Gluten Free Chocolate Pie Crust Food

GLUTEN-FREE CREAMY CHOCOLATE PIE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425°F. Grease 9-inch glass pie plate with shortening or cooking spray. In medium bowl, place Bisquick mix. Cut in butter with pastry blender or fork (or pulling 2 table knives through mixture in opposite directions) until mixture looks like fine crumbs. Stir in water; shape into ball with hands. Press dough in bottom and up side of pie plate.
• Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in 2-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar and cornstarch. Gradually stir in milk; cook over medium heat until mixture boils, stirring constantly. Reserve 1 tablespoon chocolate chips for topping; coarsely chop. Add remaining chocolate chips and vanilla, stirring until melted and smooth. Pour into medium bowl; cover surface with plastic wrap. Refrigerate about 30 minutes to chill.
• In large bowl, beat whipping cream and powdered sugar with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. Reserve 1 cup for topping. Beat cooled chocolate mixture with electric mixer on medium speed about 2 minutes or until smooth and creamy; fold into whipped cream in large bowl. Spoon evenly into cooled baked crust. Pipe reserved whipped cream around edge of pie; sprinkle with reserved chopped chocolate chips. Refrigerate 6 to 8 hours or until set before serving. Cover and refrigerate any remaining pie.

GLUTEN-FREE CREAM CHEESE PIE CRUST

Steps:

• Combine dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Cut butter and cream cheese into flour mixture until you have pea-sized pieces or smaller. (Dough can't really be overworked since there is no gluten).
• Sprinkle with 2 tbsp ice water and stir together with a fork until dough starts to form a ball. Use more water if needed to get dough to form. Don't let it get too wet though.
• When ball starts to form, bring dough together with hands and knead slightly to get a uniform texture. Pat into a disk.
• If you want to roll the crust, let the disk chill in the refrigerator at least one hour, or up to 24 hours. Roll between sheets of parchment paper to desired size. Because of the high butter content keep dough and rolling pin cold for best results.
• You can use the dough without chilling if you want to simply press into shape. If you press it too thin or make a whole, simply patch it by pressing it back together or adding a bit more dough and pressing it inches This is what I usually do to form a bottom crust for a pie. I don't often make a top crust because I hate rolling them out and crimping them to the bottom.
• Fill pie as desired and bake according to the directions for the type of pie you are making. You can blind bake the crust by baking at 350°F for 30-35 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool and fill.