Will my apple pie thicken as it cools?

Table of Contents:

1. Will my apple pie thicken as it cools?
2. Can you overcook apple pie?
3. How can you tell when a two crust pie is done baking?
4. Why has my apple pie got a soggy bottom?
5. How do you tell if a pie is done baking?
6. Can you Rebake an apple pie that is undercooked?
7. Can you bake two apple pies in the oven at the same time?
8. Do 2 pies take longer to bake?
9. Can you refrigerate an apple pie before baking?
10. Can you put pie foil in the oven?
11. Can you bake apple pie in a foil pan?
12. How do you get apple pie out of the pan?
13. Should I Grease a pie pan?
14. What is the easiest way to remove pie from a pan?
15. How do you get a whole pie out of the pan?
16. What is a tart pan with removable bottom?

Will my apple pie thicken as it cools?

As the pie cools, its filling will solidify. It takes time for pie to cool thoroughly and its filling to thicken completely, so control your appetite and let it rest for several hours. At left, pie served hot from the oven; notice how it can't hold its shape on the plate.

Can you overcook apple pie?

To answer your question, yes you can overcook a pie filling. For something like an apple pie, your filling will basically be apple mush now. ... Another rule I tend to go by—if your filling is at all cooked before you bake the pie, and you're not doing a top crust/lattice, then blind bake the crust.

How can you tell when a two crust pie is done baking?

The pie is done when the filling is heated through and the top crust is golden brown. When you go to slice it, be prepared. That bottom crust is going to be oh-so-crispy.

Why has my apple pie got a soggy bottom?

One of the reasons that fruit pies have a soggy bottom is from the moisture of the fruit. A good way to reduce the amount of fruit juices in the filling is to toss the fruit with sugar, letting sit in a bowl for about 30 minutes. Then strain the fruit, eliminating some of the liquid.

How do you tell if a pie is done baking?

Don't pull the pie until you see the filling juices bubbling in the center as well as around the edges. If it's a pie with a full top crust, you won't see juices bubbling, so just bake it until you see color underneath (this should take well over an hour, sometimes two hours or more, at 350°).

Can you Rebake an apple pie that is undercooked?

There are a couple of strategies for recooking an undercooked pie. The easiest is to cover the pie with aluminum foil, place it back in the oven and bake it at 425 to 450 F for around 12 minutes. Once the bottom crust cooks all the way through, reinsert the filling and place the top crust back on the pie as a crumble.

Can you bake two apple pies in the oven at the same time?

Yes, baking two pies at once is fine, as long as the recipes for both pies specify the same oven temperature. If you are baking them on the same oven shelf, make sure that there's plenty of space around each pie, and that they are not too close to each other or to the oven walls.

Do 2 pies take longer to bake?

Putting 2 pies in the oven will likely cool the oven more, and the oven will try to heat up to compensate. So its best to keep the temperature the same and cook longer. ... If you have a convection oven, or a convection setting on your oven, use it.

Can you refrigerate an apple pie before baking?

We don't recommend assembling an apple pie before baking it at a later time. If made ahead without baking, the pastry may become too wet and be soggy after baking. The best way to make your apple pie the day before you serve it is to bake the pie completely, then chill it overnight.

Can you put pie foil in the oven?

For filled double-crust pies, increase the baking time by up to 10 minutes and cover the top of the pie with aluminum foil if it starts to get too dark. Place aluminum pie plates on a preheated baking sheet for a well-browned bottom crust and for added stability when moving pies out of the oven.

Can you bake apple pie in a foil pan?

One key to baking a great pie is having a foil pie pan. Whether you use glass or a sturdy metal pan, you need a pan that conducts heat well, and will hold up to any weighty filling you use. ... In these cases using a disposable aluminum foil pie pan is a substitute that can work just as well.

How do you get apple pie out of the pan?

To take the whole baked pie out usually all you have to do is at a certain point, when the pie has cooled enough, give the crust a twirl and it is free from the pan, then hold it over the plate and twirl and slide it out on to your plate.

Should I Grease a pie pan?

Do not oil or grease glass pie plates. Thin, aluminum pie pans are a poor choice because they cook unevenly. ... Dull metal pie plates are better than shiny metal pans for making pies. The shiny metal pans keep the crust from browning properly.

What is the easiest way to remove pie from a pan?

Use a small, sharp, serrated knife. Good pie dough is crisp and flaky, and such a crust isn't going to get cut with a dull knife. I opt for serrated knives, but not the big, hulking kind I use to cut bread. Instead, I like something slightly larger than a paring knife.

How do you get a whole pie out of the pan?

Once baked, you only need to run a knife around the rim of the cake and invert. Since the bottom of the cake is baked to the paper and not the pan, the cake will literally fall out. Peel off the paper while it is still warm.

What is a tart pan with removable bottom?

Pans with removable bottoms allow the baker to remove the rim before sliding the tart off the disk base and onto a serving plate. ... But in the end, none of the pans presented problems for rolling or pressing dough into the fluted grooves.