lavender date goat cheese Pi

Happy Pi Day!

When people ask what kind of music Jason’s band plays, I usually say “math rock”.

Today, I bring you “mathematical cuisine”. and it is totally irrational.

I started with my pie crust:

easy gluten free pie crust

dairy, soy, egg and gluten free, vegan

makes one single crust pie, or 8 Pi

1 cup sweet rice flour
1 cup all purpose flour (gluten free)
1/2 cup cold butter (Earth Balance soy free)
1/4 – 1/2 cup cold water*

Combine flours and butter – add water one tablespoon at a time until a dough ball forms. Knead and form a ball, wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Roll on a floured surface and cut into shapes for single hand pies or form a pie crust.

Then I filled it with the most delectable filling:

lavender date goat cheese pie filling

dairy, soy, egg and gluten free, vegan

7 large dates, pitted
3-4 tablespoons water
4 ounces (vegan!) goat cheese
1 1/2 tablespoons culinary lavender 

In saucepan over medium heat, combine dates and water. Stir/mash until dates melt into a paste and absorb water. Remove from heat and allow to cool a bit. Add goat cheese and lavender, combine completely.  

To make hand pies, or Pi: Spoon filling onto crust, leaving room at the edges. Top with another Pi shape, pinch edges to seal. Bake at 350 for 14-18 minutes, removing when crust is lightly brown.

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Tangy, sweet and aromatic – these are my tasty tribute to Pi. I actually like the skinnier Pi better, they look more like Pi, but the fatter symbols are easier to fill with a decent amount of filling.

One year ago today: Pi and Nutella Coconut Hand Pies

Something fun: How to Calculate Pi by Throwing Frozen Hot Dogs

 

Tagged as: easy gluten free pie crust, goat cheese date pie filling, hand pies, I love pie, pi = 3.14159265, Pi Day, vegan goat cheese