Whole Wheat Pie Crust

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
2. 2
   In a medium bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, flaxseed meal, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
3. 3
   Place the mixture into a food processor and add the butter and lemon zest.
4. 4
   Pulse until the butter and lemon zest begin to make the mixture crumbly.
5. 5
   Drizzle in the water while you pulse the dough until it starts to pull away from the side of the bowl.
6. 6
   Divide the dough in half and shape each half into a disk.
7. 7
   On a floured surface, roll each disk out until about 1-inch thick.
8. 8
   Wrap the disks in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.
9. 9
   When ready to use the dough, remove the disks from the fridge and let stand for 10 minutes.
10. 10
    When ready to use, roll the disks out to a 1/2-inch thickness and place into desired pie plate.
11. 11
    Cook's Note: To add more flavor and richness to this dough, you can grind up pecans or walnuts to a fine texture and sprinkle about 1 tablespoon over the center your dough as you are rolling it out.
12. 12
    This will add a nice nutty and buttery flavor to the whole wheat crust.