Recipe: Tasty Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo)

Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo). My Paleo Pie Crust is evolving. First it went savory and now it has become this Hazelnut Pie Crust. One flavor combo I cannot get enough of is hazelnuts and chocolate.

Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo) Recipe is not tested. If the pie will be filled with an ingredient that requires further cooking (such as pumpkin), it is best not to lap the crust up over onto the rim of the pie pan since the lapped edges will dry out and over brown during second bake. I made a grain-free hazelnut pie crust. You can cook Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo) using 7 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo)

1. It's 1 1/4 cup of hazelnut meal.
2. It's 1/4 cup of arrowroot starch.
3. Prepare 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
4. You need 1/4 tsp of sea salt.
5. Prepare 1 of egg.
6. You need 1/4 cup of coconut oil.
7. Prepare 3/4 tsp of vanilla.

And this pie crust was perfect: light, buttery, golden, crispy, and delicious. As you know by now, I am super picky when it comes to desserts and baked goods, and I would rather not eat a treat at all than have a weird "paleo" version of an old favorite. While this Paleo Pie Crust isn't the easiest to work with, it's so flaky, crispy and melt-in-your-mouth good that you won't mind having your patience tested! Trust me, you really ougha give it a try.

Hazelnut Pie Crust (paleo) instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°..
2. Put hazelnut meal, arrow root starch, cinnamon and salt in food processor. Pulse until no clumps remain. Add egg, coconut oil and vanilla. Pulse til coconut oil, egg and vanilla are well incorporated into a dough..
3. Press dough into pie plate, bottom and all the way up the sides. Crimp the edges with fingers or press down with a fork..
4. Blind bake using parchment paper filled with dried beans to weigh it down for approximately 7 minutes. Remove pie weights, and parchment paper and bake for an additional 5 minutes..

Just pop your favorite cd in, or go for a good yoga. It's THE best, (or at least my favorite) Paleo pie crust. Did you know that for the longest time, making a pie crust intimidated me? Must be the traumatic pre-paleo memories of bathing myself in flour while failing to properly roll out the dough (it was always sticky, I don't get it). These Paleo pie crust recipes will form the base for a healthy and delicious pie that doesn't take you off course.

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