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A Healthier Pie – Whole Wheat & Flax Crust
I don’t like making pies, I just don’t like making the crust, mixing cold butter with flour is messy and I avoid it. Though I do enjoy eating pie, but I can’t help feeling bad about the loads of butter I know is in the crust. With that said, I was in the mood for pie the other night and decided to go on a hunt for a better crust recipe. I found inspiration in a recipe at the Vegetarian Times (magazine) website and violá:
Whole-Wheat & Flaxseed Pie Crust
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| Prep time | 10 minutes |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 25 minutes |
| Allergy | Wheat |
| Dietary | Vegetarian |
| Meal type | Lunch |
| Misc | Pre-preparable |
Ingredients
- ¾ cup Graham flour (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_flour)
- ¼ cup all purpose flour
- ¼ cup flaxseed (ground)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter (melted)
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 4 tablespoons ice water
Directions
| 1. | Preheat oven to 350°F. |
| 2. | Whisk together flours, ground flaxseeds, and salt in large bowl. |
| 3. | Melt butter and stir it as well as the oil into flour mixture with a fork. |
| 4. | Gradually stir in ice water until dough forms an easy-to-handle ball. Roll ball into a circle, then press dough into a pie pan. |
| 5. | Crimp dough at edges, and prick bottom all over with a fork; bake 10-15 minutes, then remove from oven to cool. |
I had not used this flour until moving to Sweden, but now that I have discovered it, I use it quite often in bread, cake and now pie crust recipes! For those of you who don’t know what graham flour is, here is the wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graham_flour
What I like about pie is that anything is game, meaning you can pretty much fill it with anything and it tastes good! It’s a simple meal yet plenty tasty and filling. This particular pie I filled with 4 eggs, 1 cup of milk, 1 cup of cheese, 6 slices of turkey breast and fresh parsley. It was really tasty!
My husband asked me to make mashed potatoes to go with it, so I made some for him, but for myself I roasted carrots and zucchini sprinkled with olive oil and lemon pepper. Delicious!