Walnut pie crust

Have you ever used or thought to use walnuts to make a pie crust?  If you haven't made it before, you don't know what you've missed😛

I love walnuts and I use lots of them in my recipes but if don't like the walnuts you can substitute them with hazelnuts or pecans.

Personally,for this recipe I prefer walnuts. I made a pie crust with hazelnuts too,tastes good but with walnuts is even better.



The walnuts improve the flavor of the crust and add a nutty note to the pastry don't omit them just adjust the amount of walnuts according to your taste.
I used this recipe to make some mini apple pies a few weeks ago,we went for a birthday party and I thought those little treats will delight them.....and everyone asked me what I put in the pasty😊

This buttery,flaky,melt in your mouth pie crust recipe is a keeper and I will be making again and again!I hope you guys will love this recipe as much as we do.

Ingredients for crust:

• 240g all-purpose flour
• 140 g unsalted butter(83% fat content),cold and cut into small cubes
• 40 g walnuts 
• 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar(5% acidity)
• 4-5 tablespoons cold sparkling water
• a good pinch of salt

Optional:
1 tablespoon caster sugar



Directions:

• Place flour,salt and walnuts in a food processor,pulse for a few seconds until walnuts are evenly ground.
• Add cold butter and pulse until the butter is the size of the peas.
• Add vinegar and cold sparkling water and pulse again until the dough is sticky when pressed between the fingers.
• Transfer dough onto a work surface and flatten into a disk,wrap in cling film and refrigerate at least 1 hour before rolling.
• Remove the dough from the plastic wrap and place it onto a work surface sprinkled with flour,lighty dust the top of the dough with flour and roll it out until 1/8 inch thick (0,3cm) 
• Transfer the dough to a tart /pie pan with a removable bottom.
• You can pre-bake it and fill it with your desired filling or you can add your desired filling and bake according to instructions for the pie/tart recipe

Notes:

• For best results use shelled walnuts about 6-8 walnuts
• If you substitute the apple cider vinegar with other vinegar of your choice be sure has 5% acidity,not more
• vinegar and sparkling water are very important to achieve a flaky crust
• use cold ingredients(butter and sparkling water)

That's all, folks!
Enjoy!

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