Gluten-Free Peach Pie Recipe (Dairy-Free) (2024)

FAQs

Why does my gluten free pie crust fall apart? ›

Common reasons why gluten-free pie crust fall apart include choice of flour and hydration levels.

This gloriously flaky gluten-free pie crust recipe rivals a wheat crust! It's super flavorful thanks to whole food ingredients: sweet rice, oat, and millet flours plus flax or chia seed (no xanthan gum!). A couple of classical pastry techniques make it easy to work with and give it extra layers.

All-purpose flour is an easy solution, as you're sure to have it in your pantry. Since it's lower in starch, you'll use more of it than you would higher-starch thickeners. Quick-cooking tapioca makes filling bright and clear, but also gives it a stippled and somewhat sticky texture.

Peach Pie Ingredients

Peaches: Peel and slice five cups of fresh peaches. Lemon: Lemon juice adds bright acidity and helps prevent premature browning. Sugar: Sweeten things up with a cup of white sugar. Flour: All-purpose flour thickens the peach pie filling.

Mix the Additives in Before the Wet Ingredients

Without it, gluten-free products can be dry and crumbly. There is a way to compensate for this however — use xanthan gum. Some bakers also use gelatin or agar. If you're using additives, mix them thoroughly with the dry ingredients before adding the wet.

Add xanthan gum to gluten-free flour. It enhances elastic qualities that gluten-free flours lack, making it easier to work with and less likely to crumble. Add plenty of water to the gluten-free flour to prevent the pastry from becoming too dry when rolling out.

YES, Cool Whip is gluten-free!

Although it does not carry a gluten-free certification on the label, Cool Whip doesn't contain any sources of gluten. In addition, Kraft Heinz states that cross-contamination with gluten has not occurred during the manufacturing of Cool Whip products.

It may seem impossible but GLUTEN-FREE FILO PASTRY (phyllo dough) is actually 100% possible and surprisingly easy to make.

A breakdown of that crust: Like we said, it's made out of ancient grains including quinoa, sorghum, teff, and amaranth, which are naturally gluten-free and high in protein and fiber. A small cheese pizza with the gluten-free crust also has 50 fewer calories than their original small-sized cheese pizza crust.

We like tapioca in blueberry, cherry or peach pies. Arrowroot, unlike cornstarch, is not broken down by the acid in the fruit you are using so it is a good choice for fruit with a higher content of acidity such as strawberries or blackberries.

What is a gluten free substitute for flour in pie? ›

Cassava flour.

This root vegetable (also called yucca) makes a great basic flour for blending that has lots of fiber. (It is not the same as tapioca flour). It's a carb-heavy flour that is similar to wheat, but not as grainy or gritty as other flours, which can make it a great substitute for a variety of baked goods.

Which one you use is a matter of personal preference. Cornstarch makes for a shiny, glossy filling. A little goes a long way because it has twice the gelling power of flour. Flour thickens nicely but leaves more of a matte finish.

Strain juice from peaches and reserve the liquid. You'll make a spice and cornstarch mixture to coat the peaches–this will add flavor and also help your pie filling thicken. Heat this mixture together with the reserved peach liquid, this activates the cornstarch and is how to make a peach pie not runny!

A custard pie made with a graham cracker crumb crust and topped with meringue.

When selecting peaches for pie, choose those with darker-hued skin and bright yellow-orange flesh. These peaches are generically known as "yellow peaches" and Reliance and Sweet Scarlet are the most well-known varieties.

Gluten-free pastry is much more fragile than regular pastry, so it is likely to tear and crumble as you transfer it to the tart shell. Just patch it up and push the pastry into the mould of the tin, making sure there is an even thickness and there are no cracks.

If it's too crumbly, add a little more water. Once your pastry has come together, don't then ruin it when rolling it out. It's always tempting to shovel loads of flour onto a work surface when rolling out pastry.

Use Psyllium Husk Powder as a binder for better Gluten Free Bread. Without gluten, bread dough lacks elasticity and the "stickiness" needed to hold together. Binders like xanthan gum, psyllium husk, guar gum and to some extent flaxmeal and chia seeds are used to perform the function of gluten.

Gluten is a binding agent that keeps food together, so if you elect not to use it, the result is often crumbly baked goods that fall apart when you touch them. But don't be discouraged. There exists gluten-free bread that does not fall apart, and that tastes just as good as normal bread.