Apple Pie
There are few desserts more classic than an apple pie. A simple, traditional sweet pastry that all your guests will enjoy. A plant-based version is just as easy to bake and can be a staple in everyone’s recipe book. But there’s more to it than just apples …
Plant-based apple pie with walnuts and raisins
This is a completely vegan recipe which uses linseed soaked in water to replace eggs. Combining cinnamon, walnuts, and raisins with sweet apples creates a fantastic flavour which is perfect on a cold autumn afternoon with a cup of tea.
Set aside a peaceful hour on a Sunday to bake this delicious pie, and sit back and enjoy the fruits of your labour as you tuck into a slice.
In search of new sweet recipe ideas? Check out how to make nut and date balls here.
- Preparation Time: 30 minutes
- Cooking Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
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10 gbroken linseeds
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250 goatmeal
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1banana
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4 handfulsraisins
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1 kgapples
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100 mlsunflower oil
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10 gflour
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50 gcane sugar
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1 tspbaking powder
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2 tspcinnamon
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1lemon
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50 gwalnuts
Instructions
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In a bowl, mix the linseed together with warm water (2.5 tablespoons of hot water per tablespoon of linseed) and let the seeds soak for at least 10 minutes.
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Grind the oatmeal into a fine flour with a blender or food processor. Add the baking powder, two-thirds of the sugar, a pinch of salt, and stir everything well.
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Blend the banana and sunflower oil until you have a smooth mixture.
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Add the oil-banana mixture and the linseed egg to the dry ingredients (oatmeal) and knead everything with your hands until a dough has been formed. Wrap the dough in foil and put it in the fridge.
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Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
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Soak the raisins in warm water for at least five minutes.
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Peel the apples and cut them into cubes of approximately 1 cm. Mix the apple pieces well with the raisins, lemon juice, cinnamon, chopped walnuts, and the rest of the sugar.
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Take the dough from the fridge and dust the counter with some flour. Roll the dough with a rolling pin (or tall glass) until it’s flat and place it in a cake tin that has been greased with sunflower oil. Press it firmly into the tin and pour in the apple-raisin mixture.
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Bake the pie for 60 minutes.
