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Gluten free pie crust tartlet with blueberry filling.

Gluten Free Pie Crust

Julie Hession
This gluten free pie crust recipe is easy to work with and shape into pies of all sizes. Although a few extra ingredients are involved, they each play an important part in creating a buttery, flavorful crust that works well with both sweet and savory recipes.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 0 minutes
Servings 16
Calories 224 kcal
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Equipment

  • 1 food processor optional
  • 1 Rolling Pin

Ingredients
 
 

  • cups finely ground brown rice flour (see Ingredients section in post)
  • cup sweet rice flour
  • cup potato starch
  • 6 tablespoon tapioca starch
  • 1 teaspoon xanthan gum
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 8 oz cold unsalted butter, cubed
  • 2 large egg yolks
  • ½ cup ice water
  • 2 teaspoon cider vinegar

Instructions
 

  • In the work bowl of a food processor fitted with the metal blade, pulse brown rice flour, sweet rice flour, potato starch, tapioca starch, xanthan gum, sugar and salt to combine. (See Troubleshooting section, above, if you don't have a food processor.)
  • Scatter butter pieces overtop of the mixture, add the lid, and pulse the food processor several times, until the butter pieces are the size of peas. Transfer the mixture to a medium bowl.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the egg yolks, ice water and cider vinegar. Drizzle half of the water mixture over the flour mixture and mix it with a fork until incorporated.
  • Add more of the water mixture, 1 tablespoon (15 ml) at a time, mixing after each addition, until the dough begins to hold together in moist clumps. You might not need all of the mixture.
  • Divide the dough in half and transfer each half to a large piece of plastic wrap. Shape each half into a ball. Flatten each ball into a disk and wrap each disk tightly in plastic.
  • Refrigerate dough for at least one hour and up to two days before using.

Rolling Out the Dough

  • Dust your work surface with additional rice flour (either one), potato starch or cornstarch to prevent sticking. Alternatively, place one (unwrapped) piece of dough between two sheets of parchment paper before rolling. 
  • Using your rolling pin, roll the chilled dough out evenly to about a ⅛ inch (3 mm) thickness.
  • If you are making mini pies or tartlets, cut out rounds to fit the size indicated in your recipe. If you are making a whole large single or double crust pie, transfer the crust to the pie plate per your recipe instructions.

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Notes

  • Pie crust dough can be frozen, tightly wrapped, for up to one month.  Thaw overnight in the refrigerator before using. 
  • This recipe makes enough for one double-crust pie crust, two single crust pie crusts, or 12-24 mini pies.  
  • If you want to use a pre-made gluten-free flour blend instead of making the dough from scratch, use 3 cups in place of the rice flours, tapioca starch, potato starch and xanthan gum.  

Nutrition

Calories: 224kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 53mg | Sodium: 248mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 385IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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