need help with a recipe
 

I make a crust at christmas time for a dessert..it is cream cheese and butter with 1/2 cup of flour but i dont know what to replace the flour with??

this is a very good crust...i use it in making pecan tassies..trying to modify this recipe with low carb things.

The pecan tassie recipe is

Filling:
1 egg
3/4 cup brown sugar (need to replace this)
1tbs butter
1 tsp vanilla

pastry:
3 oz cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flour (need to replace this)

If anyone has any ideas i would love to hear them..thanks.

There's a link in this thread Good tasting "Crust" for Rhubarb Pie? to a site that has a low-carb pie crust that includes cream cheese. There's a bit of whole wheat flour in it so it depends on what your low-carbing boundaries are in regards to using the recipe or not. :)

Karen

sounds like plenty of people on the forum like to use soy flour flax and almond flour to substitute. I think there is no clear answer except for you to buy all three (maybe even some WHole Wheat Flour) and try a few combinations. In the end if you are making a double crust pie and need to stay away from a few extra carbs just take the top crust off.

MYself... I've tried soy flour but I didn't like the taste. going to try the expensive "BakingMix" Atkins Brand for $11-13 and see if it's worth it.

I've also purchased a 1g carb pie crust mix from GNC. I'll report back with the results.

Great i will be watching for the results of the "baking Mix"

I got some low carb mix at walmart i think it was carb sense or something, but i have not tried it yet.

If i can find something to replace the flour it is a good crust..people could make it to kinda take the place of crackers, or possibly bread.

thank you for the reply.