Best Pastry Recipe For Pie Crust Gluten Free Recipes

PASTRY RECIPE FOR PIE CRUST - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• *Mix flours, salt, and xanthan gum in a bowl. Rub in the margarine,but not too much. The mixture should resemble baked beans rather than breadcrumbs.
• *In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, vinegar and ice water.
• Slowly stir the egg mix into the flour mix, until a ball is formed.
• *Knead the pastry (with a little gf flour if needed) for 2-3 minutes.
• Wrap the pastry and place in the fridge for at least an hour. **It can be frozen at this stage.
• *If the pastry is a little hard when removed from the fridge, knead again a little bit.
• *Roll out on a floured surface. Place in pie pan and follow baking instructions for your pie recipe.
• *If cooked pastry is needed for your recipe the pastry can be cooked at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• ***substitute Spectrum Naturals Organic Shortening to make it soy free. This is a non-hydrogenated, trans fat free vegetable shortening made from palm oil.

GLUTEN-FREE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine arrowroot starch, white rice flour, brown rice flour, and sugar in a food processor; pulse until blended. Add butter to flour mixture and pulse until mixture is the consistency of oatmeal.
• Transfer flour-butter mixture to a bowl; add eggs and vinegar. Knead mixture just until blended. Mix water, 1 tablespoon at a time, into dough (if dough is too dry) until dough holds together. Split dough into 2 balls, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.
• Spread a piece of plastic wrap on a work surface and sprinkle with arrowroot starch. Place 1 dough ball on the plastic wrap and flatten using your hands. Dust rolling pin with arrowroot starch and roll over dough until even thickness and about 9 inches in diameter. Repeat with remaining dough.

GLUTEN FREE PIE PASTRY

Steps:

• In large bowl, whisk together brown, white and sweet rice flours, tapioca starch, granulated sugar, xanthan gum and salt. Using pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in butter until in coarse crumbs with a few larger pieces.
• Stir ice water, beaten egg yolk and vinegar together in a small bowl; drizzle over flour mixture, tossing with fork until ragged dough forms and adding up to 2 tbsp more ice water if necessary. Divide in half; shape into discs. Wrap each and refrigerate until chilled, about 30 minutes. (Make- ahead: Refrigerate for up to 24 hours.).
• Between 2 pieces of parchment paper, roll out 1 disc, pressing edges together if cracks form, into 12-inch (30 cm) circle. Peel off top paper; replace over pastry. Gently turn over; peel off top paper. Transfer, pastry side down, to 9-inch (23 cm) pie plate; peel off paper. Fit pastry into pie plate.
• * For single crust pie, turn edge under and flute. Prick bottom and sides with fork. Bake 10-15 minutes (I used Pyrex-glass pie plate) at 400°F or until crust is golden.
• * For double crust pie, add filling of choice. Roll out top crust. Moisten bottom crust with water, and add Place pastry circle over filling; peel off paper. Trim, if necessary, to leave 3/4-inch (2 cm) overhang. Fold overhang under bottom rim; crimp with fork. Bake on bottom rack in 425F (220C) oven for 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 350F (180C); bake until bubbly and bottom is golden, about 1 hour. Let cool in pan on rack.

GLUTEN FREE PASTRY

Steps:

• Whisk the rice flour, sugar, salt, and baking powder together in a bowl. Work in the shortening until the mixture resembles sand. Stir in the water and vanilla extract.
• Bake as directed in your recipe, or at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 5 minutes until golden.