Rice Flour Pastry

Ingredients

• 1 cup rice flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/3 cup shortening
• 3 tablespoons cold water
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. 1

   From the rice flour box: "rice flour pastry is very delicate and may break in handling, however it does repair readily and there is no worry of toughening the pastry from overhandling; Some cracks may appear in baked product".

2. 2

   Combine rice flour, sugar, salt and baking powder.

3. 3

   Cut in shortening until mixture is crumbly.

4. 4

   Combine water and vanilla.

5. 5

   Stir into flour mixture just until moistened.

6. 6

   With floured hands, press into 9 inch pie plate.

7. 7

   OR form dough into ball and roll between two sheets of waxed paper to about 1/8 inch thickness.

8. 8

   Remove top paper.

9. 9

   Turn into pie plate.

10. 10

    Remove remaining paper.

11. 11

    Carefully fit into pie plate.

12. 12

    Flute edges.

13. 13

    For filled pies, bake crust at 375°F for 5 minutes.

14. 14

    Then fill and bake pie according to recipe.

15. 15

    For baked pie shell, line with aluminum foil and sprinkle with dried beans, bake at 425°F for 12 minutes.

16. 16

    Remove foil and beans.

17. 17

    Bake 5 minutes longer or until lightly browned.