Best Perfect Nut Crust Recipes
PERFECT PIE CRUST
Try this recipe for Perfect Pie Crust from Food Network's Ina Garten.
Provided by Ina Garten
Categories dessert
Yield 2 (10-inch) crusts
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Dice the butter and return it to the refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place the flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add the butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until the butter is the size of peas. With the machine running, pour the ice water down the feed tube and pulse the machine until the dough begins to form a ball. Dump out on a floured board and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Cut the dough in half. Roll each piece on a well-floured board into a circle, rolling from the center to the edge, turning and flouring the dough to make sure it doesn't stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Repeat with the top crust.
NUT CRUST
If you have a recipe that calls for a graham-cracker crust, and you don't have the ingredients to make one or just want to try something that's not only simpler but much tastier--try this. Straight from Joy of Cooking, I found this recipe when I made Million Dollar Pie because I didn't feel like crushing graham crackers. It's simple and to die for and requires zero baking. My personal preference is pecans, but you may use walnuts or what the heck--try any nut out for size.
Provided by AmyZoe
Categories Dessert
Time 10m
Yield 1 pie crust, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Chop walnuts or pecans (I did mine in the blender).
- Melt butter and mix with the nuts in a pie plate.
- Add sugar and salt and pat into bottom of pie pan.
- Oila! Cooking is done, and you're ready to fill your crust.
NUT-CRUSTED CRANBERRY TART
A touch of cognac really brings out the flavor of the cranberries in this fall-friendly tart. Martha made this recipe on episode 701 of Martha Bakes.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 8-by-11-inch tart
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Sprinkle gelatin over water in a small bowl; let stand until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Combine cranberries, sugar, jelly, and cognac in a saucepan and cook over low heat until cranberries are soft but not bursting, 12 to 15 minutes. Do not overcook or the mixture will become too watery. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Stir in gelatin mixture and let cool completely.
- Pour cranberry filling into cooled tart shell and chill for at least 1 hour before serving.
PECAN NUT CRUST
This crust is especially good as a base for Eggnog Pie with Rum, but can be used with almost any custard pie.
Provided by Julie Pastore
Categories Desserts Pies 100+ Pie Crust Recipes Crumb Crusts
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Stir together ground nuts, cinnamon, and sugar. Mix in melted butter.
- Press the mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9 inch, deep-dish style, pie pan. Chill the unbaked crust in the refrigerator for about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Place pie crust on a cookie sheet, and position on the middle rack of a preheated 350 degree F (175 degree C) oven. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until lightly browned. WATCH it carefully, as nut crusts burn easily; they DON'T have to turn black to taste burnt! Cool completely before filling.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 263.9 calories, Carbohydrate 12 g, Cholesterol 15.3 mg, Fat 24.6 g, Fiber 2.5 g, Protein 2.5 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 0.8 mg, Sugar 9.4 g
PERFECT NUT CRUST
This recipe makes a great base for Martha's Buttermilk-Blueberry Tart with Walnut Crust or Nut-Crusted Cranberry Tart.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes
Yield Makes one 10-inch tart or one 8-by-11-inch tart
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, combine walnuts, butter, sugar, flour, salt, yolk, and vanilla. Beat until well combined. Firmly press into the bottom and up the sides of a 10-inch or 11-by-8-inch fluted tart pan with a removable bottom. Freeze until firm, about 30 minutes. Bake until edges are set and golden, about 40 minutes. Remove from oven and let cool completely on a wire rack.
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