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Should you bake crust before
filling for a cream or pecan pie?
Q: Should you cook pie crust before filling a coconut
cream pie or pecan pie? Thanks, Becky
A: Hi Becky, First, if you are using a recipe, follow
the directions. Secondly, if the recipe is "poorly written"
and assumes the cook knows without being instructed how to fill
the pie pastry (crust) then here are the rules of thumb for filling
pie crusts:
- For precooked or ready-to-eat
cream/pudding pie fillings always bake the crust first and allow
to cool completely before adding the filling.
- For pie fillings that require
cooking before eating, such as a pecan pie, pour the filling
into an unbaked crust and bake both the crust and filling at
the same time.
Enjoy the recipes,
Hope Pryor, Owner and Publisher
of CooksRecipes.com.
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Hope Pryor is the
owner and publisher of CooksRecipes.com and editor of its enewsletter,
The Daily Recipe. She has had several years of schooling in the
home arts and cooking and has over 30+ years of hands-on experience
in her own kitchen mastering her cooking skills which earned
her a reputation as an excellent and knowledgeable cook among
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