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PERFECT WHOLE WHEAT PIE CRUST & HOMEMADE POP TARTS
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Perfect Whole Wheat Pie Crust Homemade Pop Tarts

I’ve tried a lot of whole wheat pie crusts in my day. I’ve yet to find a whole wheat pie crust that bakes up soft and flaky, without adding a thick, grainy whole wheat flavor. Until now. I am finally and most officially ready to declare myself entirely free from plain old pie crust. Because this recipe is the ideal combination of butter and whole wheat, creating a pie crust that is perfectly flaky, mild-flavored, and easy to work with. Come, bake, be amazed. You truly won’t believe how incredible whole grains can be until you’ve baked them up in a pie crust such as this one.
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Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 C whole wheat
  • 1/2 C white flour
  • 2 t sugar
  • 1/2 t salt
  • ½ c. cold butter sliced
  • 4-5 Tbsp. cold milk

Method
 

  1. In large bowl, stir together flours, sugar, and salt.
  2. Cut in slices of butter using a pastry cutter (or fork, if you have to) until the largest pieces resemble peas. It’s important that you don’t touch the crust with your bare hands, no matter how tempting that mixing option might be.
  3. You want the butter to stay as cold as possible and your hands will warm it up and make the crust less flaky. Pour the milk over the mixture, one tablespoon at a time, just until moistened enough to hold the dough together.
  4. Use a fork to stir the dough after you’ve added each Tablespoon of milk.
  5. Quickly form the crust into a ball. Refrigerate until ready to use.