Nothing sounds more like down-home Summer baking than Honey Peach Pie! Chef Britt fires up the Kamado Joe Classic II ceramic grill to get the job done and shows you her techniques for the best gluten-free pie crust!
WHAT YOU'LL LOVE
- Grating cold butter straight from the fridge into the flour, rather than cutting in room-temperature butter, keeps the fat solid enough to create the flaky pockets a gluten-free crust needs
- Blanching the peaches in boiling water for just 30 seconds loosens their skins, so they peel away easily instead of needing to be cut off with a knife
- Chilling the shaped crust in the fridge before filling it lets the dough firm back up after handling, so it holds its shape rather than slumping once the pie filling goes in
- Reserving the dough scraps to reroll into lattice strips means nothing gets wasted, and the topping comes from the same batch of dough as the base
Honey Peach Pie & Gluten-Free Pie Crust
Britt Shoffner
Rated 5.0 stars by 1 users
Category
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Servings
8
Prep Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Calories
431
Try this recipe for delicious honey peach pie created by Chef Britt! She shares her special tips for creating a gluten-free pie crust, your mouth will be watering as soon as it comes off the grill.
Ingredients
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2 cups Caputo Gluten-Free Flour Blend
- 8 oz unsalted butter
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1 tbsp Jacobsen Salt Co. Pure Kosher Sea Salt
- 1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp of ice-cold water
- 2 1/2 – 3 lb yellow cling peaches
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8 oz (2/3 cup) of Zingerz Cinnamon-Infused Honey
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3 heaping tbsp Caputo Gluten-Free Flour Blend
- 1 egg
- 1 tbsp water
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Pinch of salt
For the gluten-free pie dough:
For the honey peach pie filling:
For the topping/egg wash:
Directions
For the dough:
- In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients (salt and flour).
- Pulling the butter straight from the fridge, immediately grate it into the bowl with the dry ingredients using the large side of a box grater. Place the bowl in the fridge if not immediately moving forward with the next step.
- Put together your ice water by getting a large container and filling it with both ice and cold water. Strain the water into your measuring cup.
- Add all of your measured ice water into your large bowl with remaining ingredients and mix until it just begins to clump together into a dough. It will probably be a little gloopy to touch, and this is perfectly fine. Press the dough together into a ball or disc, wrap with plastic wrap, and place in the fridge to set up for a few hours. Ideally, you would let this dough rest overnight.
- Once properly chilled, evenly roll the dough out into 1/8″ thickness, using your flour to dust your workspace and dough as needed.
- Cut a 12″-13″ circle out of the dough and carefully position it into your clean, seasoned 10-inch cast-iron skillet or pan. Make sure there are no holes in the crust (patch them if there are) and that the dough is pressed into the corners and completely flush with the pan. Move to the fridge to set before adding pie filling, placing the lattice, and crimping.
- Save the scraps to chill before re-rolling into an oblong shape and cutting strips out to create your lattice pie crust topping.
For the honey peach pie filling:
- Fill a large pot or dutch oven with water and bring to a boil. Using a paring knife, slice a small X shape onto the bottom of each peach.
- Lower the peaches into the boiling water for about 30 seconds, give or take depending on the ripeness of the peaches.
- Remove the peaches and allow them to cool slightly before peeling the skins off and removing the flesh from the pits.
- Cut the peaches into 1-2” chunks and place into a large bowl.
- To the bowl of peaches, add 8 oz of infused-honey and 3 (heaping) tablespoons of Caputo Gluten-Free Flour Blend. Stir until blended well.
For the egg wash:
Simply whisk together the ingredients until completely smooth and blended.
To assemble and bake pie:
- Preheat your grill to 400°F, set up for indirect cooking. For the Kamado Joe Classic II, you will have the deflector plates in place, and your grill grates on the highest position of the rack.
- Assemble your pie by placing all of your pie filling into your pie shell.
- Place your lattice over the top of the pie filling, weaving and trimming the ribbons as necessary.
- Roll and pinch together the excess dough edge so that it sits just inside the rim of the cast-iron skillet.
- Crimp the edges, brush on egg wash, and as an option, sprinkle a layer of sugar over the top of the pie.
- Bake in a temperature range between 375°F-425°F on your grill for at least one hour, up to an hour and a half. The center should be bubbling when finished.
- Allow pie to cool for several hours before slicing and enjoying. Should keep for a couple of days at room temperature, or up to a week in the fridge.
Recipe Note
Recipe FAQ
Why grate the butter straight from the fridge instead of using room-temperature butter?
Grating it cold keeps the fat solid as it's mixed into the gluten-free flour, which is what creates the small pockets that help the crust hold together and turn flaky, since gluten-free dough doesn't have the same structure regular wheat dough would.
Why blanch the peaches in boiling water for just 30 seconds?
A brief dip loosens the skins enough that they peel away easily by hand, rather than needing to cut or scrape the skin off with a knife.
Why chill the shaped pie crust in the fridge before adding the filling?
Letting the dough firm back up after being pressed into the skillet helps it hold its shape once the peach filling and lattice go on top, rather than slumping from the warmth of handling.
Why save the dough scraps instead of discarding them after cutting the bottom crust?
Rerolling the scraps into strips for the lattice topping means the whole pie comes from one batch of dough, with nothing wasted between the base and the top.
How do I know when the pie is actually done baking?
Look for the filling to be visibly bubbling in the center, somewhere between one and one and a half hours — that visual cue matters more than the clock alone, since a gluten-free crust can behave differently from a standard one.
How indoor-friendly is this recipe?
5 out of 5 — this bakes in a regular oven exactly the way it does on the grill; the pellet grill is only being used as an outdoor oven, not for smoke or char.
Recipe Highlights
Cold-grated butter: Builds structure into a gluten-free crust.
Quick-blanched peaches: Makes peeling fast and easy.
Pre-fill chilling: Helps the shaped crust hold up under the filling.
Reused dough scraps: Turns leftover trim into the lattice topping.
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Nutrition
Nutrition
- Nutrition Serving Size
- 9.63 oz
- per serving
- Calories
- 431
- Carbs
- 52 grams
- Protein
- 5 grams
- Fat
- 24 grams
- Sodium
- 360 milligrams