Gluten Free Diet

Crunchy Gluten-Free Pastry

• ½ cup white rice flour
• 1 cup brown rice flour
• ½ cup cornstarch
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon xanthan gum or guar gum
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup white sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla essence
• cold water to mix

Method

1. Sift dry ingredients, except for the brown and white sugar, and stir together in a large mixing bowl.
2. Add the brown and white sugar gradually, rubbing the mixture together with your fingers. This will give the gluten-free pastry mixture a texture similar to that of fine bead crumbs.
3. Then gradually stir in cold water to the mixture, still rubbing the grainy mixture with the fingers, until it forms a stiff dough. Add only a small amount of water at a time for you to be able to come up with the right consistency - not too soft, not too hard.
4. Roll the dough into a floured board and bake as desired. The ideal oven temperature is 180°C. The time depends on the pastry recipe you want to use the dough with.