Cream Cheese Pastry Gluten Free Recipes

THERMOMIX ® RECIPE

Steps:

• Put chopped butter and cream cheese into bowl and press briefly on turbo a few times to combine.Add flour and gum to the bowl and knead for 2 minutes.Turn pastry out and chill pastry in fridge for 20 minutes.Roll out on your mat until pastry is about 1/2 cm.Line pie dish with pastry addyour chosen filling and bake at 180 C for about 20 minutes. You may want to put a top on your pie, there should be enough pastry with this recipe to do that. I filled this one with caramelised onion and goats cheese.

CREAM CHEESE PASTRY - GLUTEN FREE

Steps:

• Combine the cream cheese with the butter, stir until smooth. You can use wooden spoon to mix.
• Add the remaining ingredients. Mix well. Using a clean or gloved hand towards the end of the mixing will quicken the process and bring the mix together quickly.
• Chill the dough for 30 minutes in the refrigerator and then use as required. If the dough is a little stiff, knead lightly and it will become more pliable.
• Roll out between sheets of baking paper as this stops the pastry from clinging to the work surface and your rolling pin. It also eliminates the need to use extra flour when rolling the dough.
• Cook at the temperature required for your recipe. I have found that there is no need to grease or spray the tins/bakeware.
• The pastry cases I have cooked at fanforced 180°C for about 30 minutes.

GLUTEN-FREE MULTI-PURPOSE SWEET PASTRY DOUGH

Steps:

• Pulse oat flour, gluten-free flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda in the bowl of a food processor until combined. Add butter and cream cheese and pulse just until they form pea-sized pieces. Whisk together egg and vanilla in a small bowl. With the machine running, add egg mixture to flour mixture and process until the dough just begins to hold together, about 10 seconds.
• Turn out mixture onto a work surface and push together to form a rough ball. Knead a few times to combine, then divide dough in half and flatten into 2 disks with smooth edges. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until very firm, at least 2 hours or up to 3 days.
• To make cookies (Makes about 2 dozen):
• Preheat oven to 350°F with rack in middle.
• Dust your work surface and rolling pin generously with all-purpose gluten-free flour. Remove 1 dough disk from the refrigerator and roll out into a round about 1/8" thick. If dough becomes too soft to roll out, cover with plastic wrap and chill until firm. Cut out as many cookies as possible from with cutters and transfer to parchment-lined baking sheets, arranging them about 1 inch apart (scraps can be rerolled as many times as you like).
• Bake cookies, 1 sheet at a time, until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes, then transfer sheet pans to wire racks to cool completely. (If re-using baking sheets to bake multiples batches of cookies, let sheets cool completely between batches.)
• To Make Pie or Tart Crust (Makes enough for one double-crust pie, two single-crust pies, or two 9-inch tarts):
• Dust a large piece of parchment paper and your rolling pin with all-purpose gluten-free flour. Remove one dough disk from the refrigerator and roll out on parchment into a 1/8" thick round, gently reshaping and rotating the dough as you go to make sure it's not sticking, and adding more GF flour underneath as needed. If dough becomes too soft or sticky, slide dough-covered parchment onto a baking sheet and freeze until firm, about 10 minutes. Invert a 9" pie plate over rolled out dough, gently slide your hand under parchment paper, and re-invert. Remove parchment paper, then fit dough into pie plate and crimp edges as desired. Chill in freezer 10 minutes, then bake according to your pie or tart recipe.
• To Make Bar Cookies (Makes two 8" baking dishes):
• Roll or press out dough according to your bar cookie recipe and bake according to instructions.
• Do Ahead
• Dough can be frozen for up to 3 months; thaw in refrigerator overnight before using.

GLUTEN-FREE CREAM CHEESE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut butter and cream cheese into flour mixture until you have pea-sized pieces or smaller. (Dough can't really be overworked since there is no gluten).
• Sprinkle with 2 tbsp ice water and stir together with a fork until dough starts to form a ball. Use more water if needed to get dough to form. Don't let it get too wet though.
• When ball starts to form, bring dough together with hands and knead slightly to get a uniform texture. Pat into a disk.
• If you want to roll the crust, let the disk chill in the refrigerator at least one hour, or up to 24 hours. Roll between sheets of parchment paper to desired size. Because of the high butter content keep dough and rolling pin cold for best results.
• You can use the dough without chilling if you want to simply press into shape. If you press it too thin or make a whole, simply patch it by pressing it back together or adding a bit more dough and pressing it inches This is what I usually do to form a bottom crust for a pie. I don't often make a top crust because I hate rolling them out and crimping them to the bottom.
• Fill pie as desired and bake according to the directions for the type of pie you are making. You can blind bake the crust by baking at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool and fill.

SIMPLY GLUTEN-FREE PASTRY

Steps:

• Mix flour and sugar together in a bowl. Cut in shortening with a pastry blender until mixture is crumbly. Mix in egg until combined. Add water, 1 tablespoon at a time, and knead until the pastry holds together. Form into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold and firm, about 1 hour.
• Cut ball in half; place each half on separate sheets of parchment paper. Flatten with your hand and cover with a second piece of parchment. Roll into 1/8-inch-thick crusts, flipping once, using a rolling pin. Peel off the top sheet of parchment. Fold 1 crust in half. Fold again into quarters; transfer to a pie plate. Unfold and fit into plate; peel off second layer of parchment.
• Reserve remaining crust to top filled pie.

GLUTEN FREE PASTRY

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.

GLUTEN FREE CHEESE AND ONION PASTIES

Steps:

• Making the pastry (1). Gluten free pastry can be tricky. A small amount of xanthan gum and a little time for it to absorb the water can make it a lot easier to handle. The addition of some egg will help too; it will also make the pastry light and flaky. Mix the flour and xanthan gum together in a bowl. Add the butter in small chunks. Rub the flour/gum mixture and the butter together with your fingertips to form "breadcrumbs."
• Making the pastry (2). Add 2/3 of the beaten egg to the breadcrumbs and mix. Save the rest of the egg for glazing. Add a little cold water to the mix and work into pastry. You want the pastry to be a little sticky, slightly stickier than conventional pastry as the xanthan gum absorbs water. Wrap it in a plastic food bag and put it in the fridge for an hour.
• Making the filling. The garlic is optional but, as it's roasted, adds a lovely extra flavour. Mix the cheese, onion, garlic (if using) and potato.
• Assembling the pasties (1). Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan) and lightly oil and flour a baking sheet. Take the pastry out of the fridge and put it on a board lightly covered with gluten free or rice flour. Cut into either two or three equal pieces. Roll each piece into a rough round big enough to fold over into a pasty. Spoon the filling into the centre of each round.
• Assembling the pasties (2). Brush water round the edges of each pastry circle and fold the pastry over the filling so the edges roughly align. Pinch the edges together and fold them into a thick edge where they meet. Be careful as gluten free pastry is prone to cracking. Use the water and brush to help fix any cracks. Put the pasties on the baking sheet and brush them with the remainder of the beaten egg. Bake for 35-40 minutes. When they come out leave for a couple of minutes then put them on a rack to cool. Eat hot or cold.