I did it! Gluten Free & Vegan Apple Crisp

Today's cold crisp air had me craving baked apple something.  I did a google search and took inventory in my kitchen.  I borrowed this vegan recipe from http://yeahthatveganshit.blogspot.com and made some changes to it to make it gluten free as well. I'm not vegan, I just always end up looking for vegan baking stuff because its naturally dairy free. If you have a bit of Scientist in you you can always tweak it to attempt a gluten free version.  Its always hit or miss.  Today was a hit!

INGREDIENTS:

For the apple filling:

• 5-6 Peeled Apples, sliced in 1/4-inch slices or so
• 1 Tbl. Cornstarch ( I was out of cornstarch so just used 1 T brown rice flour)
• 2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp. Nutmeg
• 1/8 tsp. Allspice
• 1/16 tsp. Cloves
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar + 1/2 c. water

For the crisp topping:

• 1/2 cup Ground Flax Meal (The original recipe called for oats)
• 1/2 cup Brown Rice Flour (instead of regular flour as per original recipe)
• ¼ teaspoon baking soda (I added that in to the recipe to help Brown Rice flour try to resemble regular flour)
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1/4 tsp. Baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/6 cup. Canola oil (or 1/2 of a 1/3 measuring cup)
• 1.5 tbsp. Vanilla Almond Milk (The original recipe said soy milk but I can't digest that either)
• 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
• 1/8 tsp. Salt

DIRECTIONS: 

Preheat oven to about 375. 

Mix together everything for the apple filling except for the apples. 

Place the apples in baking dish then spread the mixture all over the apples. 

In a separate bowl, mix together everything for the crisp topping . Spread this mixture on top of your apples. Bake for approximately 30 minutes. The top should be brown and the apple filling bubbling up the sides.

Find a vanilla icecream you can tolerate and put it on top - (lactose free, soy, or rice dream. for ex.) or eat it naked. 

I will make it again... probably tomorrow when I've finished this one.  Yummy!