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Apple Pie - Attempt #1
mood: 
amused
amusedGlutenFree, Dairy Free, Egg Free (Optional).
Crust
2C Rice Flour
1/2C Brown Rice Flour
1/2C Potato Flour
3 tsp Zanthum Gum
3 tsp baking powder
3/4C Shortening
3 Eggs ( or Egg replacer)
3Tbsp Sugar
6 Tbsp Water
Filling - Blend together.
4 Apples. Thinly sliced.
1/4C Rice Flour
1/4C Wh Sugar
1/4C Brown Sugar
1tsp Zanthum Gum
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/2 tsp All Spice
Blend dry ingredients and cut in shortening to crumb state. Blend in liquid ingredients. Kneed for about 2 minutes on a rice floured surface. Divide into 3 equal balls.
Roll out one ball and line an 8" Pie Plate. Fill with filling ( below). Roll out second ball and lay out on top of pie. Pinch edges and place in middle of 425' oven. Bake 25 minutes.
Brush top of crust with margarine and sprinkle with sugar. Let cool.
Notes for second attempt.
Overall a decent crust. The barely detectable hint of potato would make an AWESOME crust for a meat pie! Ditch potato flour next time and stick with straight rice flour.. perhaps the Sweet Rice ( Glutenous) Flour.
Was flakey but not in an airy normal pie fashion. Was heavier. ( again.. good for meat pie) Drop the Zanthum Gum to half. You want it to bind but not BIND.
Slightly over browned! Baked too hot. Lower temperature and bake a bit longer.
Filling
Apples needed to bake more. Longer at lower temperature.
Was not overly sweet. Good there. Perhaps less flour.
Add one more apple for more filling! mmmmm
Overall... palletable. NOT grandma's apple pie.
2/5 rating. Encouraged to try it again!
The crust was ... different. Not wrong but just off some how. I didn't notice the potato flavour but it was too hard of a crust, Crusty not flakey.
Overall, 2/5 is about right.