Recipe: Swedish Apple Pie (using whole wheat flour)

SWEDISH APPLE PIE

1 large or extra-large egg
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp vanilla
3 medium-size apples, cored & chopped, but not peeled
1 cup chopped nuts (walnuts or pecans are good)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 10-inch pie pan with cooking spray.

In a large bowl, beat egg thoroughly with a fork, until it forms a ribbon.

Add everything else EXCEPT apples and nuts, and mix thoroughly.

Add apples and nuts, and mix as well as you can. You'll wonder if you've done something wrong, as it's a very lumpy mix - not even qualifying for the word 'batter'. But keep going, and mix the best you can. Soon it will all hang together somewhat.

Spoon it all into the pie plate and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes or until lightly brown.

Tips:
McIntosh, Cortland, and other pie apples are best. Eating apples (Fuji, Delicious, etc.) may result in a drier pie (but go ahead and try them if that's what you have on hand).

Mix pears and apples if you'd like.

Serve plain and warm, or with a dollop of vanilla frozen yogurt or with plain yogurt mixed with a little maple syrup.

SO much quicker than traditional apple pie - no crust to make or apples to peel!

Servings: 6-8
Source: Whole Grains Council