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So I've made this pie.......

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grannyactivist Sun 15-Mar-20 17:55:26

Heat a baking tray in the oven before you put your pie on it, pop the pie into the oven with a double layer of foil, or preferably non-stick baking paper, on the top - cook it at 180oC (170oC if it's a fan oven) for about fifteen minutes then take off the paper and continue to cook for another 10/15 minutes.

That's my best offering - let us know how you get on. smile

Laughterlines Sun 15-Mar-20 17:50:37

Daisy does haha

Daisydoes Sun 15-Mar-20 17:47:55

Oh @phoenix. My DH is the same.
We never have quiche, we have 'open top pies' aka quiche to anyone with a brain ?

phoenix Sun 15-Mar-20 17:37:23

JackyB no, I didn't blushI might have done if it was a quiche/flan.

Funnily enough, Mr P will often enjoy a cheese, bacon and onion flan, but seems totally averse to quiche,confused

Laughterlines Sun 15-Mar-20 17:36:23

It will be lovely. Enjoy it.

phoenix Sun 15-Mar-20 17:29:42

Nooo kitty it's smaller! It's the different dimensions that are causing concern!

rosenoir Sun 15-Mar-20 17:12:29

I would put foil on top once the top is cooked.

Pudding123 Sun 15-Mar-20 17:05:26

Definitely preheat your oven for around 15 minutes and put a baking sheet in at the same time ,then hope for the best and if it is soggy just eat the filling and the top pastry ?

GrannyGravy13 Sun 15-Mar-20 16:57:59

Cook it on a pre heated "pizza stone" if not your thickest/heaviest baking tray/sheet also pre-heated, good luck.

JackyB Sun 15-Mar-20 16:49:33

Did you bake the base blind before you filled it?

kittylester Sun 15-Mar-20 16:48:36

I'd place it on a pre-heated baking tray and do it at about 170 in my fan oven which is also erratic.

As it is larger than usual I would also invite your favourite gner to help eat it. (Thats me in case you are wondering!) grin

phoenix Sun 15-Mar-20 16:47:02

To, not do!

phoenix Sun 15-Mar-20 16:45:31

Hello all, and good wishes.

As mentioned, I've made a pie ready for tomorrow's supper, chicken and leek, in case you were wondering!

Well, for random reasons, I've bunged carefully placed it in a different dish, different that is from the ones I would usually use. blush

It measures roughly 8" by 6" ( long and wide) and 3.5" deep.

The pastry at the bottom is thicker than the pastry on the top. (Don't ask why, it just is)

So, how best do it cook it to ensure that it's reasonably edible?

The filling is completely cooked, I have a fan oven (which cooks erractically, as indeed do I), but usually have to turn things round halfway through to enable even browning.

I want to make sure the pastry at the bottom of the pie is properly cooked, we are not at home to partially cooked, let alone soggy bottoms!

Thank you!