The Diabetic Pastry Chef » Pies http://diabeticpastrychef.com Because Everyone Deserves Sweets! Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:35 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Pie Crust Tips http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/04/pie-crust-tips/ http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/04/pie-crust-tips/#comments Sat, 04 Aug 2007 16:06:08 +0000 admin http://diabeticpastrychef.com/2007/08/04/pie-crust-tips/ Lots of pie crust recipes are available at AllRecipes.com. Be sure to read the reviews before making your selection. Try adding a bit of whole wheat flour or oat flour to replace the white flour in pie crust recipes. You might start with substituting a few tablespoons or a quarter of a cup in single crust recipes, or a half cup of these flours in double-crust recipes. Continue to increase the amounts in future baking until you are satisfied with the results.

Recipes containing canola oil appear to be the most heart-healthy. My personal favorite pie crust contains white flour, half butter and half shortening. Not the healthiest choice, so I’m not including the recipe here.

I  plan on developing a blended flour pie crust recipe that relies on oil  in the near future. I’ll be sure to share the results with you.

I roll my pie crusts out between two sheets of parchment paper or plastic wrap, and then flip the crust into the pie pan, and again atop the pie.

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