Pie Crust

  • The coconut one is really good with a pineapple cream
    cheese filling.

    1 1/2 C flax seed meal OR
    ____ 1 1/2 C finely crushed nuts OR
    ____ 2 Cups unsweetened coconut
    2 Tbsp granular Splenda
    1/2 stick melted butter
    1 egg white (freeze the yolk for later)

    Mix the meal or nuts (or a mix of both) with the Splenda to get it
    evenly
    distributed._ Then add the butter and mix with a fork._ Add the egg
    white last
    and start mixing with your hands._ Pour mixture into a pie pan and
    press out
    with your fingers._ This is a little messy, but works._ Bake at 350
    for about
    10 minutes, or until the edge starts to brown._ Cool completely if
    making a
    chilled pie filling._ Fill and bake again if making a cooked
    filling.

    The egg white here is what glues the whole thing together and makes
    a crust
    that will cut and serve._ Without it you get a crumbly mess.

    Tips:_ Crush nuts by sealing in sandwich bags and beating with a
    rolling pin,
    meat pounder, or pot._ Freeze leftover egg whites or yolks in ice
    cube trays,
    then store frozen cubes in ziplock bags.