piecrusts

Pastry filling holders

Piecrusts are the pastry shells that encase pies, made from flour, fat, and water.

The term usually refers to the raw dough or the baked casing rather than a finished pie: Roll out the piecrusts and fit them into the pans.

The phrase promises are like piecrusts suggests they're easily broken.

baking

dough

Flour-liquid mixture for baking

crimping · blind baking · lattice · fluting · prebaked · shell · lard · butter · chilling · resting

types

shortcrust

Crumbly, buttery pastry dough

Oreo · phyllo · puff pastry · tart · galette · empanada · samosa · pasty · quiche · savory

texture

flaky

Crumbly or unreliable

crumbly · soggy · golden · browned · burnt · underdone · puffy · shrinkage · tough · delicate

technique

cutting in

Entering line unfairly

rolling out · transferring · docking · weighting · egg wash · venting · sealing · decorating · braiding · leaves

Opposites
pie component

piecrustspie filling

Pastry interior substance

filling · fruit filling · custard · cream filling · apple filling

Family

piecrust

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G