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undercooked piecrust

I use a premade piecrust to make an apple pie.  I always have a problem with the shell not baking because of all the moisture.  How can i get the crust baked to proper consistnacy after the pie has baked?  And what can i do in the future to get it to bake properly to begin with?

12/24/2011 8:40 AM
5 Replies to undercooked piecrust

I have never had a pre- made pie crust, (dairy case crusts) that were ever flaky or even came close to my standard for an acceptable pie crust. I tried twice and went back to making my own. In fact the crusts I bought I used for a top crust and the "name brand" crust was so poor I didn't take it to the church supper. If it didn't bake as a top crust, it surely wouldn't make a decent bottom crust.

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12/24/2011 12:15 PM

Thanks for your response, but it doesn't really help me any...

12/26/2011 9:13 PM

In many fruit pies, the recipe states to bake at a higher temperature for the first few minutes, then reduce the temp for the rest of the baking time.  That high temp will help bake the pie crust dough. 


If you are setting the pie plate on a pan to catch drips, the pan will shield the heat from the bottom crust, so don't use a pan - at least not for the first few minutes of baking.  A pie usually won't start dripping until well into the total baking time.


You could also try starting the pie on the bottom rack for the first few minutes, then transfer to the center rack.


Some pie bakers brush the botton dough with a beaten egg white and let it dry before adding the filling and baking.  They say it forms a barrier of sorts against the moisture in the filling.


You could also try baking the pie crust for a few minutes, then add the filling and finish baking.  You may have to put a pie crust shield or strips of foil over the outside edge of the crust so it won't burn during the last few minutes of baking.  

12/24/2011 2:34 PM

Thanks for the suggestions.  I made another one the next day and tried not putting the "drip pan" directly under the pie plate, but on the bottom of the oven, as well as letting it bake at the higher temp for a little longer than usual.  That did the trick.  It was a bit smokey at the end of baking becasue the drips burned, but now I know to put the pie plate directly on the"drip pan" towards the end. Smile  THANKS AGAIN!!!

12/26/2011 9:10 PM

ok girl how to cheat and look good doing it egg wash your crust beofre filling ( 1 egg in small bowl beat with whisk till mixed  peice of paper towel roll into a paint brush and wipe entire crust down with egg and then fill and bake the times the mix says try it it works for me just trying to help

1/7/2012 1:26 PM

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