Hazelnut Pie

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

Serving Ideas:

Serve with

Carbohydrate

Amazake Dessert

Dietary Fiber g

Protein g

Sauce" (see

recipe)

Vitamin A

Vitamin C

Calcium

Iron

Percent Daily Values are based on a

calorie diet

Just like a pecan pie but with hazelnuts Simply use pecans in place of hazelnut for a

pecan pie

Make this pie at least hours in advance of wanting to serve it (to be safe make it more

than hours in advance) because you want the pie to have time to set up so that pie slices

can be easily cut and removed from the pie

The concept for this vegan cuttable pie filling comes from Mary Bowman former designer

and teacher of the Baking and Pastry Course at the School of Natural Cookery in Boulder

Colorado

In addition to decorating the top with hazelnut halves also use a few small baked pie crust

pieces that have been cut into maple leaf shapes and glazed with maple syrup

FILLING

/ cup hazelnuts

cup water

cup hazelnuts toasted chopped

tablespoon vanilla extract

/ cup brown rice syrup

/ cup maple syrup

GARNISH

/ cups hazelnuts

pinch salt

(

remove "husks" from toasted nuts)

teaspoons agar flakes

teaspoons kudzu

teaspoons water

(cut in half after "husks" are removed)

tablespoon amaretto (optional)

tablespoons maple syrup

CRUST

Because this filling does not get baked at all you will need a completely prepared pie crust So if you want to use

a pie crust that needs to be baked such as the "NonGluten Pie Crust" (see recipe) then completely bake it before

putting this filling into it If you are using a crust that does not need to be baked such as the "Dried Fruit and Nut

Pie Crust" (see recipe) then you can add the filling immediately I prefer a crust without a lot of flavor (such as

the "NonGluten Pie Crust" or "Simple Pie Crust") because the filing is very flavorful and rich

FILLING

Blend the hazelnuts and water for the filling at a very high speed until nuts are completely pureed (not gritty) and

mixture is smooth (about minutes for high speeds or longer for blenders that blend at lower speeds) Stop

blender and use a spatula to dislodge any nuts that might be clinging to the inside walls of the blender add the

sweeteners and salt and blend for another minutes

Pour into a sauce pan Sprinkle agar on top Let sit for minutes Heat on low Bring to a simmer and then

simmer for minutes

Dissolve kudzu in the teaspoons of water Add this to the heated mixture and stir until it thickens The mixture

may not be very thick but will thicken as it cools Fold in the cup of toasted chopped hazelnuts and the vanilla

Pour mixture into the prepared and baked pie shell

GARNISH

To finish pie with the hazelnut garnish heat / cups hazelnuts in a skillet Toast until the hazelnuts are nicely

brown and fragrant about minutes total Transfer nuts to a paper bag and rub to remove as much of the nut

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