Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Sweet Shortcrust Pastry - Lemon

Gluten Free Sweet Shortcrust Pastry - Lemon

Gluten Free Sweet Shortcrust Pastry - Lemon

Don’t fear making pastry as with some key tips the process can become easy. As it can be a time-consuming process to make then making more than you actually need is a good idea as you can freeze it and use it another time. This is a lovely gluten free dairy free sweet shortcrust pastry with a hint of lemon.

Makes 710 g

Enough to line two 20 - 23 cm tart tins

Preparation time 15 minutes

Chilling time minimum 1 hour

Freeze for up to 2 months

Ingredients:

340 g gluten free plain flour

2 tsp xanthan gum

Pinch of salt

60 g vegetable lard (chilled and cubed)

65 g dairy free spread (chilled and cubed)

125 g caster sugar

2 large eggs

1 large yolk

Finely grated zest of one lemon (optional)

Juice of half lemon (approximately 25 ml)

Method:

Place the flour, xanthan gum and salt in a large bowl or food processor.   

Add the chilled lard and dairy free spread and mix lightly with fingertips for 2 minutes or pulse lightly in food processor for 30 seconds.

Tip into a large bowl and add the sugar. Stir lightly and make well in the centre.

Beat the eggs and yolk together.

Place into centre of well along with the lemon and zest. Mix together with a metal spoon to begin with and then with your hands.

Gradually bring pastry together. It will appear dry to begin with but don’t add any additional liquid.

Handle the dough as little as possible. Flatten and wrap in clingfilm and chill in fridge for at least 1 hour.

Use as required.

Additional Notes:

Keep everything as cool as possible. When the fat in the pastry is chilled throughout the preparation period then your pastry is not too tough on being cooked.

Handle the pastry as little as possible. Gluten free pastry is better with little handling.

Freezing Notes:

Wrap any pastry you will not use in clingfilm and place in the freezer for up to 2 months.

Equipment Used:

KitchenAid Stand Mixer

Spatula

Large bowl

Recipe credit: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Family.

Emma Alexander-Cook

My name's Emma. I've been living gluten-free for over 25 years, and I've been dairy-free for over five years.

Health and Auto-immune Diseases

I have auto-immune diseases and expected to be on medicine for the rest of my life, but I didn't want to live like that. My rheumatology Doctor was so supportive of the change I wanted to make, and with their help, I now manage my auto-immune diseases by being strict with my diet.

It can be quite frightening when you first find out you have to change the way you eat but for some of us' Food is our medicine.'

I have several websites, write blogs, and I'm currently in the process of writing a book.

I trained to be Holistic Health Coach, Meditation and Mindfulness Teacher and Certified Gluten Free Practitioner in order to heal myself, my family and others who find themselves on the same journey as myself.

Websites include:

www.emmaalexandercook.com

www.savemoneyfreezefood.com

www.livefreelovelife.com

www.cooksprojects.com

Photography

Our love for photography started on our travels. We wanted to capture images of the areas we travelled to both for our own records and for our family back at home. Some of these images were reproduced as watercolours. Our favourite images we display at home and friends often asked where we had purchased the pictures! Now you can purchase them online directly from us.

Coaching and Consultancy

Previously an IT Manager my skill set has come in very handy as I am both a Health Coach and also offer consultancy for small business starts up and fellow Health Coaches. This has included building websites and online profiles.

Our Family

Family is everything to me! We have a family of four boys where the age difference between the youngest and the eldest is 18 years. Two of our sons are also Gluten Free and Dairy Free. Emma is a Health Coach who specialises in helping individuals and families achieve their health and wellness goals. Ian runs his own business which began developing a Race Timer for diecast model cars.

http://www.glutenfreedairyfreefamily.com