Food & Cooking Recipes Dessert & Treats Recipes Pie & Tarts Recipes Our Best Gluten-Free Pie Dough Recipe 3.1 (640) Use this easy pastry for both sweet and savory pies. Jump to recipe Our gluten-free pie crust is an easy pastry dough that can be used for sweet and savory pies. It's made with common ingredients you probably already have on hand—butter, egg, salt, and a gluten-free flour blend—so it's straightforward to make. No need to buy several different alternative flours or potato starch and tapioca starch and xanthan gum. Simply use your favorite one-for-one gluten-free flour blend and you'll find this pie crust is as easy to make as...pie. 27 Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes Everyone Will Love What’s So Special About a Gluten-Free Pie Crust? Making a pie crust recipe written for regular all-purpose flour but using gluten-free flour is not the best way to make gluten-free pastry. Wheat-based crusts contain gluten, so they act differently and require different ratios of liquid than gluten-free doughs. While our recipe uses regular pastry crust ingredients and gluten-free flour, we add an egg to help keep the gluten-free dough pliable. Making Ahead You can make this gluten-free pie crust ahead of time. To store, refrigerate, wrapped tightly in plastic, up to three days. Directions Pulse flour and salt In a food processor, pulse flour and salt until combined. Add butter: Add butter and pulse until mixture resembles fine meal, with no large pieces of butter remaining. Add egg and water: Add egg and 2 tablespoons ice water, then pulse until well combined and dough holds together when squeezed, 1 minute. If necessary, add up to 2 tablespoons more ice water, 1 tablespoon at a time. Frequently Asked Questions What is the best gluten-free flour? There are a number of good gluten-free flours, several are available in supermarkets. Why is my gluten-free pie crust so hard? One cause of a hard gluten-free crust is too much water. To avoid this, add the minimum amount of water the recipe calls for. Other Gluten-Free Dessert Recipes to Try: Gluten-Free Spiced Pumpkin Pie Coconut-Pecan Tart Strawberry-Lemonade Angel Pie Gluten-Free Zucchini-Almond Cake Gluten-Free Pound Cake With Cranberries Updated by Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer Victoria Spencer is an experienced food editor, writer, and recipe developer. She manages the decorvow recipe archive and is always curious about new ingredients and the best techniques. She has been working in food media for over 20 years.