Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies

Name: Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 larges apples, peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch cubes; 3 Tbsps dark brown sugar; 1 large egg, beaten; 3 Tbsps granulated sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps juice from 1 lemon; 2 Tbsps white rice flour; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps granulated or coarse sugar; 85 grams 3/4 cup (about tapioca starch; 113 grams sticks cold, unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-size pieces; 4 Tbsps water; 1 teaspoons xanthan gum

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies a try. This recipe serves 12. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegetarian recipe has 149 calories, 1g of protein, and 8g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up apples, granulated sugar, water, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

In bowl of food processor, combine white rice flour, tapioca starch, granulated sugar, salt, and xanthan gum. Pulse to combine.

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Granulated Sugar

Xanthan Gum

Salt

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Food Processor

Bowl

Add butter. Pulse until no large pieces of butter remain.

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Butter

Add 4 tablespoons water. Pulse until dough forms. If dough does not form, add two additional tablespoons water.

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Dough

Water

Lightly white rice flour your counter. Divide dough into two even balls and shape each into a disk. Wrap and chill dough for at least two hours or overnight.

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White Rice Flour

Dough

Wrap

Preheat oven to 375 °F. While oven preheats, prepare filling. Toss together apple pieces, dark brown sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. If desired, add more sugar to taste. Toss apple mixture with white rice flour.

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Dark Brown Sugar

White Rice Flour

Lemon Juice

Cinnamon

Apple

Sugar

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Oven

Remove one dough round from the refrigerator. Allow to stand for about five minutes. Lightly white rice flour countertop.

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White Rice Flour

Dough

Roll dough out to approximately 1/8-inch. While rolling, occasionally run a long, thin metal spatula under the dough to prevent it from sticking to the counter.

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Dough

Roll

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Spatula

Using the 3-inch cutter, cut dough into 6 pieces. (These will be the pie bases.) Gather dough and gently gather into a ball. Reroll. Now use the 3 1/3-inch cutter and cut out another 6 pieces. (These will be the pie tops.)

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Dough

Place the six 3-inch dough cut-outs on parchment-lined baking sheet. Top with approximately one tablespoon of apple filling.

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Apple

Dough

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Baking Sheet

Brush edges with beaten egg. Cover filling with 3 1/2-inch dough round. If dough tears, lightly pinch it back together. Crimp edges together with fork. (To keep dough from sticking to the fork, dust it with white rice flour before crimping.) Chill pies for five minutes.

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White Rice Flour

Dough

Egg

Brush pies with beaten egg and generously sprinkle with granulated or coarse sugar. Pierce top twice with fork to allow steam from the filling to escape.

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Coarse Sugar

Egg

Bake until filling bubbles and crust is golden brown, about 25 minutes. While one pan of pies bakes, form second pan.

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Crust