Solving the Thanksgiving Pie Crust Dilemma!

[anoelle]

Okay so I found out late Wednesday night that I needed to make deviled eggs and pumpkin pie for my husband's family Thanksgiving. I had to run the store to get the stuff(such a nightmare) and then I found that they didn't have any premade pie crusts. I had planned to make mini pumkin pies in the mini muffin pan and cut out small circles from pre-existing pie crust. So I had to make my own (first time I'd done this). I ended up testing a theory as it looked like it would work and if not I would just start again. I knew that it would pat dough into the pan but as I had let one of my neighbors borrow my rolling pin I didn't know how to go from ball of dough to mini crusts easily. I ended up rolling the dough into small balls and placing one in each well and took one end of the mini tart shaper and pressed down. It worked beautifully to make the pie crusts. It was so nice after everything to have found such a simple solution. I hope some of you can use this to help sell some of these wonderful little guys. I ended up selling a deluxe mini muffin pan and the tart shaper to my mother in law after telling her what had happened.

 

[kristina16marie]

Awesome idea! You can also use the outside of the measure all cup to cut circles out of the dough. They are the perfect size for making tarts using the mini muffin pan & tart shaper too! =)

 

[wadesgirl]

Awesome idea! You can also use the outside of the measure all cup to cut circles out of the dough. They are the perfect size for making tarts using the mini muffin pan & tart shaper too! =)

Exactly what I did yesterday!!

 

[anoelle]

That was originally my plan. Though the lack of rolling pan or premade refrigerated/frozen crusts stopped that dead.

 

[carlajanes]

you can always use a bottle or glass as a rolling pin and don't forget our nifty Baker's Roller

 

[anoelle]

I wouldve loved the Baker's roller to help. I didn't even think of a bottle or glass...lol.

 

[KellerCooks]

Awesome idea! You can also use the outside of the measure all cup to cut circles out of the dough. They are the perfect size for making tarts using the mini muffin pan & tart shaper too! =)

This seems like it would create a lot of extra crust for the mini pies. Do you fold them down and crimp them or something? I want to make these Thursday and am looking for input. Anyone done something other than pumpkin?

 

[wadesgirl]

This seems like it would create a lot of extra crust for the mini pies. Do you fold them down and crimp them or something? I want to make these Thursday and am looking for input. Anyone done something other than pumpkin?

It creates a little bit extra but not too much. It's the perfect size.

 

[chellb1234]

how about thie mini measure all cup???

 

[wcsis]

The kids and I used a premade pie crust and cut the circles with the measure all cup and put in the mini muff pan. Filled the little crusts with dry beans and baked them. When they cooled we emptied them of the beans and filled them with different flavors of pudding from the snack paks we got on sale. The kids LOVED them!!!!!! (the beans in the crusts is to prevent the crust from puffing up with air bubbles while baking)

 

[Brenda.the.chef]

you can always use a bottle or glass as a rolling pin and don't forget our nifty Baker's Roller

You can also use the outside of the measure all to roll out the crust.....but it sounds as though you didn't need to do any rolling at all!