Gingerbread Apple Pie
Ingredients
- FOR THE CRUST ⓘ
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 cup margarine, softened ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon molasses ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons cold water ⓘ
- FOR THE FILLING ⓘ
- 2 lbs granny smith apples, peeled, cored, and thinly sliced (about 8) ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- MAKE THE CRUST: Sift together the flour, sugar, spices, salt, and baking powder.
- Add the margarine one tablespoonful at a time and cut in with a pastry cutter, knife, or your fingertips.
- Drizzle hte molasses and water over the dough, mixing with your fingertips until the crumbs of dough begin to cling together.
- Set aside 1/2 cup of the dough. Gather together the rest of the dough and knead it into a ball. Press it evenly into the bottom and sides of a pie pan and bake for 10 minutes.
- MAKE THE FILLING: While the crust bakes, combine in a mixing bowl all the filling ingredients except the tapioca starch.
- Sprinkle the tapioca over the apple mixture and mix until the starch is dissolved.
- ASSEMBLE THE PIE: Fill the pie crust with the apple mixture, and crumble the remaining 1/2 cup of dough over the filling.
- Cover with foil and bake for 20 more minutes.
- Remove the foil and bake 30 minutes more; the filling should be bubbling and the apples should be tender.
- Serve warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1501
kcal
75% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).