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You may not be able to get the crust of a frozen pie crisped to your satisfaction. The problem is that as the pie filling thaws, moisture seeps into the crust causing it to be soggy. This seems to be the nature of frozen pies. Using a higher temperature would scorch the top crust without improving the bottom crust. If making a pie from scratch is not possible, one might try removing the filling, crisping the bottom crust in the oven for 20 minutes, then returning the filling and top crust to the pie and baking until done.
No
Don't prick holes in the crust before baking. You only do this when you prebake the pie shell for a cream pie. Any pie that you bake with the filling in it should have a solid crust just the way it is rolled out.
To let steam out during baking so that the top crust stays attached to the bottom.
If you like it soft, then don't, if you like it hard, then do.
you poke holes from the bottom and get a pie breather
To pre bake a pie crust takes about 20 minutes. But this can vary, depending on your oven's accuracy. Pre heat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit before putting the pie crust in the oven. And if you are pre baking the pie crust, be sure to prick the crust with a fork all over the entire sides and bottom of the crust to prevent shrinkage. Some bakers prefer to also put a 'filler' in the crust before pre baking, such as dried beans. This helps it to retain its shape, and also helps with even browning. If the edge of the crust begins to brown before the bottom of the crust is done, you can cover the edges of the crust during the last few minutes of baking.
Yes, if you bake it! It's delicious. You can sprinkle it with cinnamon sugar before baking, for a great treat. This works nicely if you have extra pie crust after making a pie.
the crust is the outside part that was exposed and is browned by the heat the inside part is the crumb or grain or filling depending on what u are baking
About 2%.
you flute a pie crust by pressing a decorative edging into crust
so that the heat can be let inside, and so the juice can escape the crust