Today’s savory recipe: whole wheat crazy dough with oil or whole wheat shortcrust without butter.
This dough is perfect for making savory pies but also simple crackers or savory snacks, perhaps sprinkling them with spices, herbs, or adding seeds.
I often prepare delicious rustic pies both for parties and to offer to my guests during the aperitif, but also for dinner, filling them with healthy vegetables. I like to vary both the filling, which can range from the classic ricotta and spinach to zucchini and ham, and I also love changing the outer dough and using puff pastry, savory shortcrust, crazy dough or shortcrust.
This time I made a kind of easy and quick shortcrust but with whole wheat flour and without butter, using olive oil instead. We could call it whole wheat crazy dough. The whole wheat dough is rich in fiber and healthier and lighter than the classic one, a great ally for our health.
I used my small stand mixer to knead but you can easily do it on a work surface or in a bowl, it takes really just a few minutes to make it. Without butter, it can be used immediately without resting in the fridge, though I recommend doing so to make it more elastic and easier to work with.
Let’s see together, step by step, how to make this recipe.
To receive the recipe of the day for free
You might also be interested in
- Difficulty: Very Easy
- Cost: Very Cheap
- Rest time: 30 Minutes
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: for a 7.9-8.7 inch mold
- Cooking methods: No Cooking
- Cuisine: Wellness
- Seasonality: All Seasons
- Energy 100.35 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 15.45 (g) of which sugars 0.53 (g)
- Proteins 2.98 (g)
- Fat 2.98 (g) of which saturated 0.35 (g)of which unsaturated 2.09 (g)
- Fibers 2.10 (g)
- Sodium 83.95 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 40 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for Whole Wheat Crazy Dough
- 1.5 cups whole wheat flour
- 7 tbsps water
- 1.5 tbsps olive oil
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 1 pinch baking soda
Tools
- 1 Scale
Let’s Prepare the Whole Wheat Shortcrust without Butter
Weigh the flour and pour it into a bowl, add the salt and baking soda, and mix quickly, then add the liquids, water, and oil, and knead with your hands or the mixer until you get a smooth and homogeneous dough.
Curly Girl’s Advice
When you need to use the whole wheat crazy dough with oil, take it out of the fridge, wait 5 minutes, and then you can use it. Remember to roll it out not too thick, if you make pies, pierce the base with a fork.
FAQ (Questions and Answers)
How long does it take to cook the crazy dough or whole wheat shortcrust?
The cooking time always depends on how you use it. If you use it for savory pies, it will take 35/40 minutes at 350°F, whereas for crackers or savory snacks, 15/20 minutes will be enough
How to make a savory pie with the whole wheat crazy dough?
Take the whole wheat crazy dough with oil and roll it out with a rolling pin to a thickness of about half a centimeter, line a greased 8.7 inch pan, pierce it and fill with vegetables, cheeses, or deli meats. You can cover with more crazy dough. Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for 35/40 minutes.
