DATE NUT PIECRUST

DATE NUT PIECRUST

Oil an 8 or 9-inch pie pan

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Yield: 8 servings

1-cup dates, chopped

½ cup water

1 tablespoon lemon juice

1-cup nuts, smashed (place in a plastic bag and hit with something heavy)

Soak the dates in the water and lemon juice.  Mix in the nuts (walnut, almond, or pecan) with the dates.  Pat the mixture in the bottom of a sprayed 8-inch or 9-inch pie pan.  The dough will be thicker in the smaller pan and thinner in the larger. 

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.  Fill with pie filling than bake for 30 more minutes until slightly browned.  If the filling is a non-cooked pie filling, bake the pie shell for 10 more minutes.