If you’re anything like me and enjoy baking, you’ll love this handy Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat pie crust recipe. A go-to for every filling under the sun!
We all know it’s easy to grab a pie from the market, bakery, even the health food store, but nothing holds a candle to a homemade vegan pie made from scratch, and especially with a rich Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat (HTB) crust.
In fact the thing about HTB is that it’s SUPER nutritious—way more nutrient-dense than standard buckwheat hands down.
It rocks four bioactive compounds—rutin, quercetin, luteolin, and hesperidin—and a powerhouse free-radical scavenger that rejuvenates cells. It’s also a complete protein with all nine essential amino acids and boatloads of prebiotics for your gut.
Which is exactly why Dr. Jeffrey Bland of Big Bold Health called it “the most immuneoactive, nutrient-dense plant yet discovered.”
You can learn more about it here. To get the flour on Amazon go here.
This recipe is organic, vegan, and gluten-free.
Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat Pie Crust Recipe
This Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat pie crust recipe makes two nine-inch rounds. You can do one double-crusted, two single-crusted, or mini pies with smaller cuts.
I personally double/triple the recipe to bulk-bake and freeze. You can also add any of your favorite gluten-free flours to HTB.
Vegan Pie Crust Ingredients
Is Vegan Shortening Healthy?
Nutiva vegan shortening is a nice option for pie crusts and pastries. A creamy blend of red palm and coconut oils, it’s a neutral-flavored dairy-free solution for crusts, biscuits, cookies, and more.
It’s also sourced from small organic family farms in partnership with Natural Habitats and doesn’t contribute to deforestation or habitat destruction. All organic, non-GMO, Fair Trade certified, dairy, soy, and canola-free.
Equipment
- Mixing bowl.
- 2-quart baking dishes or nine-inch pie pans.
- Rolling pin.
- Optional pastry blender.
- Cutting board.
- Utensils.
- Spatula.
- Kitchen paper.
Himalayan Tartary Buckwheat Pie Crust
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 cups organic flour.
- 1/2 cup HTB flour
- 1 tsp date sugar.
- 1 tsp pink salt.
- 1 cup shortening or 1/2 cup shortening + 8 tbsp vegan butter.
- 1/3 cup + 3 tbsp filtered ice water.
Instructions
- With a spatula mix the flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl.
- Add the shortening (or butter/shortening mixture) and cut it in with the pastry blender. Blend until it forms tiny dry balls and crumbs (not greasy).
- Add 1/3 cup plus one tablespoon of ice water.
- Cut with the spatula until fully moistened. It should stick together when pressed; if not add a smidgen more water until it does.
- Press with your hands until it adheres, then form into two pieces, flatten, and refrigerate in non-toxic wrap from one to three hours if using immediately. (It can last several days in the fridge or six months in the freezer.)
- Bring back to room temp and roll out on a floured board, flattening with the rolling pin and shaping into circles about 4 inches larger than the pans. Work from the center out without smashing the edges, smoothing in opposite directions.
- Keep the board floured enough so the dough doesn’t stick. If it splits, seal it with your fingers, using water and flour for patching.
- Invert the pie pan over the center of the dough to estimate size, then transfer to pan, gently forming the bottom before the sides.
- Patch any holes and trim the edges with scissors, crimping a 3/4″ overhang with a fork.
- Wrap and refrigerate dough for 3 hours to a day and heat bottom crust in oven for 5 minutes before filling/baking. Bake time varies with different fillings from 25-50 minutes. With longer bakes cover the pie crust edges for the first 30 minutes to avoid a burn. Baste crusts with melted vegan butter diluted with water and date sugar/pumpkin spices for desserts.
Nutrition
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