Colored Pastry Dough With Natural Ingredients

This is not really a proper instructable, it's just a tip for people interested in using colored pastry in their pies.

You can transform any pastry dough (regular, gluten free, vegan) just by adding powdered, freeze-dried fruits.

I've used strawberry, cherry, raspberry, blueberry and matcha tea.

It's really simple- you have to buy already powdered freeze-fried fruit, or buy it in chunks and grind it yourself. If you are pulverising fruit at home, keep a box of corn starch on hand. You might have to add a teaspoon to your fruits to prevent them from getting 'gummy'. Use coffee or spice grinder with very sharp blades.

How much should you use?
Use any pastry recipe you like and for every 1/2 cup of flour you need to add 1-2 teaspoons of powdered fruit. So, for example, for pastry recipe that uses 2 1/2 cups of flour, you will have to add between 5 and 10 teaspoons of powder.

On average, 10g of any freeze dried fruit pulverises to 6-8 teaspoons of powder, so you won't need much.

For green pastry, use matcha and also add between 1 and 2 teaspoons for every 1/2 cup flour.

Taste-wise, you won't notice anything, it will taste just like regular pastry, you would have to use a lot more fruit to affect the flavor.

The finer you grind the powder, the more even your pastry will become.

Bake it as you would normally bake your pie, but don't add any egg or milk wash on top.