Gluten-Free Apple Charlotte Made Easy

The fastest and easiest gluten-free apple pie! For a tasty, tender and airy charlotte, it is not necessary to use only wheat flour. An equally successful result can be obtained by using gluten-free flours: rice or oatmeal. In this recipe I will show you how to make such a pie.
cook time: 1h
Hazel Farrow
Gluten-Free Apple Charlotte Made Easy

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

204
Calories
5g
Fat
35g
Carbs
5g
Protein

Ingredients (4 portions)

Basic:

Sugar 180 g
Apples 400 g
Butter 1 tbsp
Eggs (large) 3 pc
Starch 20 g
Ground cinnamon 0.25 tsp
Oat flour (or other (see recipe text) 140 g

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make charlotte without gluten? Prepare the necessary ingredients. Suitable flours for this charlotte are rice, oatmeal, almond, coconut, and soy. In some recipes you can find all these types of flour separately or mixed in certain proportions. In our recipe we use only oat flour and starch.

Step 2

Step 2
Combine eggs at room temperature with sugar and beat with a mixer until fluffy. Take large, selected eggs. If the eggs are small, take 4 pieces. The airiness of your cake depends on how you beat the eggs. You can’t beat the mixture until it’s white and thick—the whites will lose the air bubbles that lift the dough. And in this case, even baking powder will not help. The dough will either not rise at all or rise very weakly.

Step 3

Step 3
Sift the oatmeal together with the starch and pour it into the dough in parts. Beat the mixture at low speed each time until smooth. You can add cinnamon directly to the dough or sprinkle it on the apples — choose for yourself. You donʼt have to add cinnamon at all.

Step 4

Step 4
The finished dough should be just as airy with many small bubbles on the surface. This means that it is cooked correctly and will turn out airy when baked.

Step 5

Step 5
Wash the apples and remove the core. Cut the pulp into medium-thick slices. To prevent the apples from darkening, as I cut them, I immediately transfer them to a bowl of cold water, acidified with 2 tbsp. l. lemon juice. This way, even the sweetest varieties do not darken.

Step 6

Step 6
Line a mold (⍉ 20 cm) with parchment and grease the bottom with butter. Place the chopped apples in the pan.

Step 7

Step 7
Spread the dough on top. Bake the charlotte in an oven preheated to 180°C for 35-40 minutes. The top should be browned. Focus on your oven. Check doneness with a skewer — it should come out dry.

Step 8

Step 8
Remove the finished charlotte from the mold and cool slightly. If desired, you can sprinkle the cake with powdered sugar. Then cut into pieces and serve. Bon appetit!

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