Pastry Recipe For Pie Crust - Gluten Free

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1/2 cup tapioca flour
• 1/4 cup potato starch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons xanthan gum
• 4 ounces margarine (see below***)
• 1 large egg, beaten (or use 1/4 cup extra ice water if allergic to eggs)
• 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar (or water if you can't use vinegar)
• 3 tablespoons ice cold water

Recipe

• 1 *mix flours, salt, and xanthan gum in a bowl. rub in the margarine,but not too much. the mixture should resemble baked beans rather than breadcrumbs.
• 2 *in a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, vinegar and ice water.
• 3 slowly stir the egg mix into the flour mix, until a ball is formed.
• 4 *knead the pastry (with a little gf flour if needed) for 2-3 minutes.
• 5 wrap the pastry and place in the fridge for at least an hour. **it can be frozen at this stage.
• 6 *if the pastry is a little hard when removed from the fridge, knead again a little bit.
• 7 *roll out on a floured surface. place in pie pan and follow baking instructions for your pie recipe.
• 8 *if cooked pastry is needed for your recipe the pastry can be cooked at 425 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
• 9 ***substitute spectrum naturals organic shortening to make it soy free. this is a non-hydrogenated, trans fat free vegetable shortening made from palm oil.