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Pastry? Gluten Free

You mean pastry as in like a pie crust, Josephine? I've tried making it with a mix of the almond and gluten free flour, but it is very hard to get it to bind together :-(
 
This is a pastry alternative 'hazelnut crust'

1 1/2 cups (150g) hazelnut flour /ground hazelnuts
1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
1/4 cup (35g) cornflour
125g cold unsalted butter
1 egg yolk

Mix first 4 ingredients together till it resembles breadcrumbs. Use yolk to bind. Knead it until smooth. Wrap in plastic and refrigerate for 1 hour. Roll out between two sheets of baking paper. Bake blind (no filling) for 25 minutes at 180 c.
 
Coconut crust

1 1/2 cups (120g) desiccated coconut
1 1/2 cups (125g) shredded coconut
2/3 cup (150g) caster sugar
4 egg whites

Combine coconuts and sugar, stir in egg whites. Press mixture into (greased) muffin pan holes to make individual 'pastry' cases. These can be baked with filling in- 15 minutes at 180 c. But allow to cool before removing from pan.

You can make custard with the yolks left over!
 
Plain pastry (contains soya)

1 1/4 cup (250g) rice flour
1/4 cup (35g) cornflour
1/4 cup (30g) soya flour
1/3 cup (75g) caster sugar
150g cold butter

Rub butter in to flours and sugar. Add enough water to bind. Knead until smooth. Roll between two sheets of baking paper. Line tin and prick with fork. Refrigerate for 30 minutes. Before baking, cover with baking paper and weigh down with baking beans (or metal spoons will do). Bake for 10 minutes at 180 c, remove paper and beans, bake for 10 more minutes.
 
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