Last evening I decided to pull out one of my favorite cookbooks from before my celiac diagnosis. It is Mennonite Country Style Recipes by Esther Shank. I found this dessert and decided to try converting it to be gluten-free. The result was scrumptious.
Gluten-Free Applescotch Dessert
1 c. brown sugar
1 Tb. corn starch
2 c. cold water
2 c. gluten-free flour mix (I used Carol Fenster’s sorghum blend)
1/4 c. sugar
1 Tb. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
5 Tb. butter
4 c. chopped peeled apples
3/4 c. milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 Tb. sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
Combine the brown sugar, cornstarch and water in a saucepan. Cook until slightly thickened (very slightly). Pour into a sprayed 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Mix together the flour, 1/4 c. sugar, baking powder and salt. Cut in the butter using a pastry blender or fork. Stir the apples into this flour mixture. Combine the milk and vanilla and stir into the flour/apple mixture. Stir just until moistened. Drop by serving spoonfuls into the baking dish. Combine the 1 Tb. sugar and the cinnamon and sprinkle over the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes. Let sit for 10 – 15 minutes. Serve warm with ice cream or whipped cream.
Note: I might try to thicken the syrup with a little more cornstarch next time. It did thicken as it baked, but still ran out from underneath as I started dishing it up. The original recipe called for 1 1/2 c. brown sugar which I cut back to 1 c. so that might have made some difference. Also, I somehow missed the directions to add 1/2 tsp. vanilla and 1 Tb. butter to the syrup just before pouring it into the baking dish. I might try adding the vanilla next time.
This looks divine! YUM!
Very nice roundup, Linda. I especially like the sounds and looks of that butterscotch dessert! Often it's so easy to take an old favorite or even a new baked treat from a mainsteam cookbook and convert it to gluten free … thanks for sharing that info as well as the other recipes.
Shirley
Just made the applescotch dessert for my husband tonight…the BEST dessert we've had since his diagnosis! Thank you, Linda!
Anonymous ~ Big smile on my face. You're welcome. Thanks for letting me know.
Hi Linda:
I second the applescotch dessert love! I'm thinking of maybe making that instead of an apple pie for Thanksgiving so I don't have to wrestle with GF pie dough.
I just blogged up a post about Gluten Free Gift ideas and wanted to link it up to your Gluten-Free Wednesdays but I see I have to wait until Tuesday night, so I've made a note to do Mr. Linky then.
Yumm. This recipe was fantastic. My girlfriend is gluten free but still has quite the sweet tooth. It can be tough to find delicious recipes that we both can enjoy, but this one really hit the spot. Thanks for sharing!
This turned out great, but I would definitely add the butter to the caramel sauce. Just needed that little bit of saltiness. I used 1.5 cups brown rice flour and .5 cup corn starch. Glad to have another apple recipe. We’ve got apples coming out our eyeballs this year!
What can I use besides butter? I need dairy free…
Thanks!
I have not yet tried a dairy free version of this recipe, but I bet it would work great with almond milk (or other milk substitute) and Earth Balance margarine.