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GF-Vegan Pie Dough

Prep Time45 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Author: Kate McDermott-Art of the Pie

Ingredients

  • 2⅓ cups Kate’s Gluten-Free Flour Mix
  • 1/3 c sorghum flour
  • 1 Tbs sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp Pixie Dust
  • 1/2 cup Earth Balance buttery stick
  • 1/2 cup Crisco
  • 1 Tbs Bragg's apple cider vinegar
  • 5-7 Tbs Ice Water
  • Mochiko or other rice flour for rolling

Instructions

  • Mix dry ingredients together.
  • In a food processor, add fats cut up into large pieces (about 1Tbs size) and pulse 15-20 times.
  • Add vinegar and pulse 5 times more.
  • Add water, holding back a Tbs or so, and pulse 10 times.
  • Add more ice water if needed.
  • The dough should feel very soft and somewhat sticky.
  • Scrape the dough out of the food processor and quickly pull it all together into a large ball about the size of a softball.
  • Divide the dough in half and wrap each half in plastic and form into a chubby disc about the size of a hockey puck.
  • Chill dough for 2 hours or up to 2 days.
  • Remove chilled dough from fridge.
  • Roll gently between two pieces of plastic wrap sprinkled well with Mochiko flour until it is about 1 inch larger than your pie pan or plate.
  • With the plastic still on, place the pin in the middle of the dough and drap the dough over the pin until both edges meet.
  • Carefully peel what was the bottom piece of plastic off.
  • Place the pin with dough in the center of the pan/plate and roll it off to the other side. You may need to help it along with your hand.
  • The remaining piece of plastic will now be on top.
  • If there are any rips or tears, carefully move them back together with your fingers on the plastic.
  • When all is relatively one, carefully remove the remaining piece of plastic.
  • Place prepared filling into pan and roll out the 2nd dough disc if you are making a double crusted pie.

Notes

You can substitute a mix of shortenings that add up to 1 cup. I have the best results with Earth Balance Buttery Stick (for flavor) and Crisco for tenderness. 45 minute prep time does not include 2 hours chill time in the fridge.
Pixie Dust
Ingredients
3 parts golden flax seeds
2 parts chia seeds- either color
1 part psyllium seed husk
Instructions
Grind in a coffee grinder till floury.
Store in the freezer till you need for a recipe.