Dairy Free Pie Crust
3/4 cup coconut oil, solid, not melted
2 cups unbleached flour
1/2 tsp salt
6 Tblsp ice cold water, or more as needed
Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour and salt. Cut in the coconut oil until it is mixed through the flour, no bigger than pea-size pieces. You can use a food processor or a pastry cutter. Stir in the water, mixing until just combined. Separate the dough into two equal portions and pat each into a flat round disc. On a floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll out one of the discs until large enough to fill the pie pan with about 1" overlap on all sides.Put the dough into pie pan and press down on the bottom and all sides. Prick the bottom and sides of dough with fork.
If needing a pre baked pie crust, place a piece of tin foil covering the dough and fill with dried beans or popcorn kernels for weights, bake in oven for about 15 minutes or until golden. Let cool, Remove tin foil and weights, then fill with desired fillings.
If making an apple galette, roll out 1/2 of the dough on floured surface with floured rolling pin. Put 2 tsp flour and 2 tsp sugar into the center of the dough and spread evenly. Put your fruit into the center of the circle (about 1 1/2 cups) leaving about 1 inch uncovered dough around the edge. Put 2 Tblsp sugar and a pinch of cinnamon on top of the apples, folding and pleating the dough around the fruit. Brush edges of dough with 1 tsp melted coconut oil and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 400 for 20-25 minutes or until dough is golden and apples are fork tender. EnJOY!
