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uncooked bottom crust

post #1 of 7
10/4/12 at 6:46am
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When I bake a pumpkin pie, I find the bottom crust is uncooked and soggy.  What can I do to eliminate this problem?

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post #2 of 7
10/4/12 at 7:45am

Blind bake the crust. i.e.

  • line the pan with the pie crust dough,
  • dock the dough, prick with a fork or docker,
  • cover the dough with a buttered piece of foil,
  • fill the pie pan with dry beans, rice, or pie weights,
  • bake for 8-12 minutes in a 350°F oven until set,
  • remove the foil liner and return to oven for an additional 3-5 minutes to brown,
  • remove from oven and let cool,
  • before adding filling, brush with egg wash to seal, you might even do that when it comes out of the oven before cooling.
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post #3 of 7
10/9/12 at 2:53pm

Roll your crust thinner.

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post #4 of 7
10/9/12 at 11:05pm

Place a heavy baking tray on the oven bars, preheat the oven to temp the place your pie on the tray.

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post #5 of 7
10/10/12 at 3:00am

Brush crust thoroughly with egg white first,  then bake  1/2 way first let cool add filling then finish baking'

The egg white stiffens and forms a seal on the crust that stops liquid from the filling from getting it soggy. This works on most  any kind of pie.

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post #6 of 7
10/10/12 at 5:05am

Yes it does, ed.

If you notice the crust developing too much color, place a foil ring (conveniently made BEFORE pie is half blind baked) over the crust and that will hold your color at a nice golden brown.

It took me a few times of removing half baked pies from oven and then trying to fashion a foil ring before I asked myself what would Gma do?

lolol

 

mimi

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post #7 of 7
10/16/12 at 8:23pm

I had similar problems before too when I made a pecan pie before, but I have to agree with Maria Yoder. Try rolling your crusts thinner and try placing your pie in a baking sheet while in an oven, it also helps heat the bottom of your pie crust:)

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