Baking Tips – Easy As Pie
by: News Canada
(NC)—The old saying goes "easy as pie", so why
are so many of us reluctant to try baking our own? Most of us just don't have the time to
spend hours shopping for ingredients, making the pastry from scratch and preparing the
filling, especially during the holidays.
Some recognized brand names are making it easy. You can now
get, for example, two lines of frozen, unbaked pies – Oven Fresh and the Signature
Selections by Sara Lee – that are ready to pop into the oven. Here are some
additional hints from Sara Lee for baking all kinds of pies:
- • If you make pumpkin pie, watch it carefully. When
properly baked, the outer edges of the filling will be firmly set and slightly brown. The
four- to six-inch centre circle should have a soft set and shake like gelatine.
- • Avoid baking your holiday pie with your turkey or ham.
Pies require a higher temperature, so try to bake your pies the night before.
- • For a golden brown crust, brush the top of the pie with
milk or egg before you put it in the oven. (To avoid burning, be careful not to brush the
crimped edge of the crust.)
- • To keep edges from burning, place aluminum foil strips
around the edges of the pie prior to baking. Remove foil for the last 15 minutes.
- • For a high-gloss finish, brush apricot preserves on top
of your pie just after baking.
- • Always preheat the oven for about 15 minutes at 350º
to 375º F, depending on your oven.
- News Canada
|
About The Author
News Canada provides a wide
selection of current, ready-to-use copyright free news stories and ideas for Television,
Print, Radio, and the Web.
News Canada is a niche service in
public relations, offering access to print, radio, television, and now the Internet media,
with ready-to-use, editorial "fill" items. Monitoring and analysis are two more
of our primary services. The service supplies access to the national media for marketers
in the private, the public, and the not-for-profit sectors. Your corporate and product
news, consumer tips and information are packaged in a variety of ready-to-use formats and
are made available to every Canadian media organization including weekly and daily
newspapers, cable and commercial television stations, radio stations, as well as the Web
sites Canadians visit most often. Visit News
Canada and learn more about the NC services. |
|