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Five small rectangular hand pies with sauce slightly emerging from the slits in the top, sitting on a white plate next to an apple.
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Gluten-Free Apple Hand Pies (allergy-friendly)

Gluten-free apple hand pies are very reminiscent of a fast-food apple pie, but these are allergy-friendly and contain no dairy, eggs, or nightshades.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
30 minutes cooling time for pie dough1 hour
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: egg-free, gluten free, nightshade free
Servings: 10 pies

Ingredients

Apple Pie Filling Ingredients

  • 93 grams White Rice Flour
  • 29 g Brown Rice Flour
  • 12 g Tapioca Starch
  • 27 g Arrow Root Starch or substitute Potato Starch not potato flour
  • 1/2 tsp xanthan gum
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening I used Spectrum Palm Shortening
  • Pie Dough Ingredients - Wet + Binder
  • 1 tsp vinegar I used rice vinegar but other vinegars will work
  • 4 grams Whole psyllium husks there is no substitute for this
  • 4-5 tbsp water

Instructions

  • Weigh out all of your flours, xanthan gum, sugar, salt to a bowl and mix
  • Measure out your shortening and add this to the dry mixture and blend with a pastry blender, food processor, or the back of a fork until small pea-sized crumbles appear
  • In a separate bowl combine psyllium husk, cold water, and apple cider vinegar and mix
    Large silver mixing bowl with psyllium husk and liquid being whisked.
  • Allow to gel for a few minutes then add it to the dry mixture
    Psyllium husk gel being added to dry ingredients.
  • Using a spoon or your hands combine gently until a dough forms, portion the dough in half
    Two large pastry dough balls
  • Once dough forms create two discs, wrap tightly with cling wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes
    Dough ball being wrapped in clear plastic
  • Make the Pie Filling
  • Peel two apples, slice into 1/8th inch slices
  • Use a few stacked pieces and chop with a vegetable chopper or dice by hand into small cubes
  • Using a medium skillet add coconut oil and sautee the apples until tender (about 5 minutes)
    Diced apples being cooked in a stainless pan
  • Add in ground cinnamon, a pinch of salt, vanilla extract, and mix until coated
    Diced apples being cooked with spices
  • Add tapioca starch and stir until diced apple pieces are coated
  • Add water and stir constantly until sauce thickens
  • Remove apples from heat and allow to cool
  • Start making your hand pies
  • Roll the pie dough out between two pieces of parchment and cut off excess pieces to form a straight edge
    Dough being rolled with a silver rolling pin between two pieces of parchment paper
  • Measure out rectangles 4x3 inches each (a total of 10 rectangles or use a round cutter for round hand pies
    Rectangles of pie dough cut
  • To a parchment lined pan (you will need two pans) Add five of your rectangles spaced 1 inch apart
  • Add apple filling making sure there is room around the dough keeping the apples in the center
    Pie dough rectangles being filled with cooked apples.
  • With the other dough flatten out just a bit wider to create room for the filling and crimping
  • Add 1 tbsp of coconut milk with 1 tsp of pure maple syrup or honey and mix or egg wash
  • Brush the top of each hand pie with the coconut milk and sweetener mix and cut slits for venting
  • Optionally you can add a dusting of sugar to the top for a bit of a sweet crunch
  • Place in the oven to bake (set your timer) and work on the next batch
  • Allow the pies to cool on a rack for a few minutes, the filling will be hot
  • These are great hot but you can store them in the fridge (reheat in the oven or an air fryer)