Vegan Pie Crust

Icy cold water helps keep doughbutter cold when mixing.

Vegan pie crust. It melts just above room temperature so unless you keep your house pretty toasty its probably good to go this time of year. It calls for 7 simple ingredients and works perfectly for a variety of sweet and savory recipes. Its an old-school recipe probably similar to the one that your grandmother made.

Using a food processor is the easiest way to make pie crust. If youre using the pie crust for sweet pies add the sugar.

While its possible to substitute vegan butter or vegetable shortening and still make great pie crust many brands do not. Bake vegan pie crust for 15 minutes at 400 degrees and then lower the heat to 350 degrees until done about 20-30 minutes more depending on your oven. Skip to the Recipe.

Ive made the process easier by utilizing the food processor but you can make it by hand if you prefer. In a food processor pulse together the flour baking powder sugar and salt. Dont overwork dough you want to keep those little pockets of fat for a tender and flaky crust.

4 to 5 tablespoons cold water. If youre using the pie crust for savory fillings add the shiitake mushroom powder onion powder garlic powder and ground pepper. This is a classic pie crust recipe vegan and perfect for all your baking needs.

1 Whisk the dry ingredients together and cut in the Vegan Butter. But there are pros and cons to each. They even have a vegan gluten-free pie crust make from spelt flour.