Description
This gluten free pastry dough has the mouth feel of wheaten crust but its easier to handle and produces a light, flaky short crust that bakes beautifully.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup gluten-free oat flour*
- 1 cup tapioca starch
- 1 cup Gluten free flour blend
- 1 cup butter, cubed
- 1 egg + 1 tablespoon cider vinegar + enough water to make 1 cup
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- To make gluten-free oat flour* blend 1 ½ cups certified gluten-free oatmeal in a high powered blender until it is finely ground to the consistency of flour, about 1 minute.
- Add oat flour, tapioca starch, and gluten free flour blend (1/3 cup rice flour, 1/3 cup tapioca starch, 1/3 cup potato starch, 1 teaspoon xanthan gum) to a bowl. Cube the butter into ¼ inch cubes. Using your fingers blend in the butter with the flour until it is the size of small peas. The butter will break apart more when it is rolled.
- In a one cup fluid measuring cup, add the egg and cider vinegar. Beat with a fork until well blended. Top up the glass measuring cup to the one cup mark with water. Stir to fully mix.
- Make a well in the center of the flour mixture. Add ½ of the egg mixture to the well in the flour. Using a fork, mix the flour into the egg mixture, until all the liquid is used up. Add more liquid, one tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together to form a soft ball. Knead the dough briefly, add the remainder of the liquid. Form a smooth ball. Cover with plastic wrap or a cloth. Refrigerate the dough for 60 minutes. [At this point the dough can be divided into two equal parts, wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen for later use.]
- Cut the dough in half. Working with one half of the dough at a time, roll out the dough on a piece of parchment paper. I use this reusable parchment paper. Rotate the circle of dough ¼ turn after each roll to make a 1/8th inch thin circle that is at least 10 to 11 inches in circumference.
- Lift the dough and place in a greased and floured 9 inch pie plate or cast iron pan.
- Fill the dough lined pan with a filling. Roll out the second part of the dough and cover the pie
For a double crust pie, bake at 375°F for 30 minutes or until the crust is golden brown and the filling bubbles. For tarts bake for 15 minutes at 375F.
Notes
For a lovely golden brown crust brush the edges of the crust with beaten egg.
Keywords: Gluten-free, pastry, dessert