Soggy Pastry

[passingcat]

Whenever I bake a fruit pie sometimes the pastry goes soggy. Does anyone know a good way to prevent this from happening. I appreciate any suggestions.

 

[Becky]

Are you making the pastry yourself? You could blind bake the case and then add the filling - that should help.

 

[passingcat]

Are you making the pastry yourself? You could blind bake the case and then add the filling - that should help.

Thank you for your help. Yes, I do make the pastry myself. I will try this method! I think I also need to wrap the fruit in a paper towel to avoid any excess juice. These two combined should solve the problem! Thank you

 

[epliu]

You can fold in 1-2 tsp of cornstarch to your fruit as well, so it doesn't steep in the crust. The starch will absorb the liquid, making it thicker in the end. Normally blind baking should do the trick. Just err in the side of caution when you wrap your fruit in paper towel because you want the fruit juices to flavor your pie/tart.