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gluten free vegan apple hand pies

August 31, 2014 by Sarah 10 Comments

Fall will be here soon enough and you know what that means…apple season! Well, and pumpkin season too (of course). But we’re talking apples here. Juicy, crisp apples. One of the most versatile fruits. You can go sweet or savory. If you know me, you’ll know I like to stick with the sweet.

One Good Thing By Jillee recently shared a super helpful post on allergy-free baking and included my recipe for gluten free vegan raspberry hand pies. Thanks, Jillee! Seeing those little beauties reminded me of their goodness and I had to recreate them. This time with apples and cinnamon! That crust is flakey, buttery and perfect for any pie recipe. The time to put these together…totally worth it. All the components you love in an apple pie, wrapped up in a hand-help gluten, egg and dairy free treat!

gluten free vegan apple hand pies

makes 12 pies

pie dough

  • 1 1/2 cups Sarah’s gluten free flour blend
  • 1 tablespoon organic cane sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons Earth Balance vegan butter, cold
  • 3 tablespoons organic non-hydrogenated shortening
  • 4 tablespoons ice-cold water
  • 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar

apple filling

  • 2 apples, peeled, cored and diced
  • 3 tablespoons cane sugar
  • 2 teaspoons corn starch
  • 1 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • pinch ground nutmeg
  • pinch ground ginger

topping

  • 3 tablespoons So Delicious coconut coffee creamer or coconut milk
  • 2 tablespoon course turbinado sugar or cane sugar

Sift together the flour blend, sugar and salt. Add the vegan butter and shortening. Using a pastry cutter, combine until resembles a course meal and butter pieces are less than pea-size. Pour in 4 tablespoons cold water and vinegar. Continue to blend until dough comes together (add another tablespoon of water if needed). Pat dough into a round disc, wrap in plastic wrap and place in refrigerator for an hour or until ready to use.

To make filling, start by preparing apples. Peel, core and dice the apples into small pieces. In medium bowl, mix together apples, sugar, cornstarch, lemon juice, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger. Set aside. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. On counter surface, lay out a large piece of plastic wrap. Place pie dough in center and top with another large piece of plastic wrap (keeps dough from sticking to rolling pin). Roll dough to 1/8″ thick. Using 4″circle cookie cutter, cut dough into circles and place on baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

Place heaping tablespoon of filling into center of each pie dough circle. Carefully fold in half and gently press to seal dough (if dough cracks, just pinch back together). Using pastry brush, brush tops of pies with coconut creamer and sprinkle with course sugar. Use small knife to cut 1/2-inch cut into top layer of each pie for steam to escape. Bake in oven for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Allow to cool for 10 minutes on cooling rack. Serve warm.

Filed Under: pies & tarts Tagged With: apples, dairy free, desserts, egg free, gluten free, pie, vegan

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Comments

  1. Kim says

    August 31, 2014 at 11:57 pm

    I am excited to make these. Question, I have seen a lot of people use Earth Balance vegan butter in many recipes. Is this the one with soy and canola oil in it? If so, I think those are so bad for us. I wish I could use butter but no dairy. Thoughts?

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      September 1, 2014 at 2:41 pm

      The soy free version (red packaging) is really good! It does have canola oil in it, though.

      Reply
    • Kim says

      September 1, 2014 at 6:19 pm

      Thanks

      Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 26, 2015 at 4:08 pm

      Kim, check out Melt. I don't have a carton on me, but I think it's pretty good.

      Reply
    • Sarah says

      July 26, 2015 at 4:08 pm

      Kim, check out Melt. I don't have a carton on me, but I think it's pretty good.

      Reply
  2. Anonymous says

    September 1, 2014 at 2:39 am

    Earth Balance makes soy free vegan butters, as well.

    Reply
  3. swirlsandspice.com says

    September 5, 2014 at 3:35 pm

    Amazing! I need to peek at what's in your flour blend! These hand pies turned out so well!

    Reply
  4. Cindy Gordon says

    September 19, 2014 at 2:21 am

    These look amazing!! My kiddos would LOVE these! Thanks for linking up at our Gluten Free Fridays party! I have tweeted and pinned your entry to our Gluten Free Fridays board on Pinterest! 🙂 I can't wait to see what you share this week! Its LIVE!

    Cindy

    Reply
  5. Hannah says

    August 10, 2017 at 9:52 am

    These are great. I made some changes like using the shortening in place of the “butter” too. And I used peaches in the filling. I also used cold maple syrup instead of the sugar and decreased the ice water by a table spoon.
    Thank you!

    Reply
    • Hannah says

      August 10, 2017 at 9:53 am

      And I brushed it with watered down maple syrup instead of the creamer.

      Reply

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