I had book club the other night and made a delicious One-Crust Mediterranean Pie and discovered that making crust is very easy!
Elise's Never-Fail Recipe for Awesome Crust
3/4 cup wholemeal flour
3/4 cup plain flour
6 tbsp vegan margarine
Add the two flours together and then add the margarine. Mix the margarine through with your fingertips until you have a mixture that looks a lot like fine breadcrumbs (you might need to add a little more margarine). Then add cold water (I usually use 1/4 cup but you may need a little more) to make a dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and elastic. Cover with cling wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes (minimum).
Once you've taken it out of the fridge roll it out onto a lightly floured surface and use it for whatever.
This recipe makes enough pastry for a one-crust pie (a base and partly covered top). If you want to make a pie with a base and a lid use 1 cup of each flour and 8 tbsp of margarine and 1/3 cup of cold water and halve the dough before you refrigerate it.
3/4 cup wholemeal flour
3/4 cup plain flour
6 tbsp vegan margarine
Add the two flours together and then add the margarine. Mix the margarine through with your fingertips until you have a mixture that looks a lot like fine breadcrumbs (you might need to add a little more margarine). Then add cold water (I usually use 1/4 cup but you may need a little more) to make a dough. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface until it is smooth and elastic. Cover with cling wrap and put it in the fridge for 30 minutes (minimum).
Once you've taken it out of the fridge roll it out onto a lightly floured surface and use it for whatever.
This recipe makes enough pastry for a one-crust pie (a base and partly covered top). If you want to make a pie with a base and a lid use 1 cup of each flour and 8 tbsp of margarine and 1/3 cup of cold water and halve the dough before you refrigerate it.
It was my cousin's 21st on the weekend and I was in charge of making the cake. I also made a delicious blueberry and apple pie. I just made the pastry to the recipe above (with the extra for the top and base) and made a filling. It's very quick and easy and I will post the recipe for the cake and pie soon.
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