[soupdragon]

Hi just realised this is a very old post, but I didn't know where else to go to say Hi, I'm new here too, but three years or so after you. Bit weird that. From the other replies I guess it doesn't matter too much though. I'm from Scotland ... hope this is an international site. Perhaps someone will need a good recipe for haggis ...? I guess I was on because of my pastry!!! CAN ANYONE Tell me why WHY WHY whether I bake my pastry case blind or not, the middle of the base still goes soggy when, for example, I've poured the quiche eggy stuff into it. The sides come out lovely ????

[OregonYeti]

Welcome, soupdragon. This is an international site, for sure, with some regular contributors from Scotland. It's a fun site.

As for your question, I'm no expert in that at all.

[soupdragon]

No worries OregonYeti - great name! Hope to see you again on posts.

[bughut]

Hi, and welcome. Thats got to be the most random list of welcomes anyone got here in a while.
Look forward to speaking

[PixieDiva]

Originally Posted by soupdragon

Hi just realised this is a very old post, but I didn't know where else to go to say Hi, I'm new here too, but three years or so after you. Bit weird that. From the other replies I guess it doesn't matter too much though. I'm from Scotland ... hope this is an international site. Perhaps someone will need a good recipe for haggis ...? I guess I was on because of my pastry!!! CAN ANYONE Tell me why WHY WHY whether I bake my pastry case blind or not, the middle of the base still goes soggy when, for example, I've poured the quiche eggy stuff into it. The sides come out lovely ????

Pre-bake the crust brushed with egg white first. This "seals" the pastry so that the quiche doesn't soggy it up. Is that what you were wanting to know?

[soupdragon]

Hi PixieDiva! Thanks for replying. Yes, that was what I wanted to know, thank you. Somebody else had suggested it, and I thought, ah of course. I haven't tried another quiche yet, but might do at the weekend to make sure it works for me! Thanks again.

[Mezzaluna]

Okay, kids: time to move this lively discussion from the Welcome Forum out into the discussion forums.

Have fun!
Mezzaluna