Re: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust

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On Wed, 18 Jan 2006, Simon Wistow wrote:

> On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 11:04:47AM +0000, Rev Simon Rumble said:
>
> I don't think you need to blind bake the base of a meat pie because they
> cook longer than a fruit pie. I could be wrong though.

Even for fruit pies i dont blind bake the base.

Talking of fruit and pie like things. does anybody have any tips for 
making a good crumble. i did one about 3 months ago and was dissapointed 
with the crumble i felt it lacked a certain crunchyness.

-- 
Bob Walker
http://www.randomness.org.uk/cv/

• Re: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust Simon Wistow 11:10 on 18 Jan 2006
  An easier way of doing it would just be to cover the top rather than do
  • Adam Auden 11:15 on 18 Jan 2006
    Heretic!
  • Bob Walker 11:20 on 18 Jan 2006
    Even for fruit pies i dont blind bake the base.
    • Rev Simon Rumble 11:22 on 18 Jan 2006
      Rolled oats!
    • [london.food] Crumble Roger Burton West 11:30 on 18 Jan 2006
      Have you tried Amy's Crumb Pie? (Nobody knows who Amy was at this point,
    • Re: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust James Bywater 11:33 on 18 Jan 2006
      I know this might sound insane but I like putting cornflakes on top.
    • Simon Wistow 11:41 on 18 Jan 2006
      Sometimes it's worth turning up the heat right at the start to get it
      • too deep to show
  • Rev Simon Rumble 11:21 on 18 Jan 2006
    That's just wrong. It's what you get in (lazy) pubs, and it's puff
    • Simon Wistow 11:39 on 18 Jan 2006
      Another suggestion might be to get some sausage meat and spice it (the
      • too deep to show
• RE: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust John Corcoran 11:26 on 18 Jan 2006
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  • Re: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust James Bywater 11:34 on 18 Jan 2006
    I reckon that just means that you haven't tried my mum's quiche ;-)
• RE: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust John Corcoran 11:41 on 18 Jan 2006
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  • Re: [london.food] Ready-rolled shortcrust James Bywater 11:44 on 18 Jan 2006
    I don't know - I hated beetroot all my life, couldn't stand the sight
    • Rev Simon Rumble 11:54 on 18 Jan 2006
      I've hated (uncooked) tomato all my life. I made an effort to make
• Rev Simon Rumble 12:21 on 18 Jan 2006
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  • Simon Wistow 12:22 on 18 Jan 2006
    Exactly. I should have said 'mentally divide'.

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