Fake-Bacon Blue Cheese Apple Dinner Pie

I made this based off of this recipe.

Ingredients:

6-8 slices vegetarian "bacon"
1 (6.5 oz.) package Hodgson Mill cornbread mix (or similar vegetarian-friendly cornbread/muffin mix)
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1 tsp. chili powder
1 Tbsp. ground flaxseed meal
4-5 Tbsp. water
1/4 cup rice milk
4 oz. blue cheese crumbles
1 large Golden Delicious apple (cored and thinly sliced)
2 Tbsp. safflower oil


To Make:

Brush the bottom of a skillet with part of the oil (just enough to coat the bottom). Place over medium heat. Once heated, place "bacon" in a single layer and cook for 3 minutes, flipping each slice halfway through. Chop into good sized pieces and set aside.

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

In a small bowl, mix flaxseed meal with 2 Tbsp. of water. Let sit for a minute. In the meantime, combine the cornbread mix, flour, and chili powder. Stir in the milk and flaxseed mixture. Add 1-2 Tbsp. of water as needed if mixture is too dry when combined. Knead dough until it comes together in one large ball. Grease a 12" pizza pan. Fill pan with dough, flattening it to about 1/2" thickness all around.

Sprinkle about half of the cheese in the middle of the dough, leaving about an inch between the cheese and the edge of the pan. Place the apple slices on top of the cheese in the same manner. Fold the edge of the dough up over the filling. Brush apples and dough with the remainder of the oil.

Place in middle of oven and cook for 10 minutes. When done, remove and cover with the "bacon" and the remainder of the cheese. Return to oven for an additional 7 minutes. Remove and cut into quarters. Serve fresh. Top each slice with fresh thyme or another similar garnish, if desired.