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Pie crust summary
The original post:
There is a recipe in Bette Hagman's "More from the Gluten Free Gourmet"
for "Dream Pastry". I had to give up my mother's old pie crust recipe
when I was diagnosed with CD. A wondeful woman affiliated with our
local
support group helped me make pie crusts for Thanksgiving. I was amazed
to find the taste and texture every bit as good as Ma's. We made many,
left them right in the pie plates and sealed in freezer bags to pull
out
as needed. Now when I start feeling deprived, I make myself a pie,
usually pecan.
The secret: GF pie crust wants to fall apart. Diane taught me to roll
on
cloth with a cloth-covered rolling pin. We then flipped, or almost
threw
the crust over the pie plate. My aim is not too good, so next time I
plan to roll the dough on the fabric, slide it over an upside-down pie
plate, top that with an identical plate and invert. Works in my mind.
Reality is yet to be tested. For the top crust of my apple pie, I
simply
used one that was frozen in the pie plate, lossened the edges, put it
on
top of the apples and removed the plate. Worked beautifully. The best
part of this crust is that it is very patchable. If you get a hole,
take
a piece of crust from the overhang and ptch it up. Less gorgeous, but
the taste makes up for it and practice will make perfect, I'm sure.
I have only been gluten free for 6 weeks now, and I have to say Thank
You All for sharing with me through this forum. I'm still nervous about
working with listservers, etc., but I look forward to reading and
learning a little bit every day. Every new thing you tell me I can eat
is a precious gift to me. Thanks.
Summary of responses and trial:
I got several ideas for rolling dough.
The most common was using plastic wrap
and either sticking it to the counter with
water or tape. Another suggestion was parchment paper.
I set about to test all three yesterday. I started
with my original idea and it was just too easy.
So I decided not to mess with success and proceeded
to make 6 crusts, with the greatest of ease. Do try it.
Barbara
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