Apple pie with no dairy and no sugar

So this is the apple period of the year…There are apples everywhere! And although in the past it was not my favorite fruit, as I get older I have the right to change my mind!

I got these apples from the flea market and as they were not as firm as I want them when I eat them raw, I decided to create a little vegan recipe; it is fast season for me.. You can use regular butter instead of vegan.

Ingredients for the pastry: 400gr of all purpose flour, 2 tsp of baking powder, 1/3 cup of carob honey, 1/2tsp of cinnamon, 1 orange juice, 3tbsp of water, 250gr of margarine (save a bit to apply on your pan), a pinch of Imalian salt

For the apple pie filling: 5 apples, 3 tbsp of honey (made of flowers), a pinch of cinnamon powder, a pinch of vanilla powder, a pinch of ginger powder, a handful of dried cranberries, a handful of smashed walnuts

You mix all the ingredients of the pastry together, at first using a mixer and then with your hands to become a uniform smooth pastry. Cover it and put it in the fridge for 1/2hr.

Now the apples: wash them well and grate 2 of them in the thick side of the grater. No need to peel these two. Peel and cut the remaining three in 8 pieces like below.

Use a deep pan, turn on the medium heat and put the honey, the cinnamon, the vanilla and the ginger powder and let them melt well and mix. Put the grated apples in the pan and let them also mix well. In the end, add the apple pieces and let them simmer. Before taking off the pan from the heat, add the cranberries and walnuts.

In a round tray (mine has a removable side) apply the pastry, and then the apples and the juices on top. Bake in a pre-heated oven in 180 C for 30 min. I baked for 45 min and the bottom got slightly burnt!

Serve with vanilla ice-cream or solo!