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Paleo Pie Crust

This Paleo pie crust tastes just as good as the real thing!
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Author: Cassy Garcia

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place the arrowroot, almond flourcoconut flourcoconut sugar, and sea salt together in a large bowl
  • Whisk them together until evenly incorporated.
  • Pull the chilled and cubed butter out of the refrigerator.
  • Quickly toss the butter in the dry ingredients.
  • Pour the dry ingredients and butter onto a clean countertop or marble pastry board.
  • Using your cold rolling pin, start to roll the butter into the dry dough.
  • Keep rolling and folding more flour over the butter until all the butter is pressed into long, very thin sheets. It will look very crumbly and not well incorporated – this is how you want it.
  • Gather the dough up, place it back in the mixing bowl, and refrigerate for 30 minutes further – this helps keep the butter firm.
  • Take the dough from the refrigerator and create a small cater in the center. Crack the cold egg into the middle of the dough.
  • Quickly mix the egg into the dough until it’s incorporated, but still shaggy. Place it (plus your rolling pin) back in the refrigerator to chill for an additional 30 minutes.
  • To roll the dough out, dust a sheet of wax paper with a generous amount of arrowroot flour. Place the dough in the center.
  • Using the palm of your hand, press the dough into a 2” thick disk and then dust with more flour.
  • Cover it with an additional sheet of wax paper and then, using your cold rolling pin, roll the dough out into a ¼-inch thick sheet.
  • If the dough cracks as you roll it out, just pinch the tear together.
  • And then press down to flatten the mend.
  • Try to roll it out into a rough circular shape.
  • To lay the dough in a pie pan, slide a baking sheet under the bottom sheets of wax paper so that the dough is sitting on top.
  • Having buttered the inside of your pie pan, lay it face-down centered on the dough.
  • Flip the baking sheet and pie pan over so that the pie pan is right-side up. Pull the baking sheet and wax paper away (slowly) and then guide the dough down into the pan.
  • Mend any breaks with additional dough and trim the edges to your liking.
  • Fill and bake according to your pie instructions.

Nutrition

Calories: 185kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 51mg | Sodium: 397mg | Potassium: 12mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 383IU | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.3mg