Baking Basics: How to Blind Bake a Pie Crust

 Since it is now officially summer, I wanted to make a cold pie that is not baked. In order to do that, I needed to bake the pie crust first. This is known as blind baking a pie crust. Let's talk about how to do it.

First, you need pie crust dough. If you don't have your own recipe, here's mine.

Pie Crust:
1/3 cup (80g) butter
1 cup (125g) flour
1/4 tsp salt
3-4 tbsp water

Combine flour and salt.

Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Toss in water a tablespoon at a time until mixture comes together in a dough. Knead briefly.

Roll out on a lightly floured surface.

Transfer to a pie form.

Trim the dough to the edge of the pie form. Leave just a little bit extra as the dough will contract when baked. Poke holes with a knife or fork.

Press a piece of baking paper into the pie crust.

Fill with something dry that will not be too badly effected by baking. For example: dry peas, beans or rice.

Bake at 425°F or 210°C for 15 minutes and an additional 2-3 minutes without the baking paper filling.

Now our pie crust is baked and dry and is ready for a cold filling.

Watch us blind bake a pie crust on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/kX-SARi5TNI
Schaut zu wie wir eine Pie Kruste blind backen auf unserem YouTube Kanal machen hier: https://youtu.be/I_zQpjZrIm8