Almond Nut Piecrust Recipes

Steps:

• Combine brown sugar, Xanthun, Rice Flour, Vanilla and Almonds in a medium mixing bowl.
• Cut in butter with pastry cutter or fork.
• Spread the mix into a nine inch pie pan and shape with fingers or bottom of a spoon to cover the bottom and sides.
• Bake for 15 minutes in oven at 350 degrees.
• Let cool.
• Pour in filling or use in place of graham cracker crusts.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400.
• In food processor, finely chopped almonds. Add butter and pulse to blend. Stir in sugar.
• Using your fingers, press mixture against the bottom and sides of a 9 inch glass pie plate.
• Bake for 8 minutes or until lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg. F.
• Combine almond meal, sugar, and salt (if using) in a small bowl. Pour in melted butter and stir till just combined. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 10" springform pan (or muffin tins, depending on what you're making).
• Bake crust for 10-15 minutes, till golden. Cool completely before filling.

Steps:

• Blend flour, almonds, sugar and salt in processor until nuts are finely ground. Add butter and cut in using on/off turns until mixture resembles coarse meal. Mix in almond extract and enough water to form moist clumps. Knead dough briefly on work surface to combine; flatten into disk. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate until firm before rolling, at least 2 hours and up to 1 day.