Almond Pie Crust Recipes

ALMOND PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, Xanthun, Rice Flour, Vanilla and Almonds in a medium mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter with pastry cutter or fork.
• Spread the mix into a nine inch pie pan and shape with fingers or bottom of a spoon to cover the bottom and sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes in oven at 350 degrees.
• Let cool.
• Pour in filling or use in place of graham cracker crusts.

LOW CARB ALMOND PIE CRUST

Steps:

• 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.
• Enjoy!

ALMOND FLOUR PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Grease a 9-inch (26 cm) pie pan with butter. Set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients: almond flour, salt, and sweetener.
• Stir in cooled melted butter, vanilla, and beaten egg.
• Combine with a spatula at first, then knead with your hand to form a pie dough (Watch my step-by-step picture above in this post for visual help).
• Place the dough ball in the center of two pieces of greased parchment paper and roll into a large1/8-inch thick rectangle.
• Peel off the first piece of parchment paper, slide your hand under the second piece of parchment paper with the rolled crust on it and quickly flip over the grease pie pan.
• Peel off the remaining piece of parchment paper to release the dough on the pie dish. The crust will break slightly, that's fine.
• Gently push down the rolled crust to fit the pan - some extra dough will fall out on the side of the pan. Use these pieces of dough to patch the holes where the crust breaks. Keep patching holes and smoothen the crust with the back of a spoon.
• Prick the crust using a fork and cover the sides of the crust with foil - this prevents the sides from darkening too fast. Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C).
• Prebake the crust for 15-20 minutes. If the center puffs up, use a fork to prick and deflate.
• Remove from oven and add your favorite pie filling and return to the oven following the pie recipe to set the filling. You can keep the foil protection on the side of the pan to prevent it from darkening. Bake until the filling of your pie is set.

SWEET ALMOND FLAKY PIE CRUST

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir together the cake flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, white sugar, and brown sugar. Cut in the shortening by pinching between your fingers or using a pastry blender, until the mixture has lumps no larger than peas. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, water, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Pour the wet ingredients into the dry, and mix until the dough comes together. Divide the dough into halves, pat into a ball, and flatten slightly. Wrap each one in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours, or overnight before rolling out to make a crust.

VEGAN GLUTEN-FREE ALMOND PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mix tapioca flour, brown rice flour, sorghum flour, almond meal, cornstarch, sugar, xanthan gum, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Cut in diced shortening using a pastry blender or two knives until pebble-size pieces form.
• Whisk water, egg replacer, and vinegar in a small bowl; stir into flour mixture until a loose dough forms.
• Roll out dough to even thickness on a piece of parchment paper and transfer to a 9-inch pie plate, or press dough evenly into the pie plate.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes.