1/4 cup sugar (if your apples are tart you may wan to up this to 1/3 to 1/2 a cup, depending on how sweet you like your desserts)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ginger
1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt (finely ground)
6 large apples (any type good for baking, peeled, cored and sliced into wedges (about 16 pieces from each apple))
Biscuit Topping
1 and 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon kosher or sea salt
1/4 cups non dairy Smart Balacne (melted)
1 cup vanilla soy milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Egg Wash
1 egg
splash of water
Instructions
Add water and cornstarch to a large cast iron skillet. Whisk in the cornstarch so there are no lumps. Add sugar, cinnamon, ginger, and salt, stir well.
Place the cast iron over medium high heat and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer. Stir in apples. Simmer apple mixture for 5-7 minutes, until the liquid begins to thicken. Allow apples to cool before adding the biscuit topping and baking.
Preheat the oven to 375*. While the apples are cooling make the biscuit topping. In a large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk well to ensure the baking powder and asking soda are well distributed.
Add the soy milk and vanilla to the bowl. Mix until all the ingredients are just combined and there are no dry spots. The dough will be very sticky.
Use and ice cream scoop or large spoon to drop dollops of the dough on top of the cooled apples (still in the cast iron skillet). The dough will expand some, but not as much as traditional biscuits so leave a little bit of space in between.
In a small bowl whisk together one egg and a splash of water to create an egg wash. Brush the dollops of dough with the wash. Any additional wash can be discarded or saved for a different recipe if desired. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar if desired.
Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until the topping is a light golden brown. Be careful removing from the oven, cast iron gets hot!
Serve warm with your favorite dairy free ice-cream.