Gluten Free Shortbread Pie Crust is a simple "pat-a-crust" recipe. Easiest pie crust ever and darned good.
Gluten Free Shortbread Pie Crust Recipe
A gluten free diet for anyone who has a sensitivity to gluten helps to reduce joint aches and pains and other symptoms related to gluten intolerance. I wanted to make a pie, so I converted a shortbread cookie recipe using gluten-free rice flour.
This is easier than a traditional pie crust because there is no rolling. Just pat it into the pie pan. Really simple. Only 3 ingredients.
I made a peach pie using the gluten free shortbread crust which got rave reviews. Did you know you can make a peach pie with canned peaches? Check out my Peach Cream Pie recipe.
Isn't Shortbread for Cookies?
You can use this shortbread crust recipe to make shortbread cookies, too. Just pat the mixture into a pan. It should be ¼ inches thick. Then bake it for 15 to 20 minutes or so at 350F degrees. When it is done baking, you will want to cut it into pieces while it is still warm (to prevent cracking when cutting). The cookies or bars will be golden brown and crispy.
Or, remove the shortbread from the oven when it is about ½ done and score it; then you can easily break the shortbread into pieces later. If you press it into square pans, score the shortbread into squares. In a round pan score the shortbread pieces in wedges like a pie.
What You Need
No special tools are required for this recipe. I used measuring cups and spoons, a mixing bowl, an electric mixer, and a pie plate. If you intend to make pies, you should get a pretty pie plate.
Gluten Free Shortbread Pie Crust Recipe
Author: Recipe Idea Shop
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- 1 cup rice flour
- ¼ cup sugar I use natural or Turbinado sugar
- ½ cup butter softened or ½ cup Crisco for dairy free
Directions
- Heat the oven to 350°F.
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Blend in the flour until the mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Press the shortbread mixture into a pie plate.
- First cover the bottom about a quarter inch thick.
- Then tilt the plate slightly to more easily press the mixture onto the sides.
- Make sure the joint between the side and bottom is pressed together well.
- If making shortbread only (without a filling), then press the mixture to ¼ inch thick in either a square or round pan.
- Bake in the 350°F oven for about 10 minutes, just until the crust begins to brown for a pie shell to be filled and baked.
- If it is for a cream pie that will not be baked again, bake the shell for 15 to 20 minutes until it is golden brown.
- Let it cool before using it for non-baked pies (such as a cream pie).
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Kathy acquired the blog, Recipe Idea Shop in 2024. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas where having a big garden and good food to eat was the norm. She shares recipes for homemade comfort food and new trending dishes.
Kathy began her blogging journey in 2011 when she founded PetticoatJunktion.com, a home décor blog focused on repurposing and upcycling furniture, and thrift store finds.