Apple Pie

[langara]

Hi, I make large apple pies on a pyrex plate, and while the top has cooked perfectly the bottom remains uncooked, any help please.

[NazNomad]

Blind bake the bottom of your pie on a high heat for 5-7 minutes before you assemble it, then cook as usual

[langara]

Thanks NazNomad, will have a go, funny enough daughter bought me baking beans for Christmas, will have a chance to try them

[NazNomad]

For 5-7 minutes, you probably won't need to bother with the beans, as you're not completely cooking it, just pre-cooking it a little, kinda.

It will, no doubt, be a trial & error thing, but it should eventually give you a crispier base to your pies.

[I.Don No]

pies with bottom pastry (if you will pardon the phrase) will always be soggy if baked in a pyrex container. Pastry should always be baked in a metal container as the metal gets and holds the heat much better......there speaks the voice of experience....lol

[cecil39]

try brushing the bottom with beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar before blind baking, i find that works for me.

[scotman]

I agree with IDonNo. If you bake in pyrex you are cooking the bottom by heat conduction through the filling not the pie dish. If you have to use pyrex you will need to pre-cook the base. Probably you will need to experiment to get the optimum pre-cook time.
Better to use metal as suggested.

[Jemisa]

I use an old enamel plate which was my mothers from the 50s.
All pies are beautifully cooked on the base.
Look out in jumble sales or junk shop.

jem

[masma]

You can get enamel plates or dishes from camping shops, very cheap too.

[bushbaby_de]

Lakeland do an enamel/metal range for baking