Pie Crust Using Wheat Flour

By Reen1960 (Guest Post)

Whole-Grain Pie Crust
From: Nestle website

Whole-Grain Pie Crust
Made with whole-wheat graham cracker crumbs and whole-wheat flour, this is a delicious and nutritious alternative to your regular piecrust. It was featured in Superfoods Rx by Dr. Steven Pratt and Kathy Matthews.

Estimated Times:
Preparation - 10 min | Cooking - 20 min | Yields - 8 servings per 9-inch crust

1 cup whole-wheat graham cracker crumbs (from 8 graham cracker squares)
1/2 cup whole-wheat pastry flour
2 Tbsp. canola or sunflower oil
2 Tbsp. dark brown sugar
2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed
2 Tbsp. wheat germ or ground pumpkin seeds
2 tsp finely grated orange zest
1/2 tsp. ground ginger
1 large egg (with high omega-3 content, as noted on label), lightly beaten

PREHEAT oven to 350° F. Lightly grease 9-inch pie plate.
COMBINE graham cracker crumbs, flour, oil, brown sugar, flaxseed, wheat germ, zest and ginger in medium bowl. Add egg; stir til moistened. Gently press mixture onto bottom of plate and up the sides.
BAKE for 20 mins or til crust is golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1/8 of recipe
Servings per Recipe: 8 servings per 9-inch crust

Amount per serving
Calories: 110
Calories from Fat: 50

Total Fat: 5g
Saturated Fat: .5g
Cholesterol: 25mg
Sodium: 20mg
Carbs: 14g
Fiber: 2g
Sugars: 4g
Protein: 3g

By

badwater

I don't have a recipe for you, but I've been told not to use all whole wheat flour alone, as your product will be too dry. It's better to mix the flours. Like 3 parts of the whole wheat flour to 1 part regular all purpose flour.

By

ThriftyFun

Here's a good recipe:

http://www.squidoo.com/wholewheatpiecrust

Susan

By (Guest Post)

Just a quick clarification. White flour IS wheat flour. It just doesn't have the outer bran layer ground in with it.

By

louel53

You can use whole wheat flour in any pie crust recipe.

By

iliao93

Go to the King Arthur Flour web site, do a search, they have good recipes!