Yes
You blind bake it.
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.
When you bake an empty crust. You can either prick the crust all over the bottom and sides with a fork. This will keep it from shrinking. The other way is to fill the crust with dry bean or rice. This will do the same thing. Some people have bean that are used just for pie crusts and reused time after time.
yes but be careful
Here is a link with instructions on "Blind Baking" which is what it's called when you simply need to bake your pie crust before filling it. It instructs to bake the crust at 350F for 15-20 minutes if you are just pre-baking and will be baking it more after adding the filling. Bake for 30-35 minutes if you need the crusts completely baked. I just finished baking my crusts, and I didn't have anything to weigh the crust down with, so it has a few air bubbles (which can be pushed down if you catch them while the crust is still soft) and on one the side partially rolled down instead of staying up on the edge. Other than that, they look like great pie crusts. :D http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/bakingtips.pastry/Pastry.cfm
No, you do not pre bake the crust.
Yes
how long do you bake a single pie crust and at what temp
I was wondering about something similar to this. I make individual quiches with the canned crescent rolls or layer biscuits as crust. I was wondering if I could assemble them the night before Christmas and then bake them in the morning. I know the filling will be ok, but I was wondering about the crust. Anyone know?
no
Yes
It explodes.