Apple Pie

February 19, 2009

It is absolutely time to make apple pie, especially when 14 apples rest in wait of their destiny. The process of making this recipe didn’t begin with the apples, but with the main ingredient for the crust, the almonds. I like to soak raw almonds to sprout and then dry them using my dehydrator or the natural heat of the sun. This step is optional so if you prefer, you can forego soaking and drying altogether.

I’m sure you can imagine making these or a variation on the shape and size. Here I made use of a square cookie cutter that worked double duty. It helped to make the individual crust base uniform and after I place the crust on a plate, I fit the cookie cutter over the crust and filled it with the apples, then slowly lifted it ~ et viola! The apples line up perfect with the outline of the crust.

This is a great recipe to make ahead. Prepare each component – crust, apples, cinnamon sauce – and store in individual containers in the refrigerator. Bring to room temperature before assembly.

Another great thing about this recipe is the combined scent of pungent cinnamon and freshly cut apples that infuse the kitchen air with aromatic apple pie.

Apple Pie

I used pink lady apples here, but any type of apple available, sweet, sour, or a combination, will work.

Crust

2 cups almonds, soaked, dried
8 cardamom pods, seeds removed from pod [discard pod shells], crush seeds
1/3 cup agave
2 tablespoons lemon zest, 1 tablespoon reserved for garnish
1 tablespoon lemon juice
½ tablespoon organic vanilla extract
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Place almonds and cardamom seeds into a food processor and processor until ground to a fine grainy consistency. Add the agave, 1 tablespoon lemon zest, lemon juice, vanilla extract, and cinnamon. Process to combine ingredients into a ball.

Remove the crust, scraping the side and bottom of the processor bowl to remove any remaining crust. Place the crust on a clean cool flat working surface or cutting board. Use a rolling pin to roll out the crust thin, about ¼ inch thick. Shape as desired. Carefully lift the crust from working surface with a spatula. Reserve in a covered container.

Apples

4 small apples, peeled, cored, chopped [about 4 cups]
2 tablespoon agave
2 tablespoon lemon juice
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Mix the chopped apples, agave, lemon juice, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Set aside in covered container.

Cinnamon Sauce

4 tablespoons agave
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Stir the agave and cinnamon until well combined.

To Assemble And Serve

Reserved lemon zest

Place crust on individual plates, top with apples, and drizzle the cinnamon sauce over the apples. Garnish each pie with reserved lemon zest.

Makes 8 individual pies [depending on the size and shape]

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Comments

8 Comments so far

earthmother on February 19, 2009 Thursday, 7:29 pm
Little baby apple pies! You are so clever, Ingrid. I like the cookie cutter idea.

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Zara on February 19, 2009 Thursday, 10:08 pm
Sounds yummy!
Cheris Courtney on February 20, 2009 Friday, 7:27 am
This looks and sounds absolutely delish!
debbie on February 20, 2009 Friday, 12:45 pm
Just gorgeous and tasty looking!
hope you are doing great,
love deb
gail on February 22, 2009 Sunday, 5:20 pm
This sounds delicious! I have some apples on my counter that I think are now destined to become a pie …
Rebecca/Purely Delicious Magazine on February 23, 2009 Monday, 5:25 am
Perfect. MMMM.
I have a bunch of apples in need of a good home (aka PIE!)
Looks delish!

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Hey Rebecca – If you try this recipe let me know how it turned out for you. So glad you stopped by, thanks! :-)
Umm Nassim on April 9, 2009 Thursday, 9:31 pm
We made this apple pie last weekend and it was a huge success…even with the children! Unfortunately I did not have cardamon pods in the pantry but I substituted them with unsweetened coconut. I omitted the sauce as well, I found that the crust and the filling were already sweet enough. Next time I would like to re-create the little square apple pie shown in the image. This time, I just filled a pie pan with the crust, added the apples and dusted some cinnamon on top. Delicious!
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