Marian's Gluten-Free Apple Pie

I have been making apple pie since I first stepped into the kitchen to bake. Over the years, I have tweaked it many time. I now use gluten-free pie crust to accommodate my families GF needs. 

• Serves	Cook Time	Total Time	Prep Time
  6-8	1 hour	1 hr 15 minutes	15 minutes

• Ingredients 

    gluten-free pie crust (see notes)
    8 cups of peeled, and chopped / sliced apples (see notes)
    2 tbsp of Earth Balance or coconut oil/butter
    1/3 cup sugar
    1/4 cup gluten-free flour mix (Trader Joe's or King Arthur's)
    1/2 - 1 tsp of cinnamon depending on taste
    1/2 tsp of ground nutmeg
     salt to taste
  

• Instructions 

  1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, combine sugar, GF flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  3. Add apples.
  4. Place in prepared pie crust.
  5. Dab Earth Balance or butter alternative around the pie and then place the top crust on the pie. Seal the edges of the crust and put 4 slits on the top of the pie.
  6. Use 2 inch strips of aluminum foil to cover the edges of the crust to prevent it from burning. Remove the foil about 40 minutes into the baking process.
  7. Bake pie from 50 minute - 1 hour. Make sure the apples are bubbling hot.
  8. Remove from oven and cool on a cooling rack.

• Marian's Personal Touches

  1. You can replace the flour mix with 1/4 cup of white rice flour and 2 tbsp of potato/tapioca starch (not flour)
  
  2. I usually make gluten-free pie crust from scratch. My favorite pie crust recipe has been adapted from Gluten-Free Girl. (http://glutenfreegirl.com/2009/11/gluten-free-pie-crust/) You can also use a GF pie crust mix such as Pamela's or purchase a pre- made frozen one.
  
  
  Photo image: http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/2852/ask-chef-mom-apple-pie-basicshoto