Recipe: Almost Fat Free Pie Crust (using phyllo)

Almost Fat Free Pie Crust
Source: Shape Magazine, November, 1993

4 teaspoons sugar
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, apple pie spice, allspice or cinnamon
4 Sheets phyllo dough

Preheat oven to 425F.

Spray 9-inch pie pan with nonstick cooking spray.

Make your pie filling and set aside.

To make crust, combine sugar with spice in a cup and set aside. Stack phyllo sheets, then cut in half to make 8 sheets. Cover with tea towel until ready to use.

Place one sheet of phyllo on the pie pan spray with nonstick cooking spray and sprinkle with 1/2 tsp of sugar mixture. Repeat steps with remaining phyllo sheets, fanning them evenly until the entire pie pan rim is covered. Pour pie filling into shell and trim excess dough. To prevent crust edges from burning, cover loosely with aluminum foil.

Bake for 15 minutes at 425F. Then reduce temp to 350F (or temperature your pie recipe calls for) and bake for necessary time.