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Canola Oil Pie Crust

By: The Canola Info Virtual Kitchen

"Put away the lard and shortening and this healthful pastry recipe using canola oil! You'll significantly lower the amount of saturated and trans fat in every delicious bite!"

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Original Recipe Yield 1 9-inch pie shell

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons cold 1% milk
1/2 cup canola oil

Directions

Sift together flour, sugar and salt. In a small bowl, beat milk into canola oil with fork until frothy. Form a well in flour mixture. Add canola oil mixture and combine gently with a fork until crumbly.
Pat into a pie plate as you would for a crumb crust. Add filling and bake according to filling recipe.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 214 | Total Fat: 14.3g | Cholesterol: < 1mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2005 by Heart Healthy Bob

I was hesitant to try to make a pie crust knowing how difficult they can be. However this was...

Reviewed on Aug. 3, 2008 by AgathaX

This cannot be compared to an ordinary roll-out pie crust. It is an entirely different sort...

Reviewed on Feb. 8, 2007 by AnMei

This crust is perfect - exactly what I was looking for! The only thing I did differently was...

Reviewed on Mar. 30, 2007 by mirskool

I use this recipe for all my quiches. I substitute 1/4 cup applesauce for 1/4 cup of oil....

Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2006 by soleil

wow. this was SUPER easy and it was really really good. Flaky and delicious. I hate making...

Reviewed on Jan. 11, 2006 by k. sturdivant

I thought this was simple, fast, and tasty. I made this crust with whole wheat pastry flour...

Reviewed on Nov. 24, 2005 by REBEKAHMO

I made this for pecan pie for Thanksgiving. It was tasty, flaky, and worked great. Not quite...

Reviewed on Jan. 12, 2006 by brookesickle

I am always looking for healthy versions of my favorite foods, so i tried this crust for a...

Reviewed on Jul. 1, 2006 by mimuful

My husband loved this. It was easy and you could just press into pie plate. Instead of rolling...

Reviewed on Nov. 13, 2006 by MILAA

I was pleasantly surprised how easy and tasty it was. I used it for a chicken pot pie base...

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