Almond Flour Pie Crust
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Serves: 1
 
Ingredients
  • 1 ¼ cup almond flour
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil
  • 1 large egg (or 1 tbs ground flax + 3 tbs water)
  • additional oil for greasing pan
  • Equipment
  • 9 inch pie crust pan
  • Small mixing bowl
Instructions
  1. Sift almond flour into small mixing bowl.
  2. Cut coconut oil into four and mix evenly with hands.
  3. Crack one large egg and mix into almond flour.
  4. Use hands to knead dough and form a ball.
  5. Press dough ball into pie crust using your fingers and palms until dough covers the entire pan. Add crust embellishments if desired.
  6. Option 1: Add pie filling and bake according to directions.
  7. Option 2: Bake for 7-8 minutes at 350 and fill with cold pie filling, such as Chocolate Coconut Cream.
  8. Option 3: To create lattice work, simply double the recipe and roll out half of the dough inbetween two pieces of parchment paper. Slice into 1 inch strips. Slide onto a flat cookie sheet or cutting board and chill in fridge for 10-20 minutes. Then remove, and carefully lift strips on top of filling.
Recipe by our grain-free life at https://ourgrainfreelife.com/2017/10/almond-flour-pie-crust/