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Saturday, August 21, 2010

Lemon Meringue-Less Pie

This pie, from Susan at FatFree Vegan is fantastic.  I've never made it with the calamondins the original recipe calls for, but I've made it with both lemons and limes, and it is so yummy.  It's just about Lemon Meringue without the waste-of-space meringue.  And I think the oatmeal crust is great, too.  I use all oatmeal flour, and almond milk, and it works just fine.  Oh, and the crust is fat-free!  How much does that rock?

http://blog.fatfreevegan.com/2006/12/calamondin-or-lemon-pie-with-oatmeal.html

Fat-Free Oatmeal Cookie Crust
1/2 cup quick oats
1/2 cup sorghum flour (may use whole wheat flour or a mixture of unbleached and whole wheat)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup brown sugar (packed)
2 tablespoons natural sugar
1/4 cup apple sauce

Preheat oven to 375 F. Lightly oil a 9-inch pie pan.

Put the oats into a food processor or blender and process until finely ground. Add the remaining dry ingredients and blend well. Transfer to a bowl and add the apple sauce. Stir well until completely combined.
Put the mixture into the pie pan, and starting at the center, flatten and press it with moistened fingers until it evenly covers the bottom and extends up the sides of the pan as far as possible:

Put it in the oven and cook for 8-10 minutes, until it it is crisp but not overdone. Set aside to cool before filling.

Lemon Pie Filling

Recipe adapted by: Susan Voisin

You can reduce the calorie content a lot by using stevia or an artificial sweetener for part (but not all) of the sugar.

1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup water
1 cup fatfree soymilk
3/4 cup lemon juice
grated rind of 2 lemons (about 2 Tbsp.)

Combine sugar, cornstarch, and salt in saucepan. Stir in water and soymilk and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and slowly add the lemon juice and grated rind. Pour into a fatfree pie crust (or a graham cracker crust if you don’t need it to be completely fatfree). Chill.

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