Simple Yummy Vegan Pie Crust For Both Savory And Sweet!
- 1 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons earth balance vegan margarine (make sure it's good and cold)
- 1 teaspoon canola oil (olive, sunflower, and vegetable oils work too)
- 2 -4 tablespoons plain unsweetened soymilk (or other nondairy milk, approx see directions)
- OPTIONAL
- onion powder (1 teaspoon for savory pies)
- cinnamon sugar (1 teaspoon for sweet pies)
- sugar (1 teaspoon for sweet pies)
- pumpkin pie spice (1 teaspoon for pumpkin pies with pumpkin puree in place of soymilk)
- Sift the flour, salt, and spice of your choice together in a bowl. Feel free to use a different spice; I like to use onion powder for pot pies and quiches but a little sugar or cinnamon-sugar for sweet pies. Nutritional yeast is also a nice addition to make the crust bind better and add a nice cheezy aftertaste.
- Since we're using Earth Balance in stick form, cut the stick down to 6 tablespoons-- and cut little pieces into the bowl, about bean-size pieces.
- Add the oil-- any neutral oil works all around, but I like to use olive oil for savory pies.
- Blend by hand until a ball forms. There should be some extra flour around the ball, use as much soymilk as you need to get the whole thing to stick together. 2-4 tablespoons is just an estimate.
- When there's no more flour bits laying around and a complete ball is formed, roll out onto a sheet of parchment paper and pop in the freezer for a few minutes. This will make rolling and extracting easier.
- Lightly grease a 9" pie pan with the oil of your choice (I prefer olive for savory pies and canola for sweet pies.) About 1/2-1 teaspoon should do it.
- Roll the cold dough out into the pan, evenly covering the bottom and the sides. Use a fork to poke holes in the bottom so it aerates, and crimp the sides up with the edges of the fork.
- Bake at 450F for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. After a little cooling it's now ready to use for your pie needs, and also freezes well if you wanted to prebake it for a future pie!
flour, kosher salt, margarine, canola oil, onion, cinnamon sugar, sugar, pumpkin pie spice
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/simple-yummy-vegan-pie-crust-for-both-savory-and-sweet-445327 (may not work)