GF Pie Crust

Gluten free pie crust   (yes lots of work, but oh so worth it)

1/2  cup almonds

1 ½  cups Alison’s GF baking mix ( listed below)

½ cup brown rice flour

1 teaspoon guar or xanthan gum

1 Tablespoon unrefined sugar

½ teaspoon salt

¼  cinnamon  (great if you are making an apple pie, other wise leave out for a cream pie)

12 Tablespoons (1 ½ sticks unsalted Butter) COLD and cut into cubes

10 Tablespoons of ice water, plus an additional tablespoon if needed

Using a food processor:  Grind almonds until a fine meal forms.  Whirl in Alisons’s FG Baking Mix, brown rice flour, guar or xanthan gum, sugar, salt and cinnamon.  (if using).  Add cold butter and whirl till dough looks crumbly.  Add 10 Tablespoons of ice water and whirl till dough just sticks together. Add additional water if it looks like it needs it. 

  Pour mixture onto a flat work surface dusted with baking mix. Use hands to bring dough together without over working the dough.  Use more baking mix if too sticky.

  Divide dough in half and form into two balls.  Place each on large square of waxed paper, flatten a bit, wrap up in waxed paper and repeat for second one.  Place both in refrigerator for 20 min. 

  Next step calls for rolling out one ball into an 11 inch round, using waxed paper on top and bottom for ease of rolling out.  But I found if you own a Demarle ‘Roul Pat ‘and ‘Beachwood rolling pin’, you can proceed just like you always made pie crusts.  The dough never sticks to the Roul Pat.  (I enjoy making pie crusts again!).

  Place crust into 10 pie pan.  Bake in 425 oven for 10-12 minutes if you plan to fill it with a pudding. For Banana cream pie, cut up a banana onto bottom of baked pie shell, prepare your favorite filling and pour in.  Refrigerate. Top with whipped cream.  ENJOY! 

  For coconut cream pie.  Stir in ¾ cup shredded coconut into pie filling just before pouring in the crust.

Recipe makes  crusts for 2 pies or one apple pie.

Alison’s gluten free baking mix recipe

     ( I mix this up and store for future use in my other refrigerator)

4 cups brown rice flour

4 cups tapioca flour

2 cups potato starch (not potato flour)

2 cups arrowroot powder

    Combine all ingredients.  Makes 12 cups.

David might take credit for making this pie, but don’t let him fool you.  I am the pie baker in our house.  Carolyn  J





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