Vegan Apple Pie with Foam
Delicious vegan apple pie with foam. The egg whites are replaced with aquafaba (chickpea water). Serve as a lovely dessert after a nice meal.
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 7tablespoons vegan butter
- 1tablespoon white sugar
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1teaspoon cold water
- 1teaspoon baking powder
- 3apples - peeled, cored and chopped
- 1pinch ground cinnamon
- 3½ tablespoons aquafaba (chickpea water)
- ½teaspoon cream of tartar
- 2½ tablespoons confectioners' sugar
Instructions
Step 1
Sift flour into a large bowl. Rub in butter with your fingers until mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in sugar, vanilla, cold water, and baking powder until a firm dough forms.Step 2
Knead dough gently and briefly on a floured work surface. Wrap in plastic wrap and let chill, about 30 minutes.Step 3
Place apples in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer gently until soft, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain. Mash with a hand blender or potato masher into a thick puree; let cool.Step 4
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9-inch pie plate.Step 5
Press 2/3 of the dough into the pie plate evenly with your fingers to make the crust. Prick crust all over with a fork.Step 6
Bake crust in the preheated oven until golden, about 20 minutes.Step 7
Grate remaining 1/3 of the dough onto a baking sheet to make crumbles.Step 8
Bake crumbles in the preheated oven until golden, about 10 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 200 degrees F (95 degrees C).Step 9
Place aquafaba and cream of tartar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment. Beat on high, gradually adding confectioners' sugar, until meringue is stiff and glossy, 10 to 15 minutes.Step 10
Measure out 1 1/4 cup apple puree into a bowl. Stir in cinnamon. Spread apple-cinnamon puree over cooled pie crust. Spread meringue over the puree.Step 11
Bake pie in the preheated oven until golden, 60 to 90 minutes. Turn off oven; keep pie inside until cooled, 45 minutes to 1 hour.Step 12
Scatter baked crumbles on top.