Gluten Free Brown Butter Apple Hand Pies

Gluten-free apple hand pies are made extra fancy with brown butter stirred into the filling. Top each warm hand pie with vanilla ice cream.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 372 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon water
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed
• 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.25 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup brown sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 0.75 cup butter
• 2.5 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 0.25 cup cold water, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Pulse 2 1/2 cups flour, 2 tablespoons sugar, xanthan gum, and salt together in a food processor; add 3/4 cup butter, 2 eggs, and cold water. Blend until evenly mixed and crumbly but holds together when pinched; add more cold water, 1 tablespoon at a time, if needed. Form dough into a ball, place in a bowl, and chill for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Mix apples, 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.

Step 4

Melt 6 tablespoons butter in a saucepan over medium heat until foamy; continue cooking and stirring until butter is brown with a nutty aroma, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour browned butter over apple mixture; stir to coat.

Step 5

Roll dough out on a lightly floured surface to 1/8-inch thickness; cut into 4-inch circles. Whisk 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water together in a bowl; brush egg wash over each circle of dough. Spoon about 2 tablespoons apple filling on 1 half of each circle; fold the other half over the filling. Crimp the edges of each pie together using a fork. Place pies on a baking sheet; brush tops with egg wash and sprinkle with 1 teaspoon white sugar.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until pies are lightly browned, about 30 minutes.