Oat Almond Pie Crust Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly spray a 9-inch pie dish with cooking spray.
• Combine oats, confectioners' sugar, butter, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl; press into the prepared pie dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely.

Steps:

• In a blender or food processor, combine the oats and almonds and grind to a coarse powder.
• Transfer to a large bowl.
• Add the flour and mix well.
• Drizzle on the oil and incorporate it with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal.
• Sprinkle in enough of the water (mixing it lightly with a fork) to moisten all the flour and make a dough that you can form into a ball.
• Flatten the dough into a circle about 1/2-inch thick On a lightly floured board or a sheet of waxed paper, roll the dough into a thin (about 1/8 inch) circle about 11 inches diameter.
• Line a 9-inch pie pan with the dough and trim the edges to leave a 1/2-inch overhang all around.
• Use the overhang to form a fluted edge.
• Place the crust in the freezer for at least 20 minutes.
• Fill the shell and bake it according to the directions of your specific recipe.
• *To bake the crust without a filling; Preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Line the prepared pie crust with aluminum foil and place it on a baking sheet.
• Bake for 8 minutes.
• Remove it from the oven and discard the foil.
• Bake for 7 minutes.
• Let the crust cool before filling.

Steps:

• To make pie crust - in a food processor or blender grind oats and sesame seeds to a coarse flour then add ground almonds and sunflower oil and 'pulse' to mix together: slowly pour 1/3 cup of water down the feeding tube while the processor is running at a slow speed and process until the mixture starts to hold or ball together: Press crust mixture into a lightly oiled 9-inch pie dish.
• Over a low-medium heat, saute sliced onion and pepper in 1 tablespoon oil for about 5 minutes until onions are transparent.
• Meanwhile, 'whizz' ground cashews, tofu, 1/2 cup water, cornstarch and herbs together in a food processor or blender until smooth; stir sweetcorn into this mixture.
• Arrange cooked onions and pepper evenly over the base of the pie crust, then spoon sweetcorn tofu mixture over the top.
• Sprinkle freshly ground black pepper over the quiche and bake it at 350 degrees F/180 degrees C for 35 minutes or until set.
• Remove from the oven and leave the quiche to stand for a few minutes minutes before serving.