Avoid these common pie-baking errors and use these simple tips for your best pie yet.
Luckily we’ve learned a thing or two that can help you achieve a pie you’re proud of.
It’s too dry.
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Where did you go wrong?
This “spoon and measure” method prevents the flour from compacting in the measuring cup.
Too much flour = dry pie dough.
Ken Burris
Once mixed, your dough should stick together when you pinch it between your fingers.
If it doesn’t, you better add more moisture.
Even if you think your pie dough resembles the Sahara desert, show some restraint when adding more water.
Ken Burris
A teaspoon at a time is all you need.
The Dough Is Too Sticky
A perfect pie dough walks a fine line between dry and moist.
Remember: The more you mix your pie dough, the tougher it becomes.
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To keep the mixing to a minimum, try rolling out your dough between two pieces of parchment paper.
Also, ensure your dough is well chilled before you roll it.
You might have forgotten to put an egg wash on your pie crust, a small but important step.
Are your top and bottom crusts not sticking together nicely?
A little egg wash between the layers will help solve your problem.
If you’ve baked your pie without an egg wash, it’s not the end of the world.
Your pie will taste the same.
The egg wash is just the finishing touch and will break out all the oohs and aahs.
Even during its time in the oven, your pie might need a little TLC.
Pies should be baked on a lower rack in the oven.
Above you have the edges, which tend to be thinner and much more exposed.
you could buy one or just fashion one out of aluminum foil.
Pies bake best at lower temperaturesaround 350F.
Wet Apple Pie
Apple pie filling (or any fruit filling) should have some viscosity.
If it doesn’t, your filling is too wet.
There are a number of ways to avoid this messy mistake.
You go to slice it only to discover a layer of scrambled eggs in your once-beautiful filling.
The trick to getting smooth pumpkin pie lies in two steps: the mixing and the baking.
And when it comes to baking, low and slow is the way to go.
