Blind baking?

[Junglemum]

Who blind bake's their shortcrust pastry for quiche, pies etc?

I am never sure whether or not to bother.

I think it makes it more crispy, but that is a bit of a guess!

[~Raven~]

It makes the pastry cook better. I made a quiche once without blind baking and the pastry was a bit sticky.

I always blind bake after that effort

[christy]

I always do, not sure why but I always do...

[Rouge]

Always. Often a filling won't cook as well, the pastry won't cook as well, and sometimes just sometimes if the pastry is uncooked the doughy flavour can pass through to the filling and change the flavour of the filling. So yes I ALWAYS blind bake!

[Junglemum]

Alright, i'm convinced! it's just a PITA sometimes! LOL.

Making a caramelised onion and sweet potato quiche and couldn't be bothered blind baking, but you will all be pleased to hear pastry is in the oven with beans on top! LOL

[Rouge]

I also think the pastry retains its buttery goodness if blind baked... I dunno maybe I'm weird You can buy blind baking stones that are safe to go straight into the pie without the need for baking parchment.