sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, gluten-free flour and salt together.
• Add the dry mixture to the apples and mix to coat the apples.
• Add Lemon Juice to apples and stir.
• Place the apples in pre-baked pie crust. Add pieces of button to the top.
• Place top crust on the apple pie making sure to cut vents in the top crust or cut strips and weave them to form a crisscross pattern on top of the pie.
• Bake 10 mins at 425 degrees. Lower oven to 350 degrees and bake 35-40 minutes.
• Serve warm with ice cream.

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Patty Moliterno

Reviewing movies for parents from a Christian perspective since 2005. Know Before You Go!

Christian Homeschooling mom – 30 years and counting

Autism Mom & Disney enthusiast