These little guys are incredibly delicious and hard to distinguish from the non-vegan version
Easy Pie Crust
1 cup flour
1/2 cup vegetable shortening or Earth Balance spread
1/4 cup water
Mix the shortening or butter into the flour with a fork and start adding water until dough sticks together and isn't crumbly. You may not have to use all the water. If you accidentally add too much water, you can always put a little more flour in the mix.
Form dough into muffin tin and bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes before filling.
Pie Filling
1/2 cup raw sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 T flour
1 T corn starch
4 T milk
2 T ground flax seeds mixed with 6 T hot water (let it sit at least 10 minutes)
8 T Earth Balance
1 t vanilla extract
1 cup pecans- crushed or whole, your choice
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Melt butter in microwave and add sugar. Stir until sugar dissolves.
Mix all other ingredients, except pecans, in with butter/sugar combo
Pour into pre-baked pie shell
Bake for 20 minutes
Reduce heat to 275 degrees
Add pecans to top of mini pies and bake another 20-30 minutes.
They should look set up at this point. If not, give them a little more time but check them frequently.
