Almost Fat Free Pie Crust
A quick and easy fat free pie crust that uses Phyllo (Filo) pastry in place of a fat-laden crust.
Yield
12 servingsPrep
30 minCook
1 hrsReady
1 hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | teaspoons |
sugar
|
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
apple pie spice
or pumpkin pie spice, all spice, or cinnamon |
* |
| 4 | Sheets |
phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
|
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2E+1 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 1.3 | ml |
apple pie spice
or pumpkin pie spice, all spice, or cinnamon |
* |
| 4 | Sheets |
phyllo (filo) pastry sheets
|
*
|
Directions
Preheat oven to 425℉ (220℃).
Spray 9 inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Make your pie filling and set aside.
To make crust, combine sugar with spice in a cup and set aside.
Stack phyllo sheets, then cut in half to make 8 sheets.
Cover with tea towl until ready to use.
Place one sheet of phyllo on the pie pan spray with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle with ½ teaspoon of sugar mixture.
Repear steps with remaining phyllo sheets, fanning them evenly until the entire pie pan rim is covered.
Pour pie filling into shell and trim excess dough.
To prevent crust edges from burning, cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake for 15 minutes at 425℉ (220℃).
Then reduce temp to 350℉ (180℃) (if this is what your pie recipe calls for) and bake for necessary time (for the pumpkin pie in this recipe you wer suppose to bake the pie for an additional 40 to 50 minutes at 350℉ (180℃) and you were suppose to allow pie to cool before slicing.
