Carbalose Pie Crust (Low Carb)

How to make a pie crust
using low-carb carbalose flour.

(NOTE: This crust is low carb but NOT gluten free!)

If you're looking for a decent, low-carb pie crust recipe that you don't have to roll out, you can't go wrong with this simple, classic crust that's made using high-fiber, low-carb carbalose flour.

Super low in carbs, and high in protein, carbalose flour lets you take a classic pie crust recipe and turn it into a low-carb work of art.

For Christmas this year, I made my Strawberry Pie with blueberries instead of sliced strawberries, then I placed it in this Carbalose Pie Crust Recipe (pre-baked) instead of using an almond flour crust.

The crust came out really good. Much better than I had anticipated. Although carbalose flour has a strong taste, once baked into a pie, there was no yucky after taste at all.

Carbalose Pie Crust

Ingredients:

1-1/2 cups Carbalose flour
3/4 cup butter-flavored shortening
up to 1/4 cup ice water

Cut the shortening into the flour, leaving the chunks slightly larger than peas. Add water a tablespoon at a time and stir gently until you can work it into a dough.

Plop the dough down into the center of your pie dish and gently press it out to fit your pan.

If you need to pre-brown it, you can bake it at 400 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes, until it is lightly browned. If you are filling the pie and then baking it, you don't have to pre-bake it first.