How to Use Pie Crust Shields

Use pie crust shields to protect the outer crust edge while the entire pie bakes to perfection. The proud feeling of spending hours making a homemade pie can be ruined when the pie crust burns. Stop waiting for the insides to bake while the crust burns. Save the pie by using a pie shield.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Pie crust shield
• Pie
• Oven
• Oven mitts

1. Buy a pie crust shield at a kitchen supply store or retail store in the kitchen/baking section. The pie shield looks like a round disc without a middle. Buy the shield to fit the size of the baking dish used for the pie.

2. Place the pie crust shield over the top of the unbaked pie before putting it in the oven or bake the pie for the specified time in the recipe before putting the shield on the baking dish.

3. Fit the shield snugly around the top of the pie crust. It should cover the entire outer crust to keep it from getting too brown.

4. Remove the shield for some of the baking time to ensure the crust edge gets golden brown.

5. Bake the pie following the recipe using normal baking times. Remove from the oven and let it cool as usual. Take the pie crust shield off if you haven't yet removed it for cooling.

Tips & Warnings

• Be sure you know the size of the pie tins you have before purchasing a pie crust shield. The shield needs to be the same size as the pie plate.
• The pie shield is is an easy solution, because crimping aluminum foil all the time is a chore compared to using the pie crust shield. If you're in a jam and don't have a pie crust shield, use aluminum foil. Just wrap the foil around the edges of the crust to keep it from browning too much.
• Use oven mitts when removing the pie crust shield from the pie in the oven. It will be hot.

Resources

• Find out how to make the perfect pie at AllRecipes.com.
• Buy a pie crust shield at Cooking.com.

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