gluten free brown butter apple hand pies

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• crust:
• 2 1/2 cups gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 1/4 cup cold water, or more as needed
• filling:
• 4 apples, peeled and thinly sliced
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons gluten-free all-purpose baking flour
• 4 teaspoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 6 tablespoons butter
• egg wash:
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon white sugar, or as needed (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 25 mins


• 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.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• mix apples, 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, 2 tablespoons flour, lemon juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• 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.
• 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.
• bake in the preheated oven until pies are lightly browned, about 30 minutes.