When you need an easy gluten free pie crust recipe try this oat flour pie crust. It is a no roll recipe that’s easy to make and perfect for both baked and unbaked pies.
Oat Flour Pie Crust
This oat flour pie crust recipe is one that is baked with a cooked pie recipe and can also be baked prior to filling for pies that are uncooked. The recipe I use is sweetened with sugar but leave out the sugar for savory pies.
Is Oat Flour Gluten Free
Oats are often cross contaminated with grains containing gluten. Use Oat flour that is certified gluten free if you are celiac or on a gluten free diet and sensitive to oats.
Certified gluten free oat flour options are linked below in the Pie Crust Recipe Tips section of this post.
Oat Flour Pie Crust Recipe Tips
Use Certified Gluten Free Oat Flour – Oats are often cross contaminated with grains containing gluten. If you are celiac or sensitive to oats make sure you use brands of oat flour that are certified gluten free like Anthony’s Organic Whole Grain Oat Flour or Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oat Flour.
Be Patient – It takes a few minutes to press and work the dough into the pie plate so be patient. Continue pressing and working the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate until it covers the plate.
Make Oat Flour – You can make your own oat flour by adding gluten free oats to a food processor or high speed blender and blending it into a fine powder. It is a 1:1 ratio meaning 1 cup of oats makes 1 cup of oat flour.
Omit the Sugar – Remove the sugar from the recipe if you are using the dough for a savory pie.
Make a Pie Crust Shield – When baking your pie crust with filling, make this easy Aluminum Foil Pie Crust Shield to keep the crust from over browning.
Pie crusts can be tricky even when they contain gluten. This pie crust is one that’s easy and tasty enough to please family and friends that are both gluten free and eat foods with gluten.
More Gluten Free Pie Crusts
Cheerios Pie Crust – Cheerios can be controversial on a gluten free diet but if they don’t bother you,this recipe is a perfect substitution for creamy no-bake pies that use a graham cracker crust.
Gluten Free Vanilla Wafer Pie Crust – This Gluten Free Pie Crust recipe works great with no-bake pies, cheesecakes and more. It’s sweet, buttery, and crisp.
Find more gluten free recipes on YouTube and Pinterest.
Gluten Free Oat Flour Pie Crust
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ Cups Gluten Free Oat Flour
- 1 Tbs. Granulated Sugar
- 2 Tbs. Vegetable Oil
- 4 Tbs. Water, chilled
- ¼ tsp. Fine Salt
Instructions
- Make sure all ingredients are well chilled.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease or oil a 9″ pie plate.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the oat flour, sugar, and salt with a fork.
- Add the oil and water and mix with the fork, use your hands if need be.
- Pat and press the dough into the pie plate working it along the bottom and up the sides.
- Press pastry between fingers to make an edge if there is enough dough to do so.
- Follow baking instructions baking the crust alone or with filling.
Baking the Pie Crust Alone
- Prick the pie crust on the bottom in several places to allow air to escape.
- Bake for 18-20 minutes until slightly golden.
- Cool completely and fill.
Baking the Pie Crust with Filling
- Fill the pie crust with filling and bake per your pie’s directions covering the crust with a foil if needed to prevent over browning.
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Notes
- Use Certified Gluten Free Oat Flour – Oats are often cross contaminated with grains containing gluten. If you are celiac or sensitive to oats make sure you use brands of oat flour that are certified gluten free like Anthony’s Organic Whole Grain Oat Flour or Bob’s Red Mill Gluten Free Oat Flour.
- Be Patient – It takes a few minutes to press and work the dough into the pie plate so be patient. Continue pressing and working the dough onto the bottom and up the sides of the pie plate until it covers the plate.
- Make Oat Flour – You can make your own oat flour by adding gluten free oats to a food processor or high speed blender and blending it into a fine powder. It is a 1:1 ratio meaning 1 cup of oats makes 1 cup of oat flour.
- Omit the Sugar – Remove the sugar from the recipe if you are using the dough for a savory pie.
- Make a Pie Crust Shield – When baking your pie crust with filling, make this easy Aluminum Foil Pie Crust Shield to keep the crust from over browning.
