How do I reheat my pie?
First -- Don't put the metal tin in the microwave! Better yet, try not to microwave your pie or pastry at all -- it just doesn't help the texture of the pastry. Here's the preferred heating method:
Heating Fully Baked Pies:
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.
Put the pie, turnovers, or pastry on a cookie sheet on foil or parchment, and lightly cover with foil.
For a 9-inch pie, heat for 15-20 minutes. A 5-inch pie will take about 12-15 minutes and turnovers will take about 10-12 minutes. Ovens vary, so use your best judgement. A good way to tell if a pie is hot all the way through is to take it out of the oven, poke a thin knife into the center, hold it there for 15 seconds, then (gently!) hold it to your lip to see if it's hot enough for your taste.
Baking un-baked frozen pies:
Defrost fully in the refrigerator overnight. Pre-heat oven to 350.
For 9-inch pies, bake at 350 approximately 1 hour. For 6-inch pies, bake approximately 30 minutes. The fillings are fully cooked, so you are baking the crust and heating the filling. Pie is done when the crust is browned and filling may bubble slightly.
Freezing
If you're planning on keeping your pie for awhile, most of our pies and pastry freeze very well. Double wrap it in plastic wrap, then put in a freezer bag, then back in the box (That's to protect it a little bit, and so you look at our cool logo every time you go in the freezer). Baked goods generally keep well in the freezer for up to a couple months, as long as they're well wrapped and protected.
Enjoy!
FAQs
Pre-heat oven to 350. For 9-inch pies, bake at 350 approximately 1 hour. For 6-inch pies, bake approximately 30 minutes. The fillings are fully cooked, so you are baking the crust and heating the filling.
What temperature should pies be heated at? ›
Pre-heat the oven to 180 ºC / 350ºF / Gas Mark 4. Place pies on a baking tray and cover with foil, this stops the pie tops from burning. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.
What temperature do you bake pies at? ›
Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place potato in a saucepan with enough water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.
Is it better to bake a pie before freezing? ›
Most pies will freeze well from a raw or cooked state. However, custard filled pies do not tend to freeze well. When freezing a fruit pie, you'll see the best results if you freeze a combination of cooked fruit filling in a raw pastry. Raw fruit filling can become watery on thawing and may require additional thickener.
Should you heat pie filling before baking? ›
Fill it up
When it's time to add the fillings, make sure they're cool before you add them to the pastry – room temperature at a minimum. Add a hot steamy filling to your blind-baked or raw pastry and you'll find yourself with a soggy bottom.
What oven setting is best for pies? ›
Just bake a filled pie at 425° for the first 15 min to set the crust then reduce temperature to 350° for the rest of the time.
How long does it take to heat up a pie at 350? ›
Heating Fully Baked Pies:
Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees. Put the pie, turnovers, or pastry on a cookie sheet on foil or parchment, and lightly cover with foil. For a 9-inch pie, heat for 15-20 minutes. A 5-inch pie will take about 12-15 minutes and turnovers will take about 10-12 minutes.
Can you bake a pie at 350 instead of 400? ›
ABSOLUTELY! If you have more time cooking at lower temperatures can be great because you will get more even cooking. Avoiding the burnt edges on your cake and the under baked middle (which sinks as it cools) is an excellent idea.
What is the best oven position for pie? ›
A pie's place in the oven is on the bottom rack. The worst mistake you can make with your pie is under-baking the bottom crust—it makes for a soggy, doughy mess. Baking your pie on the bottom rack will ensure that bottom crust gets nice and golden brown. Speaking of which: bake your pie in a glass pie dish.
How do you keep the bottom crust of apple pie from getting soggy? ›
Crust dust is a 1:1 mixture of flour and granulated sugar. When baking a pie, especially a fruit pie, a couple of teaspoons of crust dust sprinkled into the bottom of the crust will help prevent the crust from becoming saturated with juicy filling as it bakes.
Tip: Why the initial high oven temperature? Pie crust gains its flaky texture from the fat in the dough melting and producing steam — which happens most quickly and effectively at a higher temperature. Reducing the oven temperature after about 15 minutes allows the pie to bake fully without danger of burning.
Is it better to bake a pie the day before? ›
If made ahead without baking, the pastry crust can become too wet and end up soggy after baking. The best way to make your apple pie in advance? Bake the pie completely, then chill it overnight, allowing the pie to sit at room temperature for at least an hour before serving.
Why are my pies runny? ›
The pie is underbaked. The filling has a bad liquid to corn/potato strach ratio. The blueberries will release juicy goodness when baked, and the starch in the filling is used to thicken the boiling juice. Too little starch and you get runny or soupy filling, too much and it gets gummy and unpleasant.
Does a pie filling need to be baked with the crust? ›
You need a par-baked or fully baked crust if you're making quiche, no-bake pie, custard pie, cream pie, pudding pie, or simply want an extra-crisp pie crust. If you're making a pie that doesn't require a baked filling, you still need a baked crust.
Does pie crust need baked before filling? ›
You do not need to pre-bake a pie crust for an apple pie or any baked fruit pie really, but we do freeze the dough to help it stay put. Pre-baking the pie crust is only required when making a custard pie OR when making a fresh fruit pie. you should probably get: Pie weights are super helpful to have for pre-baking.
What is the safe temperature for meat pies? ›
PREHEAT OVEN TO 350°f (180°C). BAKE FOR 20 MINUTES (50 GRAM PIE) OR 30 MINUTES (125G GRAM PIE), UNTIL COOKED THROUGH AND A MINIMUM INTERNAL TEMPERATURE OF 165°F (74°C) IS REACHED.
How do you heat 4 and 20 pies? ›
Preparation instructions
Oven HEATING INSTRUCTIONS CONVENTIONAL OVEN Preheat oven to 180C (170C fan forced). Remove pies from packaging and place on oven tray. If frozen, heat for 40 to 45 minutes. If thawed, heat for 25 to 30 minutes.
What should the internal temp of a fruit pie be when done? ›
If crust completely covers filling, bake until pie reaches an internal temperature of 212°F (100°C) on a digital thermometer. To Serve: Cool pie until center of filling is no warmer than 85°F (29°C) on a digital thermometer, about 3 hours depending on the type of pie plate.
How long to heat a cold meat pie? ›
Reheating your pies
- Avoid using a microwave oven (the pastry doesn't respond well unless baked)
- Allow pies to thaw (in the fridge overnight works well.)
- Pre-heat conventional oven to 350°F. ...
- Re-heat pie for 12 - 15 minutes.
- Shepherd's pies may need a little longer to thaw and/or reheat.
- Enjoy!
