Whole Wheat Pie Crust

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   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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   In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.

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   Place the mixture into a food processor and add the butter and lemon zest.

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   Pulse until the butter and lemon zest begin to make the mixture crumbly.

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   Drizzle in the water while you pulse the dough until it starts to pull away from the side of the bowl.

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   Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a disk.

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   On a floured surface, roll each disk out until about 1-inch thick.

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   Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

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   When ready to use the dough, remove the disks from the fridge and let stand for 10 minutes.

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    When ready to use, roll the disks out to a 1/2-inch thickness and place into desired pie plate.

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    Cook's Note: To add more flavor and richness to this dough, you can grind up pecans or walnuts to a fine texture and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon over the center your dough as you are rolling it out.

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    This will add a nice nutty and buttery flavor to the whole wheat crust.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.

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