Easy Food Processor Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipe

If you are (or know someone who is) gluten intolerant and finding this recipe has been a blessing. The whole family enjoys this and many other gluten free items. The instructions are perfect! Even xanthan gum! It is a dry ingredient so should go in with the dry ingredients. Very straight forward recipe and instructions!

This butter-rich gluten-free pie crust is easy to make using a food processor. Use it for all types of pies, savory tarts and quiche fillings.

The recipe makes two 9-inch pie crusts.

Tip: A tart pan with a removable bottom makes shaping and cutting pies much easier. You can find tart pans at most large cookware stores or online.

Easy Food Processor Gluten-Free Pie Crust Recipe

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 50 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

Cuisine: Gluten-Free Pie and Tart Recipes

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 1 cup brown rice flour / 131 grams / 4.6 ounces Bob's Red Mill organic brown rice flour used in this recipe
• 1/2 cup organic cornstarch / 56 grams / 2 ounces
• 1/4 cup organic amaranth flour / 34 grams / 1.2 ounces
• 1/4 cup sweet rice flour / 39 grams / 1.4 ounces
• 1 tablespoon cane sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon xanthan gum
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 tablespoons ice water more OR less - just enough water to make the ingredients bind together when squeezed in your hand Tip: Add the water slowly, just a little at a time until the mixture holds together when squeezed
• 1 large egg
• 12 tablespoons cold cubed butter (6 ounces)

Method

 

1. Food Processor Method - A Fast and Easy Way to Make Pie Crust
2. Measure dry ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Use a whisk to thoroughly blend ingredients.
3. Pour the dry ingredients into a food processor bowl, fitted with a metal blade.
4. Add the cold butter cubes and pulse until the butter cubes are reduced to the size of peas and the mixture looks crumbly.
5. Add the egg and pulse just until egg is incorporated into the flour-butter mix.
6. Add ice water, one tablespoon at a time and pulse several times. Add just enough water to get the ingredients to completely hold together when squeezed in your hand.
7. If the dough is too crumbly and dry, add additional ice water and pulse several more times. Check the consistency of the dough again. If the dough holds together and you can form a ball don't add more water. Adding too much water will make the dough sticky and harder to roll out and shape.
8. Scrape the dough, which will look a bit crumbly, on a clean, gluten-free work surface covered with waxed paper. Gather the crumbly dough into a ball.
9. Divide the dough in two pieces and flatten into discs. Place each disc in a plastic bag and refrigerate for at least one hour before rolling out the dough.
10. Note- At this stage, the dough can be frozen. Place wrapped dough in a freezer bag, label and freeze for future use.
11. To Roll Dough: Remove dough from refrigerator and place dough between two sheets of waxed paper. Let dough sit just until it's soft enough to roll. When workable, roll from the center outward, working to make a circle about 10-inches in diameter and about 1/8-inch thick. If the dough should get too warm and sticky, place it in the freezer for several minutes and then continue rolling it.
12. Peel top sheet of wax paper from the dough and carefully flip the dough still on the remaining piece of waxed paper over a 9-inch pie plate. Gently peel the waxed paper from the dough.
13. Gently fit the dough into the pie plate.
14. Trim edges with knife and crimp edge with a fork or using your favorite method.
15. Pie crust is ready to fill or parbake (partially bake) as desired.
16. To parbake the crust, preheat oven to 350 degrees. Use a fork to pierce the crust- this will prevent the crust from bubbling up while baking. Or, line the dough with parchment paper and fill the plate with dry beans or pie weights. Bake the crust for about 15 minutes, or until lightly golden.
17. Bonus use for leftover dough: Roll out leftover dough scraps, butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar for an old-fashioned treat.

Notes

Reminder: Always make sure your work surfaces, utensils, pans and tools are free of gluten.

Always read product labels. Manufacturers can change product formulations without notice.

When in doubt, do not buy or use a product before contacting the manufacturer for verification that the product is free of gluten.