Gluten Free Pie Pastry Recipes

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.

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.

Steps:

• Combine flour, sugar, and salt in a bowl; stir.
• Stir oil, applesauce, and milk together; add to dry mixture.
• Mix until it forms a ball; roll between 2 sheets of waxed paper or press into a greased 9" pie plate.
• Prick with a fork and bake in a preheated 400* oven for 10-15 minutes for a baked pie shell.
• Fill before baking if the recipe calls for an unbaked pie shell.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a food processor, pulse flour and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles fine meal, with no large pieces of butter remaining. Add egg and 2 tablespoons ice water, then pulse until well combined and dough holds together when squeezed, 1 minute. If necessary, add up to 2 tablespoons more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time.