• Place the ground pecans in a bowl, and stir in the oats, cornstarch, and cinnamon substitute, mixing well.
• Add the remaining crust ingredients, stirring until thoroughly mixed.
• Lightly coat the sides and the bottom of a 10-inch springform pan with a nonstick spray and carefully pat the crust mixture evenly over the bottom using lightly dampened fingers.
• Yield: crust for one 10-inch springform pan [serves 10]
• Store in a covered container.

*Cinnamon substitute:

• We prefer to use sweet herbs for our recipes which are not irritating.
  Use any one of these.

A.    2 parts ground coriander, 1 part ground cardamom
B.    3 parts ground coriander, 2 parts ground anise seed
C.    Equal parts: coriander, fennel seed, anise seed
       - ground together in a seed grinder or blender.