My good pal Luann is seeking a tried and true gluten free, nut free and dairy free pie crust recipe! Can you comment below and offer a link to recipe, a book or type in your own recipe? I’ll retype the links into the body of this blog for all of us to enjoy. If you live in the Los Angeles area, Sensitive Sweets is offering a gluten free, nut-free, dairy-free and egg free pumpkin pie–but for pick up only!
photo courtesy of glutenfreegirl.com
You can also email me directly and I’ll add your suggestion to this blog. Email me at caroline@gratefulfoodie.com. My gluten free baking is still challenged and I told her that I can not begin to offer up a good recipe. I know of some wonderful gluten free websites, but thought maybe readers can submit their favorite ideas?
Reader Suggestions:
[unordered_list style=”star”]- KingArthurflour.com has two words to offer Luann: Whole Foods–she stopped making homemade after this discovery. Check out her blog site too…KingArthurflour.com-a canary in a gluten free coal mine (I just love her tag line)!
- Cindy, one of my favorite bloggers who writes Gluten Free on a Shoe String, suggest this recipe/video from Cannelle et Vanille . If Cindy is suggesting it, you know it has to be good stuff!
- Cannelle et Vanille is a gorgeous site that my friend Sarah of Cannelle et Vanille suggested (check out her site for art and design inspiration).
- Red Line Design, the pie recipe calls for a pastry flour mix, you can use a pre-made mix, such as Kanna Aoki or your own favorite brand. Flora’s kitchen added this important comment listed below: “Just wanted to make sure and let people know if you replace suggested flour blends you will alter the recipes quite a bit (not always a bad thing), especially the amount of xanthan gum needed. Premade flour blends, like Jules’, typically already have xanthan gum in it, so you’d end up with way too much if you didn’t adjust for that 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving and happy pie making!” Cybele Pascale, my artist pal extraordinaire, suggested this site (okay, look at her art work too–it is fun, energetic and if you are from the San Francisco Bay Area, you’ll recognize some images).
- Las Vegas food allergy mama, blogger and advocate, Homa (OhMahDeehness) shares that one of her favorite cooks to follow is Cybele’s Cookbooks (she is a very popular and respected food allergen cook), I own both of Cybele’s Cookbooks and she does a great job of explaining why or why not certain substitutions will work. Homa also shares her pumpkin pie recipe that is free of the top 8 major allergens: Oh Mah Deehness Holiday Baking blog post.
- Kate shares, “Last year I made paleo pumpkin pies that were out of this world, using coconut flour crusts, coconut milk, and coconut oil to replace the usuals. With gluten free crusts they are really difficult to roll so I just press them into the pan”.
- Gloria, my Latin/Jazz/Salsa singer pal, suggested this book…Cybele’s Cookbooks
- Paula over at the Epicurious.com provides this link to homemade yumminess from Gluten Free Pie Crust: Trader Joe’s. Paula tells us, “I often purchase the Gluten Free Bakehouse brand from Whole Foods and have used Kinnikinnick pie shells as well (also from Whole Foods). They’ve both worked well, and my non-gluten-free sweet eaters enjoy them too. Happy Holidays!”
- Laural says that she makes a cookie crumb crust using Trader Joe’s gluten free ginger snaps! I can vouch for food out of Laural’s kitchen and it is always good!
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One of the hardest things I find about managing both life threatening food allergies and asthma is talking to others. I hate to be the one that might be perceived as demanding, pushing or for asking too much. What I now know, fourteen years later, is that honest, clear information presented with kindness works!..
Thanks for inviting CeliacCorner to be part of your gluten-free pie crust recipe submittal! I am sure you are going to receive some wonderful “from scratch” recipes, but I would like to mention a few ready-made gluten-free crusts for your readers who may not have the time to bake from scratch! I often purchase the Gluten Free Bakehouse brand from Whole Foods and have used Kinnikinnick pie shells as well (also from Whole Foods). They’ve both worked well, and my non-gluten-free sweet eaters enjoy them too. Happy Holidays!
P.s. here is one “from scratch” recipe that I did have in my recipe files: http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/GLUTEN-FREE-PIE-CRUST-1274671
Cybele Pascal’s crust is one of my favorites, I have pictures of it here: http://ohmahdeehness.wordpress.com/2011/07/18/allergen-free-apple-pie-photos/
I also love this pumpkin pie that I posted about here (worked GREAT for us), it is top 8 and corn free: http://ohmahdeehness.wordpress.com/2012/04/02/from-the-archives-holiday-baking-2011/ (more direct link here: http://blog.williams-sonoma.com/entertaining-allergies-pumpkin-pie/)
Another awesome one is Cybele Pascal’s chocolate pudding pie but it does contain corn:
http://ohmahdeehness.wordpress.com/2012/04/10/vegan-and-gluten-free-chocolate-pudding-pie/
Thanks for mentioning my Butter Pie Crust from In Flora’s Kitchen. Just wanted to make sure and let people know if you replace suggested flour blends you will alter the recipes quite a bit (not always a bad thing), especially the amount of xanthan gum needed. Premade flour blends, like Jules’, typically already have xanthan gum in it, so you’d end up with way too much if you didn’t adjust for that 🙂 Happy Thanksgiving and happy pie making!
Thank you for that great point! Hence why my gluten free baking struggles!
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