Gluten Free Toffee Apples Pies - Copycat McDonalds Recipe

Gluten Free Toffee Apple Pies - Copycat McDonalds Pies

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Gluten Free Toffee Apples Pies - Copycat McDonalds Recipe

In my McDonalds copy cat Toffee Apple Pies Recipe, I make sure you get all the delicious autumn warm flavours of apple, toffee, caramel and cinnamon only these are gluten free and safe for Coeliacs. Perfect comfort food at snack time, also with dairy-filled tips in not DF

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Tea Time

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Apple, Cinnamon, Copycat, Dairy Free, Gluten Free, McDonalds, Pies, Vegan

Servings: pies

Calories: 135kcal

Author: Glutarama

Equipment

Ingredients

Jus-Rol Gluten Free Puff

For the apple filling

1 dessert apples
50 g apple sauce or puree [see notes to make your own]
1 tbsp caster sugar

For the toffee sauce

60 ml dairy free cream or normal single cream
40 g light brown sugar
15 g dairy free butter or normal butter
pinch salt

For the glaze and cinnamon sugar

4 tbsp dairy free milk or normal milk
3 tbsp light brown sugar
3 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tsp sweet ground cinnamon or normal cinnamon

Instructions

To make the toffee sauce

Start by making your toffee sauce, to do this add the light brown sugar and 'butter' to a small non stick pan and heat gently until the butter has melted and the sugar dissolved.
Once melted, add the cream (or milk if you like) and maybe turn the heat up a little so the sauce bubbles. Stir continuously to prevent burning.
When the sauce reaches a custard thickness remove from the heat and set aside. The sauce will continue to thicken as it cools.

To make pie filling

Peel, core and chop the apple into small little-finger-nail sized pieces. Add these to a bowl with the apple sauce/puree and mix to combine.
Do a taste test to see if you need to add sugar and if so add some caster sugar to sweeten.

To make the cinnamon sugar

In a bowl add the light brown sugar, granulated sugar and cinnamon and with a whisk stir until combined.

To build the pie

Cut your gluten free puff pastry into 12 equal sized rectangles.
Brush 6 with 'milk' to make the pastry tacky.
Add a small amount of pie filling and toffee sauce (this will be quite firm now, don't worry) to the 6 tacky rectangles!
TOP TOP: do not overfill, the pies will burst open on baking if you do.
Add the 6 pastry top and press down firmly to seal the edged. I also crimp the edges thoroughly with a fork.

To glaze the pies

Brush all 6 pies liberally with 'milk' and sprinkle with the cinnamon sugar, it will look messy, don't worry. Repeat on the bottom side.
Place on a lined baking sheet and pop into a preheated hot oven at n 220°C | 200°C fan | 425°F | Gas 7 for 20 minutes. Keep an eye on the pies as these brown really well.
Remove once beautifully golden and place on a cooling rack for 5-10 minutes before eating - these are HOT!

Notes

Make your own apple sauce

You can cheat, I won't mind, and buy the apple sauce/puree or you can make your own.

Simply peel, core and chop 2 dessert apples. Add these apples to a saucepan with a tablespoon of water and gently stew with a lid on until the apple has broken down.

Even better, use Bramley apples as these break down so easily - only issue is they a far less sweet alternative so may find you need to sweeten to your own taste.

Air Fried Version – Same as above really, add to your air frier (probably 3 at a time but will vary depending on size of frier) and air fry for 15-20 minutes. Just keep checking in on them and spoon away any excess fat if necessary.

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