Pecan pie is among the most difficult delicious dessert to bake. Even with experienced bakers, they will still tell you they have not mastered the art. This is because it is not easy to tell when it is cooked. A well-done pecan pie displays a slight wriggle in the middle when slightly shaken. If you pierce a fully cooked pecan pie with a metal knife, it will come out clean. What makes pecan pie difficult to bake is that the crust and pecans get burnt easily when overdone but the center can become runny if it was not given sufficient time to cook. What is important is to balance temperatures and learn some telltale signs of a fully cooked pecan pie. To help you out we have listed some simple ways you can use to tell the pecan pie is fully cooked, so keep reading.
You can use your thermometer to test the temperatures of your oven. It is important to confirm what temperatures are inside your oven. Place oven thermometer inside your oven to provide accurate and reliable temperatures readings of the inside of the oven. This thermometer has been proved reliable and precise compared to the integrated oven thermostat. For example, you may realize that when your oven temperature is set at 350 degrees F, the thermometer inside the oven reads 325 degrees F. This implies you need to turn up the thermostat until you get to the correct temperature reading.
Then use a clear glass pie dish and place your crust inside. Carefully line your dish with the pie crust as you would normally do. The glass dish provides you with a good looking even bake for a crusty crust. This also allows you to see how the crust is cooking at the bottom. Once you have made the pie crust, it is important to freeze it for about 20 minutes. This is vital because it prevents the pie from becoming soggy especially at the bottom. Freezing pie crust prevents shrinking of the pie crust when the fat melts. This will give you a hard bottom for your filling.
You must line your crust with a foil and place some weight on top of the foil or parchment. This will prevent the pie crust from puffing up when cooked. You should make sure you use sufficient foil cover and place pie weight. You can buy pie weight from a store that sells baking supplies but you can also use rice, sugar, or dried beans. It is recommended you bake the crust At 350 degrees F for 40-45 minutes. After the duration is over remove your crust from the oven and take away the pie weight. The next thing is to add your filling and bake. However, the timing and temperature of your baking may differ because of the varying recipe you may be using. Make sure you follow your recipe to add the filling and bake. There are couples of ways to make a pecan pie and you can access them online. Make sure you follow the instructions provided when you are baking your pie. That is how you prepare pie crust for pecan pie.