Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Recipe: Rice and Almond Flour Pie Crust

I can't remember where I found this recipe originally; I made it last Christmas for a friend avoiding wheat and gluten and was happy with the results. It also happens to be milk-free. Great for those with celiac disease.

Rice and Almond Flour Pie Crust

1/3 cup whole almonds, ground to a fine powder in a blender
3/4 cup brown rice flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons oil
2 tablespoons honey

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a 9-inch pie plate, combine the ground almond flour, brown rice flour and cinnamon and mix well with a fork.
In a microwave safe container, Combine the water, oil and honey, and heat in a microwave on low setting until honey is liquefied. Drizzle the honey liquid over the flour mixture in the pie plate, and blend together with a fork and let stand a few minutes.
Press the mixture firmly into place with your fingers, covering bottom and sides of plate evenly.
Bake empty crust for 5 minutes, or add filling and then bake pie as called for in pie recipe.

1 comment:

Alisa said...

This sounds great! I am not a fan of traditional pie crusts, plus this recipe is so much easier. Thanks!