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Vegan Pie Crust (Shortcrust Pastry for Sweet and Savoury Pies)

In this vegan recipe, you will learn how to make a delicious vegan pie crust that can be used for both sweet and savoury pies, quiches, and empanadas. Learn how to make this vegan shortcrust pastry in a few simple steps and have a perfect base for your vegan pie recipes.

Find out how to make this versatile and easy vegan pie crust recipe. The recipe is easy to follow and doesn't require a lot of ingredients. Watch the video at the end of the post and learn how to make this delicious vegan pie crust today!


INGREDIENTES

  • 360g or 3 cups of all-purpose flour

  • 180g of vegan margarine

  • 3/4 tsp of salt

  • 3/4 tsp of sugar

  • 3 tbsp of water

  • 1 and 1/2 tbsp of vodka

Video:

Links that help out:

Silicone Mat:


Rolling Pin:

Step by Step:

  1. Add the flour, margarine, salt, and sugar in a food processor. If you don't have a food processor, mix these ingredients with the flour by pressing them with a fork so that lentil-sized pieces of margarine mix with the flour.

  2. Pulse a few times until lentil-sized pieces of margarine mix with the flour.

  3. While pulsing with the processor, add 2 tablespoons of water and 1 and 1/2 tablespoons of vodka.

  4. As soon as you finish adding the vodka, do not let your processor work the dough anymore because we want pieces of margarine inside the dough to give it the texture of shortcrust pastry.

  5. Transfer the dough to a silicone mat and press all the crumbs until the dough forms.

  6. To roll out the dough, dust the silicone mat or your countertop with flour and roll out the dough to a height of half a centimeter.

  7. Place the dough in the pie dish and, holding the edges, fit the dough into all corners. Don't press with your finger, as this will make the dough thinner at the corners and it may break when you remove it from the dish. Here you can either cut off the excess or fold it inward. But always leave a good amount of dough on top of the edge for the dough to hold on to, otherwise, it will sink while baking.

  8. Using a rolling pin, place the dough over the pie dish and, holding the edges, fit the dough into all corners.

  9. Brush agave or maple syrup all over the dough, even if you are making a savory pie, you can use the syrup to finish the dough because it won't be too sweet.

  10. Place parchment paper in the center, aluminum foil on top, and oven weights to prevent the dough from swelling in the middle. If you don't have these weights, it's okay, you can use beans instead.

  11. Bake the dough in the preheated oven at 200ºC for 15 minutes.

  12. Then remove the parchment paper and weights and return to the oven for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Now that you have learned how to make vegan pie crust, you can create various sweet and savoury pies, quiches, and empanadas. The recipe is easy to follow and doesn't require many ingredients. If you use this dough, don't forget to tag me on Instagram with #receitasdachoi so I can see your creations.


Thank you! And see you soon!



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