Make your Own Almond Flour Pie Crust 2 - Pastry Crust Substitute

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This is another recipe for a gluten-free pastry pie crust.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup almond flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup vegetable shortening
• 2-3 tablespoons ice water

LET'S MAKE THE CRUST:

1. Preheat oven at 425 degrees F.
2. Combine salt and flour in a mixing bowl.
3. Thoroughly add shortening to salt and flour.
4. Add in ice water 1 tablespoon at a time, mixing until the almond flour is moistened and dough almost cleans the sides of the bowl. Add 1 or 2 tablespoons of ice water as necessary.
5. Roll out dough and fit in pie pan. For a baked shell, either prick the bottom and sides with a fork, or use pie weights so the shell doesn't bubble up.
6. Bake at 425 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Make your Own Almond Flour Pie Crust - Pastry Crust Substitute

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This is a great recipe to replace gluten based pastry pie crust.

INGREDIENTS:

 

1 cup almond flour
1 egg
1 cap Pure Vanilla Extract
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp cinnamon
enough sugar substitute or honey to sweeten crust
pinch of salt

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LET'S MAKE THE PIE CRUST:

 

1. Mix all ingredients together until they form a ball. The ball should have a little moisture to it, but not liquid.

2. You can taste it to make sure there is some sweetness and hint of cinnamon and butter.

3. Smooth pieces of dough into pie tin with fingers until the crust is made.  If you want, you can lightly spray the pan before you add the dough.

4. If making pudding/cream pies, bake crust first at about 325 F until just turning a slight golden brown keeping an eye on the crust.  Times will vary depending on your oven and altitude.  Before putting in oven, prick the bottom and sides with a fork or weigh down the bottom with pie weights so the shell doesn't bubble up.

Make your Own Almond Flour

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If you have a gluten allergy or just want to live gluten free, you can make your own Almond Flour at home using any blender, even a standard one.  Have you seen the prices of premade Almond Flour?  You will generally pay about $40 for a bag!!!  Save a TON of money and make your own.  It's Super Easy!

Make your Own Almond Flour Pie Crust - Graham Cracker Substitute

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This is a very easy pie crust to make.  It's great for no bake pies.  This works best for a 9" pie pan.  If you have an 8" one, the crust will be a little thicker, or you can cut back on the ingredients a bit.

INGREDIENTS:

• 1 and 1/2 cups almond meal or almond flour
• 3 tablespoons melted butter
• Artificial sweetener equal to 3 tablespoons sugar

LET'S MAKE THE CRUST:

Heat oven to 350 F. Melt the butter (if the pie pan is microwave safe, melt the butter in it) and mix the ingredients up in the pan and pat into place with your fingertips.

Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is beginning to brown. After 8 minutes, check every minute or so, because once it starts to brown it goes quickly.

Make your Own Brown Sugar

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Do you ever find yourself out of brown sugar or don't have enough to finish the recipe you already started?  Or maybe you want an organic version?  Problem solved!  Make your own and you will always have the amount you need plus you will know that it's fresh.

HOW TO MAKE BROWN SUGAR:

1 cup organic or regular cane sugar

1 tbsp organic or regular unsulphured molasses

* Blend both ingredients together with a fork until well mixed

* Store in an airtight container until needed

THAT'S IT!  EASY PEASY!