Spelt Pie Crust Recipes

Steps:

• 1. In your food processor, add the spelt flour and sea salt. Give it a few pulses to incorporate.
• 2. Combine the soy milk and oil and give it a stir. These are your liquid ingredients.
• 3. Turn on the food processor and feed the liquid ingredients through the feeding tube and the mixture should come out crumbly.
• 4. Open up the food processor. If the ingredients hold together when squeezed then its ready to be rolled out.
• 5. Make a disc out of the dough and cut in half.
• 6. Roll one disc for the bottom crust and put it into your pie pan.
• 7. Fill your pie with the desired ingredients. Then put the top crust on and follow the instructions for the particular pie you're making.
• 8. Enjoy!

Steps:

• Sift together flour and salt.
• Cut in butter and shortening with pastry knife until pieces are size of small peas.
• Sprinkle in 1 tbsp water at a time. Gently mix. Repeat until all is moist and forms a ball.
• For 2 pie crusts, cut ball in half - one for each pie crust.
• On lightly floured surface, flatten ball with rolling pin and roll to desired thickness.
• Transfer to pie tin or this dough also may be filled with meats/or fruit.

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse the flour and salt 5 or 6 times to fluff up the flour with air. Add the butter and pulse until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Do not overmix. Add the ice water and process by pulsing until the mixture just starts to stick together (if processed too much, the dough won't be flaky).
• Divide the dough in half and flatten slightly into 2 disks. Flour the dough a little and place each disk between 2 pieces of waxed paper. Wrap well with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour or more, until ready to use. Place 1 disk on a lightly floured surface. Roll the dough into a circle about 2 inches larger than the pie pan. This dough is easy to roll out thinly.
• To prevent cracks or tears, lift the dough by rolling it back onto the rolling pin, then roll it over your dish. Gently press the dough into the bottom of the pie pan. Fill the pie with the filling of your choice. Roll the second crust and place over the filling. Press the edges together and flute by pinching the dough together with 2 fingers. Cover the edges of the crust with strips of aluminum foil to prevent the crust from getting too brown. Remove the foil during the last 5 to 10 minutes of baking.
• For a prebaked bottom crust, preheat the oven to 350°F. Prick the bottom and sides of the crust with a fork. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until lightly browned. Cool before filling.

Steps:

• In a food processor add the 3 cups of spelt flour and salt. Process for a minute to incorporate the flour and salt.
• Combine the non-dairy milk and light oil in a cup and mix well. I use a whisk to do this. Then feed the milk-oil mixture through the feeding tube in the food processor and into the flour mixture. The dough should be in large crumbles. At this point, stop the machine and feel the dough. It shouldn't be sticky or dry, but a little oily and hold together well. Try not to handle the dough too much as it tends to toughen the dough.
• Once you have the right consistency remove the dough crumbles onto a prepared surface to roll out your dough. I use a large plastic sheet, but waxed paper can also be used. I try to avoid using a floured surface as it will make the dough dry. I have found that with this dough that it isn't necessary.
• Shape the dough into a disc and cut it in half. Reshape the first piece of dough into a disc and roll it out. I wrap the dough around my rolling pin then place it onto the pie pan and unroll. Once I have the dough in place I position it carefully but do not stretch it, it will shrink. I prick the sides and bottom of the bottom crust.
• Fill the pie with the desired ingredients and roll out the second disc of dough and put it on top.
• Flute the edges with a fork and then trim the pie crust edges. Brush the pie with some of the non-dairy milk and then make slits in the top crust to let out the steam.
• Bake according to the type of pie you are making.
• Enjoy!