Fat free Apple Pie recipe hoped for, particularly the crust.....

[Guest guest]

Hiyall

Does anyone have a good substitute for a pie crust that would work for

an apple pie? The filling is no problem .

I don't mind using a bit of sugar , prefer whole grain... Would flax

seed add a bit of 'flakyness" without any added oils?

 

Has anyone ever made apple halfomoon pies using rolled out bread dough

instiead of pastry dough?

 

Just hoping to improve on a favorite desert.

Clear skies

Carol

[Guest guest]

Here is a good one. I substitute a flour blend (1C each: Whole wheat flour; oat flour; toasted wheat germ and 3T wheat gluten) for the flour. For the egg, IT ground flax seed mixed with 2T water till gloppy. And Agave nectar for the sugar. That makes it fat-free, super low GI, vegan, full of fiber.

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Chef Beth Ginsberg shows how to "have your pie (crust) and eat it, too" the healthy and low-calorie way. Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour1/2 cup natural cane sugar1/4 tsp. baking powder1/4 tsp. baking soda1/2 cup 1-percent vanilla soy milk1 Tbs. fat-free egg product1 tsp. grated lemon zest (optional)

Preparation:

In a food processor combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Blend for 15 seconds. Combine soy milk, egg product and lemon zest in a cup. With the motor running, add soy-milk mixture to dry ingredients. Process until dough forms a ball--about 20 seconds.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead until dough comes together. With floured hands, press dough into pie pan. Cover with wax paper and fill with dried beans. This works as a pie weight and prevents the crust from puffing. Bake crust until lightly browned--approximately 15 to 20 minutes--at 350 degrees.

 

 

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C. Widger

10/1/2008 7:05:35 PM

 

Fat free Apple Pie recipe hoped for, particularly the crust.....

 

 

HiyallDoes anyone have a good substitute for a pie crust that would work for an apple pie? The filling is no problem . I don't mind using a bit of sugar , prefer whole grain... Would flax seed add a bit of 'flakyness" without any added oils?Has anyone ever made apple halfomoon pies using rolled out bread dough instiead of pastry dough?Just hoping to improve on a favorite desert. Clear skiesCarol

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Thank you, Donna!

I think this will work well. If I bake it first, and cook the apples on

the stove, fill the toasty pie crust with hot filling, top with

crumbles and stick back in to brown the top maybe.

My mom has a wonderful hand at pastry, and held up a high standard over

the years. Unfortunately, that high standard was based on white flour

and shortening.

Your recipe looks guilt free for breakfast too!

clear skies!

lc carol

 

Donna Amaya wrote:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here is

a good one. I substitute a flour blend (1C each: Whole wheat flour; oat

flour; toasted wheat germ and 3T wheat gluten) for the flour. For the

egg, IT ground flax seed mixed with 2T water till gloppy. And Agave

nectar for the sugar. That makes it fat-free, super low GI, vegan, full

of fiber.

**************

Chef

Beth Ginsberg shows how to "have your pie (crust) and eat it, too" the

healthy and low-calorie way.

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup natural cane sugar

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup 1-percent vanilla soy milk

1 Tbs. fat-free egg product

1 tsp. grated lemon zest (optional)

Preparation:

In a food processor combine flour, sugar, baking powder and

baking soda. Blend for 15 seconds. Combine soy milk, egg product and

lemon zest in a cup. With the motor running, add soy-milk mixture to

dry ingredients. Process until dough forms a ball--about 20 seconds.

Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead until

dough comes together. With floured hands, press dough into pie pan.

Cover with wax paper and fill with dried beans. This works as a pie

weight and prevents the crust from puffing. Bake crust until lightly

browned--approximately 15 to 20 minutes--at 350 degrees.

 

 

 

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C. Widger

Date:

10/1/2008 7:05:35 PM

 

Subject:

Fat free Apple Pie recipe hoped for, particularly the

crust.....

 

 

 

Hiyall

Does anyone have a good substitute for a pie crust that would work for

an apple pie? The filling is no problem .

I don't mind using a bit of sugar , prefer whole grain... Would flax

seed add a bit of 'flakyness" without any added oils?

 

Has anyone ever made apple halfomoon pies using rolled out bread dough

instiead of pastry dough?

 

Just hoping to improve on a favorite desert.

Clear skies

Carol

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

I’ve heard of the “filling with dried beans” method of pie crust baking before — do you have to throw out the beans then, or are they still usable?

 

Anna

 

 

On 5/10/08 4:32 AM, " Donna Amaya " <damaya wrote:

 

 

 

 

Here is a good one. I substitute a flour blend (1C each: Whole wheat flour; oat flour; toasted wheat germ and 3T wheat gluten) for the flour. For the egg, IT ground flax seed mixed with 2T water till gloppy. And Agave nectar for the sugar. That makes it fat-free, super low GI, vegan, full of fiber.

**************

Chef Beth Ginsberg shows how to " have your pie (crust) and eat it, too " the healthy and low-calorie way. Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup natural cane sugar

1/4 tsp. baking powder

1/4 tsp. baking soda

1/2 cup 1-percent vanilla soy milk

1 Tbs. fat-free egg product

1 tsp. grated lemon zest (optional) Preparation: In a food processor combine flour, sugar, baking powder and baking soda. Blend for 15 seconds. Combine soy milk, egg product and lemon zest in a cup. With the motor running, add soy-milk mixture to dry ingredients. Process until dough forms a ball--about 20 seconds. Transfer dough to a lightly floured surface. Knead until dough comes together. With floured hands, press dough into pie pan. Cover with wax paper and fill with dried beans. This works as a pie weight and prevents the crust from puffing. Bake crust until lightly browned--approximately 15 to 20 minutes--at 350 degrees.

 

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C. Widger <edgegardener

10/1/2008 7:05:35 PM

 

Fat free Apple Pie recipe hoped for, particularly the crust.....

 

Hiyall

Does anyone have a good substitute for a pie crust that would work for an apple pie? The filling is no problem .

I don't mind using a bit of sugar , prefer whole grain... Would flax seed add a bit of 'flakyness " without any added oils?

 

Has anyone ever made apple halfomoon pies using rolled out bread dough instiead of pastry dough?

 

Just hoping to improve on a favorite desert.

Clear skies

Carol

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Hi Anna

They're still usable for blind baking (the filling the crust thing), but I don't

know that I'd use

them to cook with and eat. I think the baking would dry them out pretty badly

and might

make them less palatable. With that said, I haven't ever tried it. I have a

Mason jar that I

keep my " baking beans " in and have used this particular batch for years with no

problem.

 

Cheers,

Mary

 

, Coop <rodstruelove wrote:

>

> I¹ve heard of the ³filling with dried beans² method of pie crust baking

> before ‹ do you have to throw out the beans then, or are they still usable?

>

> Anna

>