Low Carb Almond Pie Crust Recipes

FLAKY LOW CARB PIE CRUST RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F and place the rack in the middle position. Place a 9- inch pyrex pie plate in the freezer. Mix egg white with water.
• Measure the dry ingredients into the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Add the cubed cold butter and pulse until the butter is pea-sized. Drizzle the egg white around the bowl of the crust ingredients and pulse until the dough comes together.
• Remove the dough to a piece of cling film and shape into a disc (see pictures), wrap and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or for several days.
• Place a new piece of cling film on the counter. Unwrap the pie crust dough and place it on the center. Place another piece of cling film on top of the dough. With a rolling pin, and starting at the center, roll the dough away from yourself. Give the dough a quarter turn and roll away from your self again. (If the cold dough crumbles a bit, don't worry, the rolling will warm it up and it will press back together.) Do this several times, flipping the whole pie crust over and proceeding with the other side until you have a 12 inch round disc. Place the crust in the freezer for 3-5 minutes or the refrigerator for 15 minutes.
• Remove the pie plate from the freezer and place on your work surface. Remove the rolled crust from the freezer or refrigerator and peel-off the top piece of cling film. If the dough is stiff as a board, let it sit for a minute on the work surface.
• Invert the dough on top of the pie plate and remove the remaining cling film. The dough should begin to slowly slump into the plate. Help the process along by gently lifting the edge of the crust with one hand and very gently pressing it into the plate with the other. Patch any tears.
• Remove excess pie crust by cutting it away with a small sharp knife. Gather the excess crumbs and distribute them along the top edge of the pie plate, taking the time to build a rim. Flute the edge and dock the dough (poke holes all over with a fork). If the dough becomes too soft to work with, pop it into the freezer for a few minutes.
• Place the dough onto the middle of the rack and bake for 15 minutes or until it's a nice golden brown. Let cool completely before filling. If not using right away, wrap tightly in cling film and keep in the fridge until ready to use. Will also freeze. Thaw in the refrigerator to prevent condensation and sogging.
• NOTE: If you are baking a filling in the pie crust, like a quiche, DO NOT dock the dough. Place it into the freezer to become firm before filling and baking. The sesame flour version is a tad more delicate than the Oat Fiber version.
• This crust serves 8 at 1.75 NET CARBS per serving.

LOW CARB PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375°F Mix together the flax meal, almond flour and salt. In a separate microwave-safe container, melt the butter in a microwave and stir in the Splenda. Now mix both together thoroughly.
• This batter will be a soft goo. Spread the batter out with a spatula into a 9" pie plate. Cook it for about 12 minutes at 375F, or until the crust is relatively firm and a bit on the brownish side. Let it cool thoroughly.
• This recipe is great for making ahead of time and freezing, then pulling out when you have a pie you want to make. Put the crust in the fridge for about an hour before using it, so that the dough is nice and firm before you add in the pie ingredients.
• If you divide your pie up into 8 slices, each slice will have about 2g in net carbs from the pie crust material. Compare that with many commercial pie crusts which can reach 10g or more per slice! It's definitely worth it to make your own pie crusts, no matter what kind of a diet you are on. It saves you money, too!
• If your local store does not carry almond flour, it's easy enough to buy online. Just do a Google search to find a few vendors.

ALMOND PIE CRUST - LOW CARB - DIABETIC FRIENDLY

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 deg.
• 2. Place the butter in a pie plate and place it in the over. Melt the butter. Be careful when taking it out, it will be hot.
• 3. Mix in the almond flour and sugar into the pie plate. Mix the ingredients until well incorporated. Take the bottom of a measuring cup (or use fingers) and mold the mixture to the pie plate.
• 4. Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is beginning to brown. After 8 minutes, check every minute or so, because once it starts browning it goes quickly.
• 5. It makes a 9 inch crust.
• 6. Calories: 139 Saturated Fat: 1.1g Sodium: 3mg Carb: 4.5g Fiber: 2.3g Sugar: .7g Protein: 4.5g