Paleo Short Crust Pastry

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Paleo Short Crust Pastry

Ingredients

320grams Ottos Cassava Flour

120grams coconut oil, firm

2 tablespoons chia seeds

2 large eggs

3 tablespoons of water

Good pinch of salt

Method

In a Thermomix/blender/food processor, add flour and coconut oil and mix till ‘rubbed’ in.

Add chia seeds and mix.

Add eggs, water and salt and mix till comes together.

Once dough is together take a small piece and rub together to make sure it holds it shape and stays together. If it’s too dry add water a teaspoon at a time.

Turn dough out on grease proof paper and top with another sheet and roll out too desired thickness.

Make sure your dish has been greased with coconut oil.

Please NOTE: once you place your dish on top of the dough to flip it in place the dough will crack and break this is normal for a non glutenous flour especially cassava as there is no binder other than the chia seeds. Carefully join any splits and fix patch up where pastry has broken.

Pinch edges with the back of a fork and bake at 180 degrees for about 10-15 minutes. My oven is terrible so adjust to your oven.

Once slightly cooked pull out of oven and fill with your filling such as quiche filling, apple pie, meat pie etc.

NOTE: You can most likely use butter or nuttlex in place of the coconut oil, I have NOT tried this as we are dairy free. I don’t see why it wouldn’t work. Let me know if you try this.

Hope you enjoy the recipe.

Jen x