Preparing Gluten Free Pie Crust and Biscuits

In preparing gluten free pie crust, you need to have all the necessary ingredients. The ingredients include ½ cup shortening, four table spoons of cold water, 1 ½ cups of rice flour. This will ensure that you get the best gluten free pie.

You have to preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Proceed to cut shorten into rice flour. This is until crumbs like texture form. Then add water while working the dough until soft and it forms a ball.  You then proceed to put the dough into eight inch pie pan. This should be done while pressing it to the sides and bottom using the back of a spoon or even your fingers.  Then use a fork in pricking the bottom of that crust in order to prevent buckling. Then proceed to place the crust in oven and baking for about 12 to 15 minutes.  This can also be done until the edges turn golden brown.  Then your gluten free pie crust will be ready for serving.

It is important for you not to put too much water in the bake. This is because you might end up with a very mushy center which will not be cooked properly.  If you are suffering from major diseases, it is recommended that you adhere to gluten free pie diet.  This will enable you to take precautions on the diseases.  Other ingredients that you can use in making your gluten free pie include nuts, sweet, pie, thyme, savory and cinnamon among others.  You will get natural sweetness and taste.  You also will enjoy a lot of fun in the preparation.

In the pie filling, you can also incorporate various fruits this will give you a delicious taste.  This type of crusts ensures that you are healthy as needed.

In making gluten free biscuits you need the following ingredients: 1 ½ cups of superfine white/brown rice, ¾ potato starch or tapioca, one table spoon  baking powder, ¾ cup milk, one teaspoon fine sea salt or kosher and six tablespoons cold fat (includes shortening, butter or earth balance) it should be cut into tiny pieces.

Proceed to preheat the oven to about 400degrees.  You can then line the baking sheet with silicon baking mat or parchment paper.  Whisk the flour together, salt and starch baking powder.  Then cut the fat in the flour with the help of a pastry cutter or even two knives. Ensure that there are some large pieces of fat left. Then now proceed to add the liquids starting from the ½ cup a little at a time gradually while mixing until the dough is uniform. You can put some flour in the work surface where you will dump the dough.  Proceed to knead 3 to 4 times, you can them pat it out to about ½ inch thickness. Cut them into biscuits with the help of 2 ½ inch cutter (cookie0.  Place them (biscuits) in the baking sheet earlier prepared. Proceed to bake for about 20 minutes or even until it is lightly brown. You can serve it while still warm.

Gluten free biscuits are very delicious. You can prepare it for your family and friends. As the procedure states, it is very easy to prepare the biscuits. Gluten free pie crust and gluten free biscuits are some of the heath friendly tasty delicacies.