Butternut Pie Crust Recipe
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Butternut Pie Crust

By: Sunflower1 
"I love pies (being from England my favourite meal is pie and mash!) but hate the fat content of the pastry so I came up with this simple but very yummy idea for a crust. Totally vegetarian too by the way!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 3.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (19)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
20 Min
Ready In:
35 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 2 - 9 inch pie crusts
 

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup mashed, cooked butternut squash

Directions

  1. Place the flour, egg and squash into the container of a food processor. Pulse until mixed into a doughy ball. You may need to add a little extra flour. Divide into two equal parts. Use in your favorite pie recipe.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 96 | Total Fat: 0.6g | Cholesterol: 13mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 20, 2006 by PUDDING33   view full review
I used this for a chicken pot pie. My family loved it. The texture was quite different then...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 18, 2006 by Sunflower1   view full review
i've made this a few times now, this time i added 6 mushrooms into the food processor to give...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2009 by elepent   view full review
I LOVE this recipe, but not as a pie crust! After reading the reviews, I made this...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 10, 2006 by FSUCHEF   view full review
The taste is awesome! I used it in chicken pot pie, too and loved it. It makes a very heavy...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 17, 2009 by Lightlike   view full review
This crust was a little bit tough to tackle the first time we tried, but we found: not using a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 13, 2006 by CURELOM   view full review
This crust rolled out very nice, I got it very thin. Looked pretty, nice orange/yellow color....
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 23, 2010 by fajitas   view full review
Kudos to the chef for trying to make a healthy pie crust, but this ain't getting it. I am...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 6, 2010 by cowgirls8   view full review
I cut this recipe in half and mixed it by hand. After reading about tough crust, i tried to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2007 by Mochinda   view full review
I love this crust! Substituted somewhere around 1/3 to 1/2 cup buttermilk for the egg (adjust...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 3.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 30, 2008 by diane V   view full review
Over all I really enjoyed the taste of the crust. But found it chewy and crusty. I think...

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