BASIC 100% WHOLE WHEAT PIE CRUST

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I generally try to eat as many whole grain foods as I can and I was astonished to discover not a single basic 100% whole wheat pie crust recipe here at Allrecipes. So here's mine! I previously had trouble with whole wheat pie crusts; they tended to be hard to work with and crumbly. Then I added wheat gluten, as I do for bread, and voila! This makes enough for one 8-inch pie. If you're making a recipe that requires a top and bottom crust, double the recipe.

Provided by Misti

Categories     Desserts     Pies     100+ Pie Crust Recipes     Pastry Crusts

Time 20m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 7

¾ cup whole wheat flour
1 tablespoon wheat gluten
½ teaspoon salt
¼ cup vegetable shortening
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon water, or more as needed
21 tablespoons whole wheat flour, or as needed

Steps:

  • Mix 3/4 cup flour, gluten, and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Mix 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water into the flour mixture using your hands until dough easily forms a ball; add more water if needed.
  • Flatten dough into a pancake-like shape on a floured surface; sprinkle top of dough liberally with about 1 tablespoon flour. Roll dough, using a rolling pin, into a thin pie crust about 1-inch larger than your pie pan. Roll the crust onto the rolling pin and transfer to the pie pan.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 165.7 calories, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Fat 7 g, Fiber 3.8 g, Protein 4.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.7 g, Sodium 147 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

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