Healthy Pie Crust

Step 1

To a bowl, add the almond flour, all purpose flour and salt. Whisk them together to combine.

Step 2

Gradually add the milk, stirring as you go. You might not need it all. You might need a tiny bit more. It varies a little everytime. Once it starts looking clumpy, get a clean hand in there and feel it. You need to use just enough milk so the dough holds its shape when you squeeze it together in your hand, feels supple and will be easily rollable. Bring the dough together into a ball.

Step 3

At this stage you can either roll out the pastry with a rolling pin or just press it into your dish or pan with your hands. Unlike regular pastry dough, because there is no solid fat in this recipe, it doesn't matter if you handle it a lot.

Step 4

If rolling it out, transfer to a clean, well-floured surface. If you have a silicone baking mat they work really well for rolling pastry dough out on.

Step 5

Roll it out to 2 or 3 inches larger than your pie/quiche/tart dish. Sprinkle with flour as needed to stop any sticking.

Step 6

Lift carefully by partially rolling the rolled out pastry around the rolling pin, and gently lower into the dish. Press into the dish gently then trim around the edges with a sharp knife or crimp if you are lining a pie dish.

Step 7

Prick all over the bottom of the crust with a fork

Step 8

Preheat oven to 350°F (175 °C) with a metal baking sheet or tray big enough to fit your pie dish on in there as it preheats.

Step 9

Line the pie crust with parchment paper. Cut a piece the size you need then screw it up in your hands really tightly like you are going to throw it in the trash. then straighten it out and push it gently over and into the pie crust. It makes it much easier to nestle it in there nicely.

Step 10

Fill with baking beans, dried beans or dried rice and put on the preheated tray in the oven. Bake for 10 minutes or until the edges of the crust are dry and just beginning to show a hint of colour.

Step 11

Remove from the oven and gently lift out the parchment paper along with the baking beans/rice. Then return to the oven and bake for another couple of minutes until the bottom of the crust looks dry.

Step 12

Follow the blind-baking instructions but when you remove the parchment paper and baking beans/rice and return it to the oven, bake for 15 minutes or until the bottom crust and sides are light golden brown.