Monday, September 3, 2012

GAPS (Honey) Apple Pie


Sugar Free (Honey) Apple Pie Filling

10 - 12 small to medium apples (Pealed and sliced) I used Granny Smith and I cut them in chunks but it doesn't matter.
2-3 T Butter
1/3 -1/2 C Honey - I eye balled it.  It doesn't hurt to have a bit more.
1 t cinnamon
1/8 t nutmeg

Peal the apples and slice or cut into small chunks. 
Melt butter in a skillet and add the honey on low.  Honey burns quickly.  Then add the apples and cook them for 15-20 min to soften them.  I had to use 2 skillets b/c I didn't have enough space in the first one.  I may have added a bit more butter due to the 2 skillet issue. Towards the end I added the cinnamon and nutmeg.  Then I poured it into the almond flour crust, you could use any crust you want. 
Finally I topped it with a crumb topping.  This is optional.  It didn't need it but it looked kind of weird without a top to it.  It is almost impossible to make a almond flour crust for the top so that is why I had to do the crumb topping.  It would also taste good with no crust at all. 

Crumb topping:
·         1 cups almond flour - you could use regular flour
·         6 tablespoons unsalted butter, room temperature (mine was cold and I broke it up into pieces with a fork. 
·         1/4 honey
·         1/4 teaspoon salt
Make crumb topping: In a medium bowl, combine 1 cup flour, butter, honey (I drizzled it), and 1/4 teaspoon salt. I stirred it with fork until it all mixed but didn't get too gooey; freeze(I didn't do this but my butter was still cold) I sprinkled it on the pie. 

Elana's Pantry Pie Crust
1 1/2 C almond flour
1/4 t. salt
1/4 t. baking soda
1/4 C oil
2 T honey
1t. vanilla
Mix all ingredients in mixer.  Spray pie pan with oil.  Press dough into pie pan. Bake 350 deg. for 10 min.  Add filling and bake for 10 more min.