Easy Oatmeal Pie Crust
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4.7
Easy Oatmeal Pie Crust
Description
This pie crust recipe blends quick-cooking oats with all-purpose flour, dark or light brown sugar, and salt. Cold unsalted butter is cut into the dry ingredients until the mixture becomes crumbly, resembling coarse sand. Pressing this mixture firmly onto the bottom and sides of a greased 9-inch pie plate forms the crust for baking.
Baking at 375°F for 13 to 15 minutes cooks the crust until it gains a light brown color and a crisp texture, while maintaining some oat chewiness. Any sliding of the crust up the plate sides is corrected while it cools slightly to keep its shape. Once fully cooled, this crust can be filled with your preferred cream or fruit fillings for a complete pie.
The crust offers a nutty sweetness from the brown sugar and oats, setting it apart from conventional pastry crusts. It's suitable for a variety of cream pies or no-bake filling pies requiring a sturdy base.
Ingredients
- 1 cup oats 90 grams, quick-cooking
- 1/3 cup all-purpose flour 40 grams, sifted
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar 74 grams, or light brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt 3 grams
- 1/3 cup butter 5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon, cold unsalted
Instructions
- Combine the oats, flour, sugar and salt. 1 cup quick-cooking oats, 1/3 cup sifted all-purpose flour, 1/3 cup dark or light brown sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Using a pastry cutter, cut in the butter until the mixture is crumbly. 1/3 cup cold unsalted butter
- Press it firmly on the bottom and sides of lightly greased 9" pie plate.
- Bake at 375 for 13-15 minutes or until the crust is lightly browned.
- If the crust has slid at all, as the crust cools slightly, gently push the crust back up the sides of the pie plate.
- Once the crust has cooled completely, fill it with any desired cream filling.
Notes
- Calories are estimates based on eight slices, and may vary depending on specific brands used.
- This crust pairs well with any cream filling once cooled.
- Cut cold butter thoroughly into the oat mixture to achieve a crumbly texture essential for proper crust formation.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 129 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 129kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 7g | 2% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 227mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 23mg | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 365IU | 7% |
| Calcium | 26mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.7
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