Blue Ribbon Gluten Free Pie Crust Recipes

GLUTEN-FREE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat the oven to 400 F. Have an 8-inch pie pan at the ready.
• In a medium bowl, cut the shortening or butter into the gluten-free flour until crumbly.
• Add the cold water and use your hands to work the dough until soft. The mixture will be crumbly at first but will slowly come together. Do not overmix.
• Form the dough into a single ball.
• Place the dough in an 8-inch pie pan and press it into the bottom and sides. You can use the back of a spoon, a fork, or even your fingers. Alternatively, you can roll out the dough , line the pan with the rolled-out dough and crimp the edges.
• Use a fork to prick the bottom of the crust a few times. This allows steam to escape as needed and helps to ensure that your pie will bake evenly and smoothly.
• Place your prepared pie crust in the heated oven and bake for 12 to 15 minutes, or until the edges of the pie crust are golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack before adding pie filling.

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.

NEVER-FAIL GLUTEN-FREE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Place brown rice flour in a resealable plastic bag. Add butter to the bag one cube at a time, shaking to coat each cube evenly with flour. Seal bag and place in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• Whisk eggs and vinegar together in a small bowl. Place in the refrigerator.
• Pour gluten-free flour into a large bowl. Cut in butter with your fingers until mixture resembles pebbles with some large lumps of butter remaining. Stir in egg and vinegar mixture. Mix in water one tablespoon at a time until dough is no longer sticky and forms a ball.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap; refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
• Divide dough into 2 pieces and roll out to desired thickness on a lightly floured work surface.

PIE CRUST - BLUE RIBBON

Steps:

• Using a pastry cutter, or fork and knife, combine flour shortening to resemble small peas OR do what I do, using my Kitchen Aid Mixer, mix until mixture resembles small peas. Do NOT over Mix.
• In a separate bowl, mix balance of ingredients.
• Add egg mixture (Egg, Salt, Water & Vinegar) to shortening and flour, until mixture forms together.
• DO NOT over mix.
• EDIT (11/5/2019): I no longer roll out between two pieces of wax paper. I now use a Bethany 20 Inch Pastry Board and Cloth. Before that I was using a pastry cloth with a rolling pin cover. Either of these methods I found was so much easier than the 2 sheets of wax paper as my Mom showed me how to do. (I am now 65).
• Follow your recipes for baking directions. I cook a two crust cherry pie at 375 for approx 50 minutes. Sometimes I have to use a pie crust shield for the edge for the last 10 min or so.
• If I am doing a cream pie, I put on my lower rack for 425 and immediately lower the oven to 400 for 10 to 12 minute.

BLUE RIBBON GLUTEN FREE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Whisk gluten-free flour, sugar, and salt in large mixing bowl to blend. Add butter and mix gently on low speed or rub in with fingertips until small pea-size clumps form. Add 5 tablespoons ice water; mix lightly until dough holds together when small pieces are pressed between fingertips, adding more water by teaspoonfuls if dough is dry. Gather dough together; divide into 2 pieces. Form each piece into ball, then flatten into disks and wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 30 minutes or more. Roll out dough disk on lightly floured parchment paper to 12-13-inch round. Transfer to 10-inch stoneware pie dish. Trim dough overhang to 1/2 inch. For a double crust: Roll out second dough disk on lightly floured parchment paper to 12-13-inch round. Using large knife or pastry wheel with fluted edge, cut ten 3/4-inch-wide strips from dough round. Transfer pie filling to dough-lined dish. Arrange dough strips atop filling, forming lattice; trim dough strip overhang to 1/2 inch. Fold bottom crust up over ends of strips and crimp edges to seal. Cover pie crust with (silicone) pie shield. Place pie on rimmed baking sheet. Note: The dough may be made up to 2 days ahead before rolling and kept in plastic in the refrigerator. Let dough soften slightly before rolling out.

PERFECT GLUTEN FREE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Spray 9 inch pie pan with cooking spray. Generously dust with flour.
• Mix flours, sugar, xanthan gum, and salt in large bowl of an electric mixer. Cut butter into 6 piece and add to mix until crumbly and resembling coarse meal.
• Add egg and orange juice. Mix on low speed until dough holds together; it should not be sticky. Form dough into ball, using your hands, and place on a sheet of wax paper. Top with a second sheet of wax paper and flatten dough to 1 inch thickness. (Dough can be frozen at this point for up to one month, wrap in plastic wrap and then foil).
• Roll out dough between the 2 sheets of wax paper. If the dough seems tacky, refrigerate for 15 minutes before proceeding. Remove top sheet of wax paper and invert dough into pie pan. Remove remaining sheet of wax paper , and crimp edges for single crust pie. (Dough can also be frozen at this point for up to one month; kine pie shell with wax paper, wrap in plastic wrap, then foil.
• To Prebake a bottom crust: Preheat oven to 375°F Gently prick pastry in 3 or 4 places with a fork. Bake for about 25 minutes or until golden and cool completely on wire rack.
• To partially bake a bottom crust: Preheat oven to 375°F Bake pastry for 10 minutes, remove from oven. Fill and bake as per recipe.