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question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

sunshine45 — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:13:56 GMT

hi ladies.....i have a question regarding pie crust cut outs for the top of the pie.

i am making a pumpkin pie and of course it does not have the pie crust on the top. i am cheating and using the pillsbury pie crust that is all ready made. there are two in a box.

i want to do cut outs for the top of the pumpkin pie (acorns, leaves, pumpkins.) do i put these on while the pie is cooking OR do i bake them separately so that i just decorate the pie with them after the pie has cooked?

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

kittyloo — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:28:12 GMT

i believe you have to cook them separately. unless you are embellishing the crust portion around the rim.

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

Pamita — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:30:01 GMT

Hi,

I do this every year. Make the cut outs and bake separately. You can drop them on the top of the pie when it's finished. Great for covering up cracks or testing knife marks.

Good luck. Happy Thanksgiving

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

QVCkitty1 — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:32:04 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
hi ladies.....i have a question regarding pie crust cut outs for the top of the pie.

i am making a pumpkin pie and of course it does not have the pie crust on the top. i am cheating and using the pillsbury pie crust that is all ready made. there are two in a box.

i want to do cut outs for the top of the pumpkin pie (acorns, leaves, pumpkins.) do i put these on while the pie is cooking OR do i bake them separately so that i just decorate the pie with them after the pie has cooked?

I always do them separately, and everyone loves the extra crust !

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

sunshine45 — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:32:28 GMT

thank you thank you!

i did not even think about covering up spots that may not look so good!

i appreciate the help.

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

fthunt — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:34:04 GMT

I'm no pie maker but this looks like a Quiz question - and a good one.

I would guess you bake the cut-out and then 'place' them ON the pie after pie has baked.

Otherwise the weight of the dough cut-out would sink down in to the fluid pie (if it were unbaked)

Now I'll see what real pie makers say!

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

x Hedge — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 01:47:23 GMT

I'll likely never need this information, but I love learning, even little offbeat things like when to put the decorations on the pumpkin pie.

Thanks!

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

CelticCrafter — Wed, 27 Nov 2019 20:45:42 GMT

@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
hi ladies.....i have a question regarding pie crust cut outs for the top of the pie.

i am making a pumpkin pie and of course it does not have the pie crust on the top. i am cheating and using the pillsbury pie crust that is all ready made. there are two in a box.

i want to do cut outs for the top of the pumpkin pie (acorns, leaves, pumpkins.) do i put these on while the pie is cooking OR do i bake them separately so that i just decorate the pie with them after the pie has cooked?
I always do them separately, and everyone loves the extra crust !

That's because it's the best part! I always save the crust for last. If it's a double crusted pie, I scrape the filling out and eat that first.

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

ECBG — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:07:42 GMT

If it's a fruit pie, I eat the top crust with the pie. I don't eat the back of the pastry. THOSE calories belong to the half roll I get.

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

sunshine45 — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:14:00 GMT

@CelticCrafter wrote:
@QVCkitty1 wrote:
@sunshine45 wrote:
hi ladies.....i have a question regarding pie crust cut outs for the top of the pie.

i am making a pumpkin pie and of course it does not have the pie crust on the top. i am cheating and using the pillsbury pie crust that is all ready made. there are two in a box.

i want to do cut outs for the top of the pumpkin pie (acorns, leaves, pumpkins.) do i put these on while the pie is cooking OR do i bake them separately so that i just decorate the pie with them after the pie has cooked?
I always do them separately, and everyone loves the extra crust !
That's because it's the best part! I always save the crust for last. If it's a double crusted pie, I scrape the filling out and eat that first.

@CelticCrafter

i do the same thing! i eat all of the filling and then save the crust for last.

i did bake my pumpkin pie today. it came out nicely and i did the little cut outs separately and then placed them on the pie after it cooled. i brushed the little cut outs with butter and topped them with cinnamon sugar. again, thanks to everyone for their help! hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving!

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

hayseed00 — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 00:59:15 GMT

@sunshine45I bake mine on a cookie sheet at 350* for about 10 to 12 mins. Sprinkle some coarse sugar on them before baking.

Re: question regarding pie crust cut outs for top of pie

cherry — Thu, 28 Nov 2019 10:36:57 GMT

Any pie that is a custard, will not support a cut out on top, a fruit pie will. This is why you must put your decorations on last ,with a pumpkin pie..it goes in as liquid and the cut outs would sink to the bottom