Sugar and Spice Pie Crust

Submitted by Chef #463656

"It's my own experiment."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 9-inch pie
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 6 tablespoons sugar
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 4 -6 tablespoons Egg Beaters egg substitute
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves

directions

1. Combine the dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, sugar, and spices) in the work bowl. Pulse 3 times at 1-second intervals to mix. Cut the butter into one tablespoon pieces and add it to the work bowl. Process, pulsing repeatedly at 1-second intervals, until the mixture is fine and powdery, resembles a course-ground cornmeal, and no pieces of butter remain visible – about 15 pulses in all. Scatter the minimum amount of egg beaters (4 tablespoons) on the butter and flour mixture and pulse 5 or 6 times – the dough should begin holding together. If the mixture appears dry and crumbly, add the remaining egg beaters, 1 tablespoon at a time, until the dough holds together easily.
2. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and form it into two equal disks. Sandwich the disks between two pieces of plastic wrap and press it into a 6-inch circle Refrigerate the dough until firm, or until you are ready to use it, at least 1 hour.