MY FAVOURITE APPLE PIE

2021-03-02 11:05:04

This apple pie is probably the easiest cake to make that I know. It can be prepared without the refined sugar, and it’s delicious anyway. Besides, it can be modified in many different ways, which applies to both flour and semolina as well as fruit. In the traditional recipe for this apple pie, the basic ingredients are wheat flour, semolina and a large amount of refined sugar, but it’s possible to make this cake gluten-free and without the refined sugar. You can sweeten the apple pie with blended banana or blended dates (then add them to the grated apples). You can also add raisins and very sweet apples, so that you don’t have to sweeten the cake with sugar, because it’s sweet enough then. Try also to prepare this cake with apples and pears – it’s really delicious, maybe even more yummy than with only apples.

This apple pie is the second dessert, which I decided to prepare with the floral-herbal sugar and I must admit that this sugar works great in fruit desserts. As previously mentioned, you don’t have to use it too much.

ingredients

for a springform pan with a diameter of 22 cm

90 g oat flakes
80 g coconut flour
2 teaspoons floral-herbal sugar (or any other powdered sweetener in any amount)
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
a good pinch of salt
1.5 kg apples
juice of 1/2 lemon
a small piece of ginger, the dried one is also okay (optional)
1 teaspoon cinnamon (less if freshly ground)
3 solid tablespoons coconut oil (70 ml after dissolving) + some to grease the springform pan (you can add vegan butter instead of the coconut oil)
2 tablespoons maple syrup (optional)

recipe

Grind the oat flakes into flour and stir in a bowl with coconut flour, floral-herbal sugar, baking soda and a pinch of salt. Then prepare three small bowls and use a spoon to divide the dry ingredients into three equal parts.

Peel, wash and grate the apples on a large hole grater. Peel the ginger, wash and grate it on a small hole grater. Mix grated apples and ginger with cinnamon and lemon juice, then divide into half. If there is too much apple juice, pour out a part of it.

Dissolve the oil in a saucepan. You can add a little maple syrup for a nice colour on the top of the cake. Grease the bottom and the sides of the springform pan with coconut oil. Set the oven to 180 degrees.

Pour 1/3 of the dry ingredients on the bottom of the springform pan, and then half of the grated apples. Then pour another part of the dry ingredients and cover evenly with a tablespoon, a layer of grated apples. Put the grated apples on again and pour the remaining dry ingredients over them. Spread the coconut oil evenly on top of the cake to make the top crispy.

Put the dough in the oven for about 40-50 minutes. After baking, let it cool down entirely, remove the ring and cut carefully, because it is quite delicate.