{Updated} Flaky Gluten-Free All-Butter Pie Dough (Whole-Grain + Gum-Free) – The Bojon Gourmet

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Ingredients

• DOUGH-LICIOUS TUTORIALS:
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• Gluten-Free All-Butter Pie Dough (Whole-Grain+ Gum-Free)
• A few notes on ingredients:
• rent favorite variation is the buttermilk version down below.
• A few notes on timing:
• follows:
• 10 10 to minutes to mix and fraisage the dough
• 30 30 to minutes to chill
• 10 10 to minutes to roll out and fold
• 30 30 to minutes to chill
• 10 10 to minutes to roll out the dough, get it in the pan, shape it, and dock it
• 20 20 to minutes to chill
• 20 20 to minutes to freeze
• 30-40 30-40 to minutes to par-bake the crust
• Do ahead:
• to to make the dough up to two days ahead; let it soften up a bit before rolling it out. You can also wrap a frozen shell, baked or unbaked, for up to several months.
• All ounce measurements are by weight.
• 9″ one standard 9″ pie shell
• For the pie dough:
• 6-8 6-8 1 tablespoons ice water (from 1 cup ice cubes filled with cool water)
• 1/2 1/2 80 cup (2.75 ounces / 80 grams) sweet white rice flour (mochiko)
• 1/4 1/4 2 35 plus 2 tablespoons (1.25 ounces / 35 grams) GF oat flour
• 1/4 1/4 35 cup (1.25 ounces / 35 grams) millet flour
• 1/4 1/4 30 cup cornstarch (1 ounce / 30 grams)
• 2 2 15 tablespoons (.5 ounce / 15 grams) tapioca starch/flour (same thing)
• 2 1/2 2 1/2 15 tablespoons (.5 ounces / 15 grams) finely ground chia seed
• 1 1 15 tablespoon (.5 ounces / 15 grams) sugar
• 1/2 1/2 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 8 8 115 1/4″ (4 ounces / 115 grams) cold, unsalted butter (preferably European-style such as Strauss), sliced 1/4″ thick
• 1 1 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
• Make the dough:
• ablespoons of water, total.
• At this point you can do one of two things:
• 1 1) 10-20 to the dough in the bowl 10-20 times to bring it together.
• 2 2) 2) Dump the dough out onto the counter and fraisage by dragging portions of the dough across the counter with the heel of your hand (this makes for a flakier dough).
• 30 way, gather the dough up into a ball (a metal bench scraper helps if using the fraisage method) wrap it loosely in plastic wrap, and flatten it into a disk. Chill the dough 30 minutes.
• Optionally, for extra flake, roll, fold, roll:
• On a lightly floured surface, roll the chilled dough out into a rough
• 1/4″ square that is about 1/4″ thick. Fold it in thirds like you’re folding a
• letter, then roll up from a skinny end into a loose spiral. Gently
• to 30 flatten it slightly, and chill for 30 minutes. Optionally, repeat this step once more.
• Shape the crust:
• the overhang of the crust under, and flute the crust by pressing it between the thumb of one hand and the index finger and thumb of the other hand. Prick the bottom of the crust all over with the tines of a fork.
• 20 20 crust for 20 minutes, then freeze it for at least 20 minutes, until solid.
• to 400º. rack in the lower third of the oven and preheat to 400º. Remove all other racks from the oven. If you have a baking stone, put it on the rack.
• to the frozen crust on a rimmed baking sheet. Line it with a piece of parchment paper, and fill to the top with pie weights, dry beans, or clean pennies, pressing the weights into the sides and corners of the crust.
• h any holes, cracks, or tears in the dough, baking for a few more minutes post-patching.
• Variation with buttermilk:
• 4 4 to For the liquid in the recipe, stir together 4 tablespoons cold buttermilk with 4 tablespoons of ice water. Proceed with the recipe, adding more ice water if needed to moisten the dough after all the buttermilk mixture has been added.
• Variation with sorghum flour:
• 1/4 the millet flour, using 1/4 cup (30 g) sorghum flour in its place.
• Variation in a food processor:

Preparation

Step 1

seasonal recipes from a recovering pastry chef

A few key ingredients and techniques make for a gloriously flaky gluten-free pie dough recipe full of whole grain flours and free of gums. This dough works equally well in sweet and savory pies, tarts, galettes, quiches and turnovers.

