My pie crusts are perfect before going into the oven. I fill them pull of beans on top of parchment, and the edges sag awfully.

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I am using Ina Garten's pie crust recipe. Why are the edges sagging? I'm blind baking the crusts.

stagneskitchen · Answer

Thanks a ton! This is great!

stagneskitchen · Answer

Thanks. Going to try this.

EmilyC · Answer

Have you tried freezing your crust for about 30 minutes before blind baking it?  This + the dried beans will help prevent shrinkage of the crust.

Mei C. · Answer

You probably need to bake the crust a little longer before actually taking out the beans.  How dark are your edges?  Are they a warm brown?  Or are they whiter and barely set?  The crust will sag for sure if it's not baked and doesn't have enough structure.

Lindsay-Jean H. · Answer

That looks beautiful! This thread has some ideas that might help for next time: http://food52.com/hotline...

My pie crusts are perfect before going into the oven. I fill them pull of beans on top of parchment, and the edges sag awfully.

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