Rachael Ray: Grant’s Gluten-Free Apple Pie Recipe

Rachael Ray: Grant’s Gluten-Free Apple Pie Recipe

Just because you may be cutting gluten out of your diet, doesn’t mean you have to forgo traditional desserts over Thanksgiving. Grant, a member of Rachael’s culinary team, shared his recipe for a Gluten-Free Apple Pie that tastes just as good as an original apple pie. He even made a gluten-free pie crust using a pantry staple that just about all of us have: oats!

To get the recipe for this Gluten-Free Apple Pie, click next page.

Rachael Ray: Grant’s Gluten-Free Apple Pie Recipe Ingredients

For the Crust:

• 2 3/4 C rolled oats
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 6 tbsp butter
• 2 tbsp sugar

For the Pie Filling:

• 2 lbs Granny Smith apples (about 5 large) – sliced into 1/2-inch slices
• 1 C apple cider – divided
• 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 4 tbsp butter
• 3/4 C sugar
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the Topping:

• 1/2 C light brown sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp butter
• 1 C almond meal or ground oats

Rachael Ray: Grant’s Gluten-Free Apple Pie Recipe Directions

For the Crust:

1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees
2. Put the butter into a medium-sized bowl
3. Microwave to melt the buter
4. In a blender or food processor, grind the oats until they look like fine flour
5. Pour the oat flour into the bowl with the melted butter, then add sugar and salt
6. Mix until it turns into a crumbly dough
7. Roll out the dough then put into an 8-inch pie plate or tin
8. Press the dough to cover the whole surface of the pie tin and then trim and crimp the edges
9. Put a piece of parchment paper over the crust and put something heavy on top to weigh the dough down
10. Bake for 15 minutes then remove and let cool
11. Lower the oven temperature to 375 degrees

For the Filling:

1. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat
2. Add the butter and melt
3. Onec melted, add the apples and saute for about 8 minutes, mixing often to prevent browning
4. Add sugar, 1/2 C apple cider, and then apple cider vinegar
5. Bring to a bubble
6. In a small bowl, mix cornstarch with the last 1/2 C of apple cider until smooth
7. Add the mixture, cinnamon, ginger, and salt to the pan with the apples
8. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes
9. Remove from the heat and let cool

For the Topping:

1. Put the butter in a medium bowl and microwave to melt
2. Mix in the brown sugar, salt, and salmond meal
3. Pour the apple filling mixture into the pre-baked pie shell
4. Pour all the topping ove the top of the pie (Don’t worry, it’ll sink down when it cooks!)
5. Put pie onto a parchment-lined baking sheet to catch anythijng that spills over
6. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the top if browned evenly