Directions:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

• Prepare your blackberries by washing them and draining them well.

• In a large bowl combine all of your filling ingredients. With a large spoon mix the ingredients until well combined. Set this aside while you make your topping.

  Topping Directions:

• In a large bowl combine the flour, pepper, and salt. With a whisk mix the ingredients until well combined.

• In a food processor, Blender, or using an immersion blender mix the water and flax seed and pulse the mixture for thirty seconds. It will be foamy and almost resemble an egg white.

• measure out your oil and while the food processor, blender or immersion blender are running slowly pour the oil into your flax and water mixture. Continue to mix for another thirty seconds. you will end up with a thickened white mixture that resembles a loose mayo.

• Place the egg replacer in a second bowl. add your sugar, and extract. whisk this mixture until well combined.

• pour the wet ingredients on top of the dry ingredients and using a large spoon or spatula stir these together until all your wet batter has been incorporated. this will feel like a very loose cookie dough.

• work the dough between your fingers, Continuing to do so until you end up with a good mix of large pieces and small to medium pieces. Think sand with a variety of different sized rocks. Now stir in your milk and mix until your batter just comes together. Avoid over mixing so you dont make gluten.

• Give your filling a stir again to make sure all your apples are evenly coated and pour them into your baking dish. Try to make them as evenly layered as possible.

• Now spoon your batter over the filling and use a spoon or spatula to spread it out as evenly as possible. It wont be prefect and thats okay.

• bake in the oven for 25-30 minutes. You will know its done when your filling just starts bubbling up through your topping.

• let cool completely before serving.