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Chef Erica is a Certified Living Foods Instructor, Detox Specialist, Activist, Writer, Raw Foods Chef, and Advanced Practitioner of the Living Foods Lifestyle. In 2006 Erica launched School Of RAWk, an educational and chef service dedicated to teaching the truth about natural healing, based on the teachings of Dr. Ann Wigmore, Dr. Richard Schulze, Dr. Neal Barnard & John Robbins, just to name a few
THIS MONTH'S FEATURED RECIPE
HONEYCRISP APPLE SPICE PIE
told them.....So impress your friends & family with this awesome, flavorful pie. And don't feel guilty about eating a big piece for dinner or breakfast, since it's super healthy & is loaded with proteins, fats and healthy carbohydrates!
Directions are for TWO 8" Pies
Crust
2 Cups Almonds, soaked in water 4 - 10 hours
1.5 Cups Raisins, dry
Directions:
1. Blend in the Food Processor on S-Blade until a moist, sticky sweet "dough".
2. Take 2 10-inch pie pans and dust and/or sprinkle them with either shredded coconut or a nut or seed flour, just so that the pie doesn't STICK. Whatever works.
3. Now divide the dough for the crust amongst the two pie pans and start spreading it out, evenly, pushing it down and spreading it even and thin across the the whole pain, including up the sides.
Apple Base
4 - 5 Large Honeycrisp apples, chunked & sliced thinly through the slicing blade on the Food Processor. A mandolin would work well for something like this as well.
Filling/Binder
1 Cup Delegnoor Dates, soaked and packed tight.
I Large Orange, peeled & seeded
1/2 Cup Raisins, soaked & drained
14 Black Figs, Fresh (1 pint)
2 Tsp. Fresh Lemon Juice
1. 5 Tbsp Cinnamon
1.5 Tsp Nutmeg
1 Tsp Allspice
1/2 Tsp Ginger Powder
Tiniest Pinch Of Sea Salt EVER......
(optional) 1 Cup Dried Cranberries
Directions:
1) Slice Honeycrisp Apples in Food Processor & set aside in large bowl
2) Blend Figs, Orange, Dates, Lemon Juice and spices in Blender until smooth; you want to keep it thick but add a bit of water as necessary.
3) Poor allllllll over the apple slices and massage in the bowl with your hands. Make sure everything is covered with enough to marinade in for a short bit until the apples soften a little. (Note: they will continue to marinade once put together and refrigerated). Mix in the cup of Dried Cranberries now if desired.
4) Fill the two pie pans with the Apple Pie filling, making sure to pack it in.
OPTIONAL Sweet Crumble Topping
Using the S-blade of a smaller food processor, you can grind a handful of walnuts down into a fine ground powder of sorts, and then add a substantial amount of cinnamon (2 fat Teaspoons? I forget exactly, just do it 'to taste') and then add a good dash of either agave nectar, honey, or what I used---coconut nectar---until it is a moist, lightly-sweetened cinnamonny 'brown sugar' type consistency & flavor. It should not really be sticky. Take this item and gently crumble it on top of the pie. This is divine and helps give it that "cooked" look.
REFRIGERATE after making! Try not to make too much more than 24 - 48 hours ahead of time.
Divine!
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