Name: Nutty Graham Cracker Crust
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 37 min
Yield: 1 9-inch standard or 9 1/2-inch deep-dish pie shell
Ingredients: 3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts or 3/4 cup undyed pistachios; 2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar; 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 cup graham cracker crumbs; 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 pinch salt (big pinch); 1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

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Has a distinct nutty flavor that goes well with many pie fillings.

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ingredients

³⁄₄ 3/4 cup dry roasted peanuts or 3/4 cup undyed pistachios
2 tablespoons firmly packed light brown sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 cup graham cracker crumbs
2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
¹⁄₄ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt (big pinch)
¹⁄₄ cup unsalted butter, melted

directions

Lightly butter pie pan and set aside.
Combine nuts, brown sugar, and flour in the container of a food processor; process in a number of long bursts until the nuts are very finely chopped.
Transfer the mixture into a big bowl.
Run your fingers through the mixture, breaking up any bigger pieces the machine may have missed.
Stir in the graham cracker crumbs, cinnamon, and salt.
Add in the butter and mix well.
Mix first with a fork, then with your hands, and rub everything together thoroughly to form evenly dampened crumbs.
Spread the crumbs evenly and loosely in the pie pan, pressing them into the bottom and up the side.
Refrigerate 5-10 minutes.
Place on the center oven rack in a 350° oven and bake 7 minutes.
Let cool on wire rack before filling.
For ice cream pies or other icebox pies, refrigerate the thoroughly cooled pie shell for 10 minutes before filling.

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review by Chef Carolyn H.

5/7/2010

This was delicious with a filling of butterscotch pudding, and chopped pecans on top. Will try it next with cheesecake (as a substitute for Zwieback crust--since Zwieback is no longer made by Nabisco.

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review by KTLynn

11/13/2007

This was very good. I added a little Graham crackers in with it. It got rave reviews.

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creation by ratherbeswimmin

10/10/2005

Has a distinct nutty flavor that goes well with many pie fillings.