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Given the incredible crust-flake-producing properties of vegetable shortening and the amazing pie-structuring properties of silken tofu, veggie or vegan pie is no more challenging to make than traditional pie. But gluten-free pie is another story.
It's a topic of much thought for many gluten-free bloggers, especially around the holidays, when many of us crave traditional recipes. For more ideas, check out Thanksgiving favorites at Gluten-Free Easily, and share your trusted recipes with Pie Daddy, a brand-new blog by a fellow who is new to GF cooking and loves pie.
One really excellent thing about GF pie crust: Since there are no glutens to form, you don't have to worry about overworking or resting the crust. Being a gluten alarmist is by far my least favorite part of pie baking, so as soon as I can get down to the natural foods store for some basics (xanthan gum, nonwheat flours), I'm going to start fooling around with these crusts and see what I like -- though I do not follow a gluten-free diet, I like having options and being able to share with my GF friends and coworkers.
Traditional Pie Crust, Gluten-Free
- Shauna at Gluten Free Girl made a step-by-step tutorial with great tips for pastry blending.
- Stephanie at Wasabimon adds a list of things she's thankful for to her recipe for crust and filling for butternut squash pie.
- Carrie at Ginger Lemon Girl uses cream cheese in her recipe for a supple, easy-to-work crust.
- I Am Gluten Free has a pear galette that's a twist on a standard crust, using GF flour and Earth Balance spread.
- Linda at Gluten Free Homemaker developed recipes for pie crust and multi-purpose pastry dough
- Elana's Pantry has a crust recipe with just six ingredients: almond flour, sea salt, baking soda, grapeseed oil, agave nectar, and vanilla.
Other Gluten-Free Crust Ideas
- I haven't even begun to explore the idea of "impossible pie," the recipe series pioneered by Bisquick, in which you mix all the ingredients, pour it into a pie pan and the "crust" settles to the bottom. If you can cook it, a GF blogger will have come up with an impossibly clever version of it, and Gluten-Free Cooking School's got an "impossibly easy" pie mix that's 100% gluten free.
- Who needs crust, anyway? Try crustless GF pumpkin pie or crustless coconut pie from Gluten-Free Easily.
- Mom Cooks Gluten Free has tips for working with the store-bought Gluten Free Pantry Perfect Pie Crust mix.
- I found this lemon pie with oatmeal cookie crust on Fat Free Vegan.
- You could make an awesome sweet crust for key lime pie with this graham cracker recipe from Cake and Commerce.
Have you made gluten-free pie? Do you have any favorite recipes or tips? Share them with me, please!
See all the entries in my Month of Pies so far, and let me know what you want to see next!
