GINGERBREAD APPLE PIE

Gingerbread Apple Pie image

Provided by BB2011

Categories Pie

Time 1h5m

Yield 8-12 slices, 8-12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 20

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
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
1 pinch ground cloves
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 tablespoons tapioca starch or 2 tablespoons arrowroot

Steps:

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.