And I had some questions myself. For one, could it be made without xanthan gum? Secondly, would it make a good pie shell? The answers turned out to be “yes” and “kind of.”

(science speak for a carbohydrate made up of various types of bonded-together sugar molecules) that forms during a fermentation process involving the bacteria Xanthomonas Campestris and carbohydrates from corn, wheat, dairy, or soy. Xanthan gum has strong binding powers and helps to make gluten-free doughs extensible, or stretchy, mimicking sticky, gummy gluten.

European-Style butter, such as Strauss, has a higher fat content that gives it a golden hue and makes the tastiest pastries

When you tell someone there’s xanthan gum in the charmingly homemade baked good you’ve just given them, an odd look usually crosses their face, and the good in question suddenly seems a lot less charming and homey. The name and process by which xanthan gum is made both sound kinda creepy. It can be hard to find, most folks don’t have it lying around the house, and some can’t tolerate eating it. For all these reasons, I like to do without it when I can, using naturally sticky ingredients in its place. Inspired by many of the gluten-free recipes in Aran Goyoaga’s

, I decided to try replacing the xanthan gum with ground chia seed, which, like xanthan gum, is full of polysaccharides. The seeds provide a more natural way to help gluten-free baked goods hold together, plus they’re full of healthy fiber and omega 3s, and they add a pleasant nutty flavor to baked goods. (If you’re chia curious,

A sturdy pastry blender makes this dough easy as pie

As for making the galette dough into a pie crust, I tried this several times, with some successes and some fails. The dough was fairly brittle – easy to form into a laid-back galette, but a bit tricky to wrestle into a pie pan, tending to crack apart on its journey from the counter into the pan. Once pressed into place, it sometimes baked up perfectly crisp and flaky; other times, for no apparent reason, it

Big butter chunks make for a flaky, tender dough

I wanted a bit more dough in order to make a thicker crust, so I increased the flours, butter, and ice water. I tried varying amounts of ground chia seed until I hit on the right amount to help it hold together, but not too much to overpower things. To solve the toughness problem, I added a teaspoon of cider vinegar (

). And I increased the sugar a bit to cancel out the edge of bitterness that the millet flour adds.

Add the ice water/vinegar mixture tablespoon by tablespoon directly to the dry bits until the dough will just hold together when you squeeze it

I had tried making the galette dough with tapioca flour in place of cornstarch, but didn’t like the results. I found here, though, that a little tapioca flour in addition to the cornstarch helped to make a smoother dough that held together better. (I also tried potato starch in place of the cornstarch, but since potato starch is hygroscopic [science speak for grabbing water molecules out of the air], this dough became soggy quickly. The dough made with cornstarch browned more readily, and it stays crisp for days.)

method, an old-school French technique wherein portions of the dough get smeared quickly across the counter. This has the effect of flattening the butter chunks into thin sheets, in a puff pastry-like manner. When these many layers of butter hit the heat of the oven, they release steam, raising the layer of dough above it, making for flaky pastry. I wondered if this step could be skipped, so I tried simply kneading the dough 10 to 20 times in the bowl. This produced a crust that was not quite as flaky as the one using the fraisage method, but still pretty great, especially for a gluten-free dough.

For extra flake, I like to take a cue from laminated doughs (such as puff pastry) and roll the dough out once, fold it up in thirds like folding a letter, roll that into a loose spiral, and then chill it again before rolling it into a round to stick in the pie pan. Called “a turn” when making croissant dough or puff pastry, this helps smooth out the dough, making it easier to work with, and it also creates more flake and layers. I liked the dough that got

Folding the dough in thirds, then in thirds again, not only creates extra flaky layers, it also makes for a smoother dough that’s easier to work with

I’ve been tinkering with this recipe since last fall, and I’m 99% happy with this version. It’s a pleasure to work with – smooth and fairly sturdy. It bakes up crisp, with a texture akin to a whole wheat pie dough – a bit denser than a white flour pie dough, and with a nutty, whole-grain flavor. The texture is crisp and buttery, and it stays that way even after a few days of being filled and baked, a feat for any pie dough. I filled this one with a grapefruit custard kissed with St. Germain elderflower liqueur, inspired by

Quick(er) Whole Wheat Puff Pastry

This is the flour blend that worked for me, but do feel free to experiment as you see fit. A GF all-purpose blend could likely stand in for the sweet rice flour (I would hesitate to substitute regular rice flour, which is less sticky). Oat-intolerant folks could try sorghum or brown rice flour in place of the oat flour. Chia seed is becoming more widely available; I use the lighter colored seeds, grind a bunch ahead of time, and keep them in a jar to use as needed. If you can’t find chia seeds, try using an equal amount of ground flax seed (these have a slightly stronger flavor), or 1/2 teaspoon xanthan or guar gum in their place. European-style butters have more fat and less water, and will make for the most rich and tender crust; Strauss and Plugra are two widely available brands.

