Christmas Spice Apple Pies –

Ingredients

• 160g buckwheat flour
• 100g ground almonds
• 4 tbsp coconut oil OR vegan butter
• 6 medjool dates
• 2 tbsp flaxseed mixed with 8 tbsp water
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
• 4-5 tbsp water
• 500g brambly apples - peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
• 4 tbsp maple syrup
• 2 tbsp coconut sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 5.6oz buckwheat flour
• 3.5oz ground almonds
• 17.5oz brambly apples - peeled, cored and chopped into small pieces
• Step 1 Pre-heat the oven to 160 degrees celsius.
• Step 3 Now to move onto the pastry. Combine the flaxseed and water together. Allow to sit for a few minutes to thicken up.
• Step 4 Add all the pastry ingredients to a food processor (including the now thickened flaxseed mixture) and blend together until a dough forms.
• Step 5 Roll the pastry out to your desired thickness. TOP TIP – roll the pastry between two sheets of clingfilm to stop it from sticking to a worktop.
• Step 6 Using a cookie cutter make the pie bases. Make 8-10, leaving enough pastry for the pie tops!
• Step 7 Grease a cupcake tray with coconut oil and add the bases to the tray. Bake the pie bases in the oven for around 5 minutes, just to allow the bases to cook slightly!
• Step 8 Add around 1 heaped teaspoon of the apple mixture to the centre of each pie.
• Step 9 Cut the remaining pastry into pie lids – I like to make mine into stars! Then place on top of each filled pie.
• Step 10 Place the pies into the oven to bake for 10-12 minutes, until golden brown!
• Step 11 Allow to cool for at least 20 minutes before digging in!