gluten free cream cheese pastry

Name: Gluten Free Cream Cheese Pastry
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) brown rice flour; 1/2 cup(s) tapioca starch; 1/4 cup(s) white sugar; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; 8 ounce(s) cream cheese; 8 ounce(s) unsalted butter; 1/2 teaspoon(s) grated lemon zest optional; 2 large egg white only beaten to make frothy easier to bind

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andrea collins

sault ste marie Ontario Canada, ON

Updated on Dec 2, 2012

This is a cream cheese pastry used for any pies or tarts.

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Ingredients

2 cups brown rice flour
1/2 cup tapioca starch
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 ounces cream cheese
8 ounces unsalted butter
1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest optional
2 large egg white only beaten to make frothy easier to bind

How To Make gluten free cream cheese pastry

Step 1

cut cream cheese and butter into tablespoon size pieces and chill well.

Step 2

Place flour into bowl with starch, sugar and salt, mix well. Add in the lemon zest at this time also.
Step 3

Rub the chunks of flour and cheese into the dry until you have nice slivers throughout
Step 4

Beat your egg whites until foamy, and stir into your mixture, until it comes together. Wrap and chill discs of dough.
Step 5

Roll out onto floured board as you would for any pies or tarts.
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