My current favorite variation is the buttermilk version down below.

If your dough has chilled for a while and cracks when you go to roll it, let it warm up a bit; this will make it easier to work with. Give yourself three hours to complete a parbaked crust if you plan to give your dough a puff pastry-esque turn (which I call roll, fold, roll), or two hours if you’re skipping this step. Most of this time is inactive. The ideal timeframe for making this crust is as follows:

10 minutes to mix and fraisage the dough

10 minutes to roll out the dough, get it in the pan, shape it, and dock it

You can make the dough up to two days ahead; let it soften up a bit before rolling it out. You can also wrap a frozen shell, baked or unbaked, for up to several months.

Makes one standard 9″ pie shell

Make the dough:

In a large bowl, combine the rice, oat, and millet flours with the cornstarch, tapioca flour, ground chia seed, sugar, and salt. Scatter the butter pieces of the top, and work in with a pastry blender or your fingers until the mixture resembles gravel, with lots of butter chunks the size of large peas.

Stir together 6 tablespoons of the ice water with the apple cider vinegar, and drizzle the mixture into the flour mixture 1 tablespoon at a time, tossing the dough with a rubber spatula to moisten evenly. Add just enough water for the dough to hold together when you give it a squeeze, and add it directly to the dry floury bits that like to hang out on the bottom of the bowl; you may need up to 8 tablespoons of water, total.

by dragging portions of the dough across the counter with the heel of your hand (this makes for a flakier dough).

Shape the crust:

Remove the dough from the fridge, unwrap, and place on a lightly floured surface. Roll out the dough into a 12″ circle, dusting the dough lightly with oat flour flour as needed, rotating and flipping it to prevent it from sticking. Ease the dough into a 9″ glass pie plate, fit it into the corners, and trim it to a 1″ overhang. (Save the scraps to patch any tears in the dough post-parbaking.) Fold the overhang of the crust under, and flute the crust by pressing it between the thumb of one hand and the index finger and thumb of the other hand. Prick the bottom of the crust all over with the tines of a fork.

preheat to 400º

. Remove all other racks from the oven. If you have a baking stone, put it on the rack.

Place the frozen crust on a rimmed baking sheet. Line it with a piece of parchment paper, and fill to the top with pie weights, dry beans, or clean pennies, pressing the weights into the sides and corners of the crust.

Bake the crust for 15-30 minutes (shorter for a metal pan, longer for a glass pan), until the dough will hold its shape when you lift off the parchment. Carefully remove the weights and parchment and bake until the bottom is dry and lightly golden, about 8-12 minutes longer (for a parbaked crust) or until deeply golden, 15-20 minutes (for a fully baked crust). Use the saved scraps of dough to patch any holes, cracks, or tears in the dough, baking for a few more minutes post-patching.

Variation with buttermilk:

Omit the vinegar. For the liquid in the recipe, stir together 4 tablespoons cold buttermilk with 4 tablespoons of ice water. Proceed with the recipe, adding more ice water if needed to moisten the dough after all the buttermilk mixture has been added.

Variation with sorghum flour:

Omit the millet flour, using 1/4 cup (30 g) sorghum flour in its place.

Variation in a food processor:

Once you’ve made this dough a few times by hand and have a feel for how it comes together, you can throw caution to the wind and make it in a food processor. Add all the dry ingredients to the bowl of the processor and scatter the butter slices over the top, but don’t pulse them in yet. Place the bowl on the food processor, put the lid on, and open up the pouring spout. While pouring in the ice water mixture, pulse the processor in short bursts. By the time the liquid is added, the butter should be broken down into the size of peas. Give the dough a squeeze to make sure it’s properly hydrated, pulsing in more ice water if needed. Wrap and chill the dough, making the turns if you like for extra flake.

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