Basic 100% Whole Wheat Pie Crust

I generally try to eat as many whole grain foods as I can and I was astonished to discover not a single basic 100% whole wheat pie crust recipe here at Allrecipes. So here's mine! I previously had trouble with whole wheat pie crusts; they tended to be hard to work with and crumbly. Then I added wheat gluten, as I do for bread, and voila! nnThis makes enough for one 8-inch pie. If you're making a recipe that requires a top and bottom crust, double the recipe.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 20 mins
• Calories: 166 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¾ cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon wheat gluten
• ¼ cup vegetable shortening
• 1 teaspoon water, or more as needed
• 21 tablespoons whole wheat flour, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix 3/4 cup flour, gluten, and salt together in a bowl. Cut shortening into flour mixture using a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Mix 2 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon water into the flour mixture using your hands until dough easily forms a ball; add more water if needed.

Step 2

Flatten dough into a pancake-like shape on a floured surface; sprinkle top of dough liberally with about 1 tablespoon flour. Roll dough, using a rolling pin, into a thin pie crust about 1-inch larger than your pie pan. Roll the crust onto the rolling pin and transfer to the pie pan.