3-Ingredient, Gluten-Free, & Vegan Pie Crust for Savory or Sweet Fillings
Teff flour with coconut oil and a little salt can certainly add flavor to your pie. The mild, earthy flavor with a hint of sweetness compliments both savory and sweet fillings. This crust is so easy to make, there's no rolling or refrigeration. Even with its allergy-free ingredients, it's good enough for any table.
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 1½ cups Teff flour
- ¾ tsp salt
- ¼ cup+2 tbsp coconut oil
- ¼ cup+2 tbsp ICE cold water add ice and water to a measuring cup before beginning recipe
Instructions
- Add ice to a measuring cup along with a cup of water. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk flour and salt. Using a pastry cutter, cut in coconut oil until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal or until small pea size. Add water and combine using a spoon and move to combining with your hands. The dough will appear dry, but as you press it together, it should hold a shape. The dough will resemble the texture of fine, wet sand.
- Press the dough in a 9-inch pie plate at about ¼-inch thick. Use a flat-bottom bowl to press and flatten the dough to desired thickness including the sides. Add extra dough to the top edges to form enough of an edge to decorate. Although this dough is grainy, it is pliable and easy to shape into areas you want.
- If adding filling, blind bake the crust alone at 350˚F (177˚C) for 5 minutes. Then remove the crust from the oven and let it cool slightly (~10 minutes) before adding the filling. Fill and bake at 350˚F (177˚C) for 45 minutes or until the filling is cooked (follow your recipe’s baking directions). If the edges begin to brown too quickly cover the edges with foil.
- To completely prebake the crust for cold fillings, prick the bottom with a fork and bake at 350˚F (177˚C) for ~15 minutes.
Notes
To freeze: Once pie dough is shaped and in pie plate, wrap it well and freeze for up to a couple of months. Thaw in fridge overnight and follow recipe’s filling and baking directions.
Food Processor Directions: If in a hurry, you can use a food processor. Add the flour and salt, run the machine to combine them. Place the solid oil over the top of the dry. Pulse until the mixture resembles small peas or course cornmeal. Add the water through the chute at the top of the machine. Run the machine until everything is mixed well. Remove the dough and follow above directions from step 3.