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DESSERTS
Basic Almond Date Crust
This crust is a variation on a theme as its ingredients can be increased or decreased according
to needs, also sunflower seeds can be added to it, or raisins in place of some or all of the dates. As long as you have a crust that will hold together as a knife slices through it and doesn't become soggy from the filling it holds, you have succeeded.
1-3/4 cup almonds, soaked 8-12 hours 1-1/2 cup date pieces or chopped dates (see note) 1 Tbsp water 1/2 teaspoon vanilla (optional) Dash of cinnamon (optional)
Soak almonds 8-12 hours. After soaking, put nuts briefly (30 minutes) in the sun or dehydrator (30-60 minutes) to dry off, or
dry them off with a towel. In a food processor, process nuts until evenly ground. Add dates and process until finely ground. Add water, vanilla, and cinnamon while processing. The crust must appear slightly damp and be holding together, a small amount of additional
water may be necessary to achieve this effect. Immediately press into pie plate. (At this point you could dehydrate if for awhile but this step is not necessary.)
Note: Date pieces can be found at some health food stores, they are less expensive than whole dates.
If you are unable to find them, measure 1 1/2 cups of roughly chopped dates.
Filling 10-12 apples (peeled, and cored), cut in chunks 2 cups dates, pitted (medjool are the best) 1 cup raisins 2 teaspoons cinnamon 2 Tbsp psyllium husk powder
Put apples, dates and raisins through a Champion or a Green Star juicer, using a blank screen. This should yield at least 6 cups of applesauce mixture; if it doesn't, add more apples and put
through the juicer again. For smoothest results, then place the mixture in a food processor and process until very
smooth. Add cinnamon, process until mixed in. Gradually sprinkle in psyllium, process until mixed in thoroughly. Immediately pour into pie shell. Cover and refrigerate. Note: You need the psyllium to cause the mixture to thicken so it will hold up and can be sliced.
Without it, it's not recommended that you make a pie, make individual "tartlets" instead. Ground psyllium seed husks in a recipe will NOT act the same as it does in cleansing products, here is it just a thickener.
If you do not own a heavy duty juicer, you can get similar results with a heavy duty blender such as a Vita Mix or a K-Tec HP3.
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