prebaking
Bake before filling
Prebaking is baking a crust or shell before adding its filling.
Pie crusts are often prebaked to prevent sogginess when the filling is wet, or when the filling requires no cooking: Prebake the crust for ten minutes before adding the custard.
Also called blind baking.
preparation
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- crustHard outer layer
- pastryButtery baked dough
- shortcrustCrumbly, buttery pastry dough
- rollingTurning over repeatedly
chilling · resting · butter · flour · fitting · trimming · crimping · edges
dough
Flour-liquid mixture for baking
- crustHard outer layer
- pastryButtery baked dough
- shortcrustCrumbly, buttery pastry dough
rolling · chilling · resting · butter · flour · fitting · trimming · crimping · edges · thickness
parbaking
Partially cook before finishing
shrinkage · puffing · quiche · custard-pie · filling · shell · crisping
shrinking
Decreasing in dimension
- slumpingDeclining sharply, drooping
- bubblingForming gas spheres
- crackingBreaking without separating completely
browning · overbaking · underbaking · soggy · crisp · golden · firm · set · even · checking
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