Oat & Chia Pie Crust
Gluten-free pie crust can be either used for savory or sweet recipes. Is cholesterol-free and suitable for vegans.
Only 5 ingredients, a gluten-free vegan pie crust can be either used for savory or sweet recipes. It offers a good amount of fiber from the oats and chia seeds. Made with coconut oil instead of butter it is cholesterol-free.
Step by step:
Starting to add water to the dough.
All the water has been absorbed.
A uniform dough has formed.
Pressing pieces of the dough on the pie pan.
Pricking the pie crust all over.
Pie shell ready!
Recipe
- Prep time
- 15min
- Cook time
- 15min
- Total time
- 30min
Ingredients
- 1 ⅓ cup of gluten-free oat flour (grind the gluten-free rolled oats in a coffee grinder, blender or food processor to obtain the flour)
- 2 tbsp of chia
- 2 tbsp of solid coconut oil
- 1 dash of salt
- 5 tbsp of cold water
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF (180ºC).
- Using a coffee grinder (my favorite), blender or food processor roughly grind the chia seeds into a coarse meal.
- In a medium bowl whisk the oat flour, chia meal and salt. Add the coconut oil and use the tip of your fingers or a fork to incorporate into the flour mixture. Add the water, one tbsp at the time, always working with your fingers or fork until a uniform dough is formed.
- If the dough is too wet or sticky, continue to work it until all the water has been absorbed by the oats and chia and the desired constituency is obtained.
- Press pieces of the dough on a 9-inch (23 cm) pie pan evenly covering all the surface. Using a fork, prick the pie crust all over, so no bubbles are formed on the crust.
- Bake the crust for 10 to 15 mins if the filling needs to be cooked as well. Or bake for 25 to 30 mins if you need a fully cooked pie shell (your filling doesn’t require any cooking).
- Enjoy!