Dried Fruit and Nut Pie Crust

Nutrition Facts

Servings Per Recipe

Makes servings

Preparation Time:

Amount Per Serving

Calories

Calories from fat

minutes

Daily Value*

Total Fat g

Saturated Fat g

Cholesterol mg

Sodium mg

Carbohydrate g

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

This crust is so easy because it does not have to be baked (but you can bake it) and it is

easily pressed into a pie pan without any rolling (which makes for less of a mess) It is also

very flavorful and goes great with fresh fruit pies (such as the "Fresh Peach Pie" (see

recipe))

This crust has a high amount of calcium and iron

An easy way to grind flax seens is in a coffee grinder They will not grind in a food

processor so they have to be ground separately

/ cup sesame seeds

/ cup ground flax seed

cup dried apricots

/ cup sunflower seeds

/ cup poppy seeds

/ cup almonds

/ cup dried figs stems removed

/ cup coconut shreds

Oil a pie dish

Spin seeds nuts coconut and ground flax seed in a food processor until mixture is ground to a course meal

While processor is on add dried fruit one piece at a time If mixture does not ball up add tablespoons of water

one at a time while processor is running until mixture becomes sticky enough to press into the pie dish

Transfer mixture to the pie pan and press it firmly onto the bottom and up the sides of the pan The crust is very

versatile; it can be eaten as is or it can be baked

This crust can either be filled with a nonbake pie filling (like the "Mango Cream Pie" (see recipe)) or filled with

a filling that needs to be baked (like the "Autumn Pear Pie" (see recipe)) If you do end up baking the pie crust

keep an eye on the top edge of the crust to be sure it does not burn; if it does start to get too "done" put

aluminum "pie crust protectors" around the edge of the pie crust or use aluminum foil to protect the top edge of

the crust from getting overdone Or you can use these methods to protect the edges of the pie crust from getting

overdone from the very beginning of the baking to be safe

Makes large pie crust

VARIATIONS:

Use other types of dried fruits (eg prunes or dates)

Use other nuts and seeds (eg pecans or walnuts)

Per serving: Calories; g Fat ( calories from fat); g Protein; g Carbohydrate; mg Cholesterol; mg Sodium

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