Gluten Free Pastry

One meal that I missed when I went gluten free was quiche! Such a great meal and so versatile and easy to make so when I discovered that I could make pastry that I could eat, I jumped at the chance!  

Here is the delicious recipe that I think tastes better than normal pastry. 

Ingredients: 

225g gluten free plain flour 

100g butter 

1 large free range egg 

A pinch of salt 

1-2 tbsp water 

Instructions:  

1. Pre heat the oven to 200 degrees C. 

1. Put the flour and salt in a mixing ball and rub in the butter (room temp) until the mixture becomes breadcrumb like consistency. 

1. Stir in the egg and enough water to form a soft dough. 

1. Knead well then wrap in cling film and refrigerate for 30 minutes. 

1. While pastry is chilling, grease a 20cm tin or dish. 

1. Once the 30 minutes is up, onto the hands on part. Because the mixture is gluten free the proteins have not bonded together and this means the dough is crumbly. 

1. The easiest way to line the pastry into the dish is to transfer the pastry and literally with your fingers shape the dough to cover the tin and up to the edge rather than rolling out into a wide circle. 

1. At this point you can either blind bake to make the pastry crisper or go straight to adding the filling and the pastry will turn out softer. 

To blind bake: 

1. With a fork gently pierce the pastry 4-5 times (do not pierce all the way through to the dish though). 

1. Cover the pastry in a sheet of baking paper and add baking beans or rice on top. Then bake for 10-12 minutes until the pastry starts to turn golden. 

1. Then add the quiche filling and bake for 35-40 minutes. 

To bake the quiche without blind baking: 

1. With a fork gently pierce the pastry 4-5 times (do not pierce all the way through to the dish though). 

1. Add the quiche filling and bake for 40 minutes. 

Post coming soon on quiche and tart recipes using this gluten free pastry!

These photos were whilst on holiday in the South of France in the gorgeous town of Lorgues. It was a delicious feast of gorgeous homemade food with ingredients brought from the local market.