I used a food processor to
grate the apples which made very quick work of what would have otherwise been the most time consuming part of this recipe.
Not exact matches
I used three
apples but
grated them,
which worked out great!
Blend all ingredients together, except for the
grated apple, carrot and nuts
which you want to add AFTER blending the rest of the ingredients (you do this to retain their texture; also, you don't want to blend the carrot in there and the
apple and release all of their liquid, creating a kind of pureed mush).
I
grate my
apples and let them sit in the cinnamon sugar mixture while I pull apart the biscuits —
which gives the
apples time to give off their liquid.
Beyond rye flour - one of the best blueberry pies I've ever made was based on a Cooks Illustrated recipe
which used
grated apple in the filling to provide a natural pectin - it really kept the filling from falling all over the place.
You can also add
grated apple or pear
which will decrease the amount of sugar you need to add.
Note: Since I am from the «waste not / want not generation» I have also sent in a recipe
which uses the
grated carrots and
apple shreds that are left over...