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Evelyn Evelyn is offline
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Default Almond crust that's not crumbly

On Aug 3, 2:12*am, "krom" > wrote:
> I have tried this and didnt much like the crumbly results or the taste...was
> ok holding chocolate mouse but really coulda left it out..im thinking of
> mixing carbalose with it next time and a egg to see if that makes it more
> real crust like.
>
> KROM
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> "jacquie" > wrote ...
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> >I found this online:
> > This is a very easy pie crust to make. This works best for a 9" pie pan..
> > If you have an 8" one, the crust will be a little thicker, or you can cut
> > back on the ingredients a bit.
> > Ingredients:
> > *a.. 1 and 1/2 cups almond meal or almond flour
> > *b.. 3 tablespoons melted butter
> > *c.. Artificial sweetener equal to 3 tablespoons sugar
> > Preparation:
> > Heat oven to 350 F. Melt the butter (if the pie pan is microwave safe,
> > melt the butter in it) and mix the ingredients up in the pan and pat into
> > place with your fingertips.

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> > Bake for about 10 minutes until the crust is beginning to brown. After 8
> > minutes, check every minute or so, because once it starts to brown it goes
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Don't know where I saw it, but there was one recipe that called for an
egg white as a binder for a nut crust like that.

Evelyn