Apple TREATS

Gluten-Free Apple Pie

Baking gluten-free? Don't abandon your favorite autumn dessert! This gluten-free apple pie is so good, you'll want to serve it to all your guests — not just those avoiding gluten.

INGREDIENTS

Crust

2 ½ cups Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour

1 ¼ teaspoons salt*

¼ cup vegetable shortening

10 tablespoons unsalted butter, cold to 10 tablespoons ice water *Reduce the salt to

1 teaspoon if you use salted butter.

Filling cups apples, peeled, cored and sliced (from about 3 1/4 pounds whole apples)

2 tablespoons lemon juice

¾ cup sugar

2 tablespoons Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour

2 tablespoons cornstarch

¼ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon cinnamon

¼ teaspoon nutmeg

¼ teaspoon allspice

¼ cup boiled cider or undiluted apple juice concentrate

2 teaspoons vanilla extract, optional 2 tablespoons butter, diced in small pieces

Instructions

To make the crust:

1.In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt. Add the shortening, working it in until the mixture is evenly crumbly.

2.Cut the butter into small (about 1/2) cubes. Add the butter to the flour mixture, and work it in roughly with your fingers, a pastry cutter, or a mixer. Don't be too thorough; the mixture should be very uneven, with big chunks of butter in among the smaller ones.