How can I stop my pie from burning?
My oven heats up by putting on the grill. Yesterday I was making pie and the top burned a little bit. This happens almost every time. It happens at the moment the grill goes on for a short moment because the oven has cooled down a bit. So the top of my pie burns, but the middle is not fully cooked jet. I always make sure the oven is fully heated before putting in the pie, and of course keep the oven door open as short as possible. I was wondering, is there a trick so that my pie does not get burned when the oven is re-heating? Right now I turn down the oven a little bit so it won't re-heat which indeed prevent the pie from burning. However, in this way I do not get the optimal result.
Best Answer
What you need is to deflect the heat from the top of your pie. If you have two racks in your oven, and can position them so that the pie is in the middle with a rack above it, place a piece of aluminum foil directly above the pie. Another option would be to set a piece of foil on top of the pie after it has partially baked. Either way will protect the top from direct heat, allowing the ambient heat to penetrate and bake the whole pie.
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Say No to Foil Along the Edges Most people baking a pie tend to just haphazardly scrunch up some strips of aluminum foil all around the edges of the pie. The idea here is that it will heat the edges from the pie without it winding up crispy and burnt.How do you keep a pie crust from burning without aluminum foil?
I use parchment paper to make my shield. Start first by tearing off a large sheet of parchment paper. Lay it flat on a baking sheet or the counter. Flip over your pie plate, in order to trace the circumference onto the parchment paper.How do you cover a pie crust from burning?
You most likely have aluminum foil in your kitchen already. Cut out a circular piece of aluminum foil that can be used to protect the pie crust. Bake the crust for forty minutes and then take it out to put your aluminum shield on it. Continue baking it for the rest of the remaining time and you should get good results.Does egg wash prevent pie crust from burning?
Since there is protein in both the yolk and the white, any whole egg or yolk will make the crust both shiny and brown. The white, on the other hand, will only promote browning without contributing any significant gloss to the crust. Egg washes may contain water, milk, or cream, and sometimes salt.How To Keep Your Pie Crust From Burning
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Answer 2
Simply cover the the pie with foil once it has browned sufficiently. The foil will protect the pastry while the filling cooks. This is a common method for preventing pie crusts that are blind-baked from over-browning.
Answer 3
I have tried brushing with cold water every 10 mins if some bits of the crust, e.g. edges, are going brown too fast. Seems to work pretty well.
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