DREAM PIE/PASTRY CRUST
The
1st number is to make multiple batches at once (makes 4 batches), the 2nd
is for just 1 batch (2 pie crusts)
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To
make dry mix:
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4,
1 cup sweet rice flour
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2,
½ cup tapioca starch
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4,
1 t xanthan gum (rounded)
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2,
½ cup corn starch
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2,
½ t salt
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1,
¼ cup potato starch
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2,
½ t sugar
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To
make dry mix, combine these ingredients and store until you need it.
For
2 pie crusts:
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½
cup margarine or butter
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1
T vinegar
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½
cup shortening
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¼
cup water (very cold)
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1
egg, cold
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1.
Use 2 ¼ cup of the mix (1 batch). Cut in
butter and shortening until the size of lima beans.
2.
Beat egg with fork. Add vinegar and water.
3.
Stir egg mixture into flour until it forms a ball. Knead as much as you’d like.
4.
Divide dough into two pieces and refrigerate for at least two hours.
This mix rolls out really well for a gluten-free mix. I have worked with others that are amazingly sticky and wet. The dough will need to be warmed up a little coming straight from the fridge, so I like to knead it in my hands for a minute until it starts getting a little more flexible. It's better to work with it while still cold because it is less sticky. One trick that I got from my grandmother (for wheat pie crusts) is to wet down the countertop/flat surface you are working on. Then place a piece of wax paper over it (parchment paper works, though not as well) and smooth it down. The wax paper will stay in place while you are rolling. It takes a little practice to get the amount of water right--not enough and it won't stick, too much and the wax paper starts breaking down. Make sure to place some gluten-free flour on the wax paper before placing the dough on the paper and place some on your rolling pin. Occasionally you may need to add a little bit more. You can also roll it out between two sheets of wax paper if you'd like. Just make sure to use some flour because the wax paper can rip and be hard to pull off if you don't. The nice thing about this is that when you are done, the pie crust is more transportable on the wax paper. I am able to flip it upside down in the pie pan (so the wax paper is on top) and then slowly and carefully peel it off.
