Blind Baking Pie Crusts - Step by Step

Blind baking is the method used when baking a pie crust without a filling. You would use this method for cream pies and unbaked fillings as well as when you want to prebake a one crust pie before filling it.

Step by step, here's how to blind bake your pie crusts:


1. Preheat your oven to 350. Place your pie crust in a pie plate and crimp the edges.

2. Place aluminum foil over your crust and then fill with dried beans or peas.

3. Bake for 15 - 20 minutes, or until the crust is lightly browned. You will have to peel back the foil to check on doneness.


4. Remove crust to a cooling rack. Carefully peel back the foil and lift it (and the beans or peas) out of the crust. If your crust is not as brown as you'd like, you can return it to the oven for a few more minutes without the foil and dried beans. Cool crust completely on a wire rack before filling.