FUNCTIONAL PIE WITH SWEET POTATO DOUGH

Protein pie with chicken, mushrooms and broccoli and dough made with sweet potatoes. Great recipe for parties, healthy option, gluten-free and lactose-free.

PIE DOUGH INGREDIENTS

• 2 small cooked sweet potatoes
• 2 tablespoons of green banana biomass
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon of flaxseed
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1/3 cup of coconut flour
• 1/3 cup rice flour
• 1/3 cup buckwheat flour or use rice flour
• Salt
• Pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon xanthan gum

HOW TO PREPARE THE PIE DOUGH:

• Blend the sweet potato, biomass, egg, olive oil, salt and pepper in a food processor.

• In a bowl, add the dry ingredients by hand.

• Check for salt and add xanthan gum.

• In a 15 cm removable bottom tin Spread the dough by wetting your hands to make it easier. Prick with a fork and bake for approximately 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 180ºC.

FILLING:

• 1 onion, cut into small cubes
• 4 cloves of garlic
• 1 shredded chicken breast (I used smoked, because my father smoked it for me)
• 1/2 bunch of broccoli
• 300 grams of shiitake cut into strips
• Salt
• Dried red pepper
• 1 egg
• 1 heaped tablespoon of sweet cassava starch
• 1 tablespoon of sour cassava starch

HOW TO PREPARE THE FILLING:

• Sauté the garlic until it starts to brown, then add the chicken and then the onion.

• Add the broccoli and shiitake and sauté a little, season with salt and pepper.

• Beat 1 egg with the two cassava starches in a bowl with a fork until dissolved, mix into the sautéed mixture.

• Add the filling after the dough is pre-baked and put it back in the oven for approximately 20 minutes or until the egg and tapioca flour mixture is firm..

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