Quinoa-Almond Crust

By Katecooks

Ingredients

• 1 cup uncooked prewashed quinoa
• 1/2 cup almond flour
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• Baking spray with flour

Details

Adapted from myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Spread quinoa and almond flour evenly on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake at 350° for 9 minutes or until lightly browned, rotating pan after 5 minutes. Cool completely on pan. Transfer mixture to the bowl of a food processor; process 1 1/2 minutes or until almost finely ground, scraping bowl after 1 minute. Add brown sugar and 1/4 teaspoon salt; pulse to combine. Add egg; pulse 3 to 4 times or until mixture begins to clump (mixture will be moist). Lightly press mixture into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch removable-bottom tart pan coated with baking spray (lightly coat hands with cooking spray if mixture sticks to skin). Bake at 350° for 18 minutes or until lightly browned, rotating the pan after 10 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack. (Do not remove sides of pan)