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Kristen is the Senior Editor of Food52
added 7 months agoA couple tips: Make sure the pie crust is well chilled after you've rolled it out, but before you bake it. Leave it in the fridge for 30 minutes or so in the pie pan -- this will help create steam and flaky layers in the oven.
And are you blind-baking the crust? That would be a big help, if not. Make sure the sides are firm and dry before removing the baking weights, so they won't collapse.
Monita is a recipe tester for Food52.
added 7 months agoIn addition to Kristen's suggestions, if you are blind baking it, roll the dough and fit it into your pie pan and then prick the bottom of the crust with a fork and then chill
what does it mean to blind-bake? this is what i did yesterday: after i formed my dough, i rolled it and placed it on the pie tin immediately. poked holes, then placed a piece of parchment paper before i put the weights on it. then baked at 350*. can you tell me where i went wrong please? i've tried several times but i have never had a successful pie crust...thank you!
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
added 7 months agoah, ok. it sounds like you need to chill your dough after setting it in the pie tin. Then when it's nice and cold, put the parchment and weights in, and then bake it. This way, the cold pastry won't contract as much, in my experience.
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added 7 months agoI'm curious, was it one of these videos with Dorie Greenspan, Amanda and Merrill?
http://vimeo.com/15251499
http://vimeo.com/15247067
This article might also be helpful: http://food52.com/blog...
Not sure what you mean by "deflates and falls". Do you mean your top crust, like on an apple pie, deflates? Personally, I prefer a pie without all that negative space between the apples and the top crust, so deflating is a good thing in my book.
it collapses, like it doesnt stick to the tin and it shrinks down the crust and moves away from the wall.
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added 7 months agoThere are two steps to blind baking. First step is as you did it -- parchment paper with weights. Usually you bake it covered for 15-20 min until the edges beging to turn golden. Then the 2nd step is to remove the parchment and weights and cont baking the crust until the whole thing is golden; usually another 10 min. Chilling the pie crust before beginning this process is also important
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
added 7 months agoAlso, from your picture, it looks like you are using some kind of round weight. A better option would be to pour dried beans onto the parchment, or some people even use pennies. (i use beans.) Beans or pennies are better because they fill in the crust uniformly, thus helping the crust to stay in place more while it is baking.
is it still usable?
Mrs. Larkin is a trusted source on Baking.
added 7 months agook. That's a big tart pan. so you'll need to use it a little differently than a pie tin. When using a tart pan, you definitely want to be generous with the sides of the crust, so don't trim off a lot of dough. In fact, some bakers scrunch down the sides instead of trimming it off, to offset that exact problem. I'll try to find some links on that - I've seen it recently.
Monita is a recipe tester for Food52.
added 7 months agoFrom your photo, the crust doesn't appear to be baked enough. What are you filling it with? If it is going to baked again with the filling it may need a little longer than the normal baking time in order for the crust to be baked. If it is going to be filled but not re-baked, you may want to try putting it back into the oven without the parchment etc to get it more done.
i'm filling it with pumpkin. i was scared that i would over baking. should i throw it back before filling it with the pumpkin?
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added 7 months agoAre you re-baking it with the pumpkin filling? If you are, then you don't need to re-bake the crust alone. Just try to get the crust golden when baking it with the filling
great. i will try that. thanks so much for your help. this is such a persnickety process!
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added 7 months agohere's the video where Amanda describes that "puff and sink" thing that happens! http://food52.com/blog...
is the dough different from the rolling out dough?
What size tart pan are you using? You might need to make more dough if it is bigger than what the recipe calls for. To expand on mrslarkin's comments on scrunching, you could roll your dough bigger than necessary, then fold the excess back in and press so that the walls are doubled up. (I do this all time).
Also what type of fat/shortening are you using? Butter, lard, veg shortening or a combo of those are best; margarine or oil can be tricky (possibly slumpy). Last, to answer your question about re-using beans: you wouldn't want to cook/eat them but you can re-use them as pie weights.
Thanks for all the tips. I'll try again tonight!
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added 7 months agoBe very sure to mix minimally, chill before rolling, roll only as much as you need to, and chill again once you've lined the tart pan before baking. Working a dough too much and not allowing it to chill and relax before baking will result in too much gluten which causes the dough to not only be tough, but shrink as well.