Blind Baking

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Blind baking is a technique used to cook pie crusts without any filling inside.

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To do this, first freeze the rolled and crimped pie dough until it's firm, usually about

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20 minutes.

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Then line the inside of the dough with a large sheet of aluminum foil, loosely shaping

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it around the edges.

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Next fill the pie plate with dried beans, rice, even pennies work.

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Your weight will help prevent the dough from slipping down the sides during baking.

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If you do use dried beans or rice though, they can't be used for anything other than

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blind baking.

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Do not try to cook and eat them.

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Transfer the pie plate to a baking sheet and bake the filled pie shell as directed

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in the recipe.

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When the crust is set, carefully unfold the foil around the edges and lift it and the

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weights out before proceeding with the recipe.