Gluten-Free Single-Crust Pie Dough

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We built a gluten-free pie dough from the bottom up that bakes up tender, but also light and flaky.

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The How Can It Be Gluten-Free Cookbook

SERVES Makes enough for one 9-inch pie

TIME 1½ hours, plus 1 hour chilling and 30 minutes softening

Gluten-Free Single-Crust Pie Dough
The How Can It Be Gluten-Free Cookbook

A cookbook recipe exclusively for All-Access members from The How Can It Be Gluten-Free Cookbook

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Perfect pie dough has just the right balance of tenderness and structure. The former comes from fat, the latter from the long protein chains, called gluten, that form when flour mixes with water. Too little gluten and the dough won’t stick ...

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