Flaky Pie crust & Blind Baking

Have your pie crust ever come out uncooked, shrunk, bubbled up or crumbled? This video is going give you a step by step tutorial to make a perfect pie crust and 10 useful baking tips to achieve a flaky texture for your apple pie or quiche! Foolproof pie crust recipe that is tender and crispy. The scrumptious butter taste is perfect for a custard filling fruit tart to a savory pie!

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Flaky Pie crust & Blind Baking

Servings

9-inch pie crust

Ingredients

Pie Dough

• 160 g all-purpose flour cold
• 113 g unsalted butter frozen
• 3-5 tbsp water cold
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vinegar

Tools

• 1 grater
• 400 g beans/ rice/ pie weights
• 1 9 inch pie pan
• 1 parchment paper

Servings 9-inch pie crust Ingredients Pie Dough 160 g all-purpose flour cold 113 g unsalted butter frozen 3-5 tbsp water cold 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbsp vinegar Tools 1 grater 400 g beans/ rice/ pie weights 1 9 inch pie pan 1 parchment paper

Instructions

Pie Dough

1. In a large bowl, add flour and salt. Mix quickly to combine. *Keep the bowl and flour cold by placing them in the fridge for 20 minutes. (optional)
2. Place the grater in the bowl, grate the frozen butter directly in the flour. *Hold the butter with a piece of paper to protect your hand when grating.
3. Mix the butter into the flour very quickly until incorporated. *Takes about 20-30 seconds.
4. Add the vinegar, give it a whisk.
5. Add cold water in the flour on tablespoon at a time. *Too much water could cause shrinkage of the dough.
6. When you pinch the dough and the dough stays together, then the dough is ready. Don't add more water.
7. Transfer the dough on to a piece of plastic wrap.
8. Grab the edge of the plastic wrap and start pressing and bring the dough together. Wrap the dough.
9. Shape the dough into a round disk by using a rolling pin and bench scraper.
10. Chill the dough in the fridge for 20 minutes.

Roll out the dough

1. Lightly flour the working surface, rolling pin and the dough. Roll the dough outwards and rotate while rolling. *Rotate helps the dough to keep in round shape and prevent it from sticking.
2. Hold the pie dough with the rolling pin and dust of excess flour with a brush.
3. Place the pie dough on the pan. Adjust the pie dough and let it sit properly in the pan. *Try not to pull or stretch the dough.
4. Trim the edge of the dough leaving 2-3 cm overhang the pie pan.
5. Tuck & seal the excess dough under at the edges.
6. Crimp the edge with your fingers.
7. Prick the surface of the dough with a fork. *Prevent bubbling while baking.
8. Return the pie dough to the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.

Blind Baking

1. Crinkle the parchment paper to fit well on the dough.
2. Add the beans on the parchment. *Make sure the beans reaches every corner.
3. Bake at 190C/375F for 30 minutes.
4. Let it cool completely before adding fillings.

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