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How do you know to bake a pie crust before filling it?
Cream pies are about the only ones you bake before filling. Any filling that does not need to be baked also. Berry pies you make the filling before putting it in the pie, but you also bake it after you fill it.
When should you add pie filling mix to a pie crust?
You must bake the bottom crust as per recipe or pie crust directions before adding the pie filling.
Do you bake a frozen pie crust before the apple pie filling and strudel topping?
No
What will happen if you fill pie crust with hot filling and then bake it?
Generally pie filling is room temperature when placed in the pie crust. In many cases, the crust is partially baked, then the room temperature filling is added. If one places hot filling in an unbaked crust, the filling could become over-cooked before the crust has finished baking.
How does the type of pie filling influence the selection of pie crust?
If the pie filling is very liquid then the crust needs a slight precooking prior to filling and continue to bake (Pecan Pie). If the filling is to be refrigerated (Lemon Meringue or Chocolate Creme or Banana Creme) the crust must be entirely prebaked before filling.
How do you make graham cracker crust hard and not soggy?
To make a graham cracker crust hard and not soggy, pre-bake the crust before adding the filling. This will help set the crust and prevent it from becoming too moist once the filling is added. Additionally, you can try brushing the crust with a thin layer of egg white before baking to create a barrier between the crust and the filling.
What is bake blind?
Bake blind is the process of baking a pie crust or other pastry without the filling. For instance, if the filling could not to be cooked: a cream filling, for example, the filling is put into the empty baked case afterwards.
If making a sweet potato pie do I just thaw the crust fill the crust with the sweet potato pie filling and bake according to the recipe in other words don't precook the crust?
No, you do not pre bake the crust.
How do you keep the pecan pie filling from leaking through crust while baking?
Don't prick holes in the crust before baking. You only do this when you prebake the pie shell for a cream pie. Any pie that you bake with the filling in it should have a solid crust just the way it is rolled out.
Do you bake a pie crust before adding coconut creme?
no
Do you bake a lemon meringue pie?
Meringue topping adheres better when the lemon filling is still hot. If your lemon topping is cold when you apply the meringue, the two layers are more likely to separate after the pie is cooked and cooled.A different answer:Numerous recipes call for cooling the lemon filling BEFORE putting it into the pie crust, in which case it would be cool, but not chilled, when the meringue is applied.
Do you bake pie crusts before the filling for apple pie bites?
yes
