Grain Free Pastry

I sourced and then tweaked this recipe from the internet at Christmas so I could have some mince pies. They weren’t bad at all, and I would use it again.

When I made them I didn’t have any coconut flour and so used something from an unlabelled jar in the cupboard. They turned out just fine. I think it was chickpea flour but it didn’t’ seem to make any difference to the final result.

I also didn’t add sugar to the pastry given that mincemeat is sweet enough.

I also didn’t use tapioca as I have an allergy to it, so I used arrowroot instead. Once again, all good 🙂

I made a few jam tarts too with the leftovers.

Ingredients

1 cup ground almonds
2 tablespoons coconut flour
2/3 cup of arrowroot or tapioca starch
1/2 cup coconut oil or butter
1 large egg
Pinch of salt
Optional teaspoon coconut sugar for sweet pies ( I don't think you need it)

Method

Whizz all ingredients except the egg in a food processor.
Pulse the egg in until it all sticks together, but isn't sticky.
Place in a plastic bag or a bowl covered with something like beeswax covers for 30 minutes.
Roll between two pieces of greaseproof paper and cut to size.
It's a crumbly pastry but sticks back to itself easily enough.
Make into your pies and bake in a pre-heated oven for 15-20 minutes or so on Gas 4, 180C, 350F