Lavender Date Goat Cheese Pies
LAVENDER DATE GOAT CHEESE PIES
Ingredients
EASY GLUTEN FREE PIE CRUST
- 1 cup sweet rice flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour gluten free
- ½ cup cold vegan butter Earth Balance soy free
- ¼ – ½ cup cold water
LAVENDER DATE GOAT CHEESE PIES
- 7 large dates pitted
- 3-4 tablespoons water
- 4 ounces vegan! goat cheese
- 1½ tablespoons culinary lavender
Instructions
EASY GLUTEN FREE PIE CRUST
- Using forks or a dough cutter, combine flours and butter.
- Add water one tablespoon at a time until a dough ball forms.
- Knead and form a ball, wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Roll on a floured surface and cut into shapes for single hand pies or form a pie crust.
LAVENDER DATE GOAT CHEESE PIES
- Preheat oven to 350 °F.
- In saucepan over medium heat, combine dates and water. Stir/mash until dates melt into a paste and absorb water. Remove from heat and allow to cool a bit.
- To cooled dates, add goat cheese and lavender. Combine completely.
- To make hand pies, or Pi: Spoon filling onto crust, leaving room at the edges. Top with another Pi shape, pinch edges to seal.
- Bake at 350 °F for 14-18 minutes, or until when crust is lightly brown.
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