Millet Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup oats
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup millet
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1/2 cup diced carrot
• 1/2 cup diced celery
• 1/2 cup diced potato
• 1/4 cup safflower oil
• 1/4 cup tamari sauce
• 1 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 4 whole cloves
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 recipe pastry for a 9-inch double crust pie
• 1 egg, beaten (optional)

Recipe

Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• bring 1 cup water and oats to a boil in a saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed, 10 minutes. bring 1 1/2 cups water and millet to a boil in a separate saucepan; reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed and millet is tender, 20 minutes.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• combine oats, millet, onion, carrot, celery, potato, safflower oil, tamari, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, salt, and black pepper together in a large bowl; mix well.
• press 1 pie crust pastry into a 9-inch pie pan. pour filling into pie crust. top with second pie crust pastry; pinch edges together. pierce a few areas of the top crust to allow pie to ventilate during baking. brush top crust with beaten egg.
• bake pie in the preheated oven until crust is golden brown, about 40 minutes.