Triple Berry Pie with Gluten-Free Cardamom Crust

Step 1

Whisk together the oat flour, millet flour, sweet rice flour, tapioca starch, sugar, xanthan gum, cardamom, and salt in a large bowl.

Step 2

Add the cold butter and mix with your hands, breaking up the butter until the largest pieces are about the size of an almond. Drizzle in the vanilla.

Step 3

One tablespoon at a time, dribble in the ice water, combining each time, until the dough holds together when pinched with your fingers (add water until it just holds together, but is not sticky. If you need more water, add a teaspoon at a time). Knead the dough until it comes together. Divide into two equal portions.

Step 4

Dust your work surface lightly with millet flour and roll each piece out into a ¾-inch thick rectangle. Dust the top of the dough lightly with millet flour and fold the dough into thirds like a letter and then in thirds once again to form a square. Press the dough to form a circle about 1-1/2 inches thick. Wrap each round in plastic and chill for an hour or up to overnight.

Step 5

Dust a piece of parchment paper lightly with millet flour. Remove one portion from the refrigerator and let sit for 5-10 minutes to soften. Carefully roll into a 12-inch round circle on the floured parchment paper, dusting with millet flour and flipping to keep it from sticking, and repairing any cracks as you roll.

Step 6

Carefully invert the round of dough off the parchment paper into a 9-inch round pie pan, gently pressing it down into the pan. Peel off the parchment paper and trim the dough to leave only a 1-inch of overhang around. Save the scraps in plastic wrap for decorations, if desired. Prick the bottom all over with a fork and chill while you prepare the filling.

Step 7

Remove the second round of dough from the fridge onto another lightly-dusted piece of parchment paper to soften slightly while you toss the filling together.

Step 8

Preheat the oven to 425ºF and place a rack on the bottom third of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

Step 9

Toss all the filling ingredients together in a large bowl. Pour the filling into the chilled pie crust.

Step 10

Roll the second round of dough into a 12x14 inch oval about ¼-inch thick and slice it into 8 long strips (1.5”x14”).

Step 11

Using every other cut strip from your oval, place half the strips evenly spaced lengthwise on top of the pie then weave the remaining strips in one at a time (here's a video on how to do the weaving!). Trim the strips to only a ½-inch overhang, saving the scraps for decoration.

Step 12

Fold the edge overhang of the crust over itself and the lattice edges, using your fingers to flute the crust (alternatively use a fork to add pattern to the crust edge.

Step 13

Optional: Roll the remaining dough scraps out until it is ¼ inch thick and use a cookie cutter to cut out shapes to place on top of your pie. Place them on top of your pie as you desire.

Step 14

Chill the pie for 20 minutes then brush with whole milk or cream and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Bake the pie on the parchment-lined baking sheet on the lower rack at 425°F for 10 minutes then reduce heat to 385 and bake for 55-65 minutes, until the filling is bubbly and the crust is golden brown. If parts of your crust (ex. edges or higher decorations) start to get too brown before the pie is finished, use foil pieces to cover those bits! Let cool completely before slicing and serving.

Step 15

Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.