Made a pie for the first time. How can I make sure it still looks good after being baked??
I'm a bit disheartened by the way its not nearly as nice looking after baking. I think the decorations shrunk/shifted/expanded away from each other maybe?? Is there a way to prevent that?
by thereaintshitcaptain
39 Comments
StripedZebra-1
I don’t know the answer – but this is GORGEOUS!
walwalun
It’s still gorgeous even after being baked. Amazing work!
DramaMama611
It’s gorgeous but shrinkage happens. You can trying making your decorations larger than you want them to try to act it.
Strange_Lettuce_6719
If your oven’s not perfectly even, you could rotate the pie halfway through for more even browning. And I think there’s some debate about whether to cover the decorations with foil once they’re brown enough or cover them from the beginning and uncover later to let brown. Either way, you’ve done well already!
sg54880
You’re being much too hard on yourself. The pie is beautiful. Some of the smaller shapes are only slightly distorted so you can sort that out on your next go around. The reality is that the optics are secondary to the enjoyment of the pie. You created a beautiful pie 🙂
ThatBroccoli5081
Stunning, be sure to egg wash or heavy cream top before placing in oven and I agree when colour is right give it an open tin foil tent. Open at ends.
DependentKick5015
How did got cut the shapes and get them to stay that size? Mine always get tiny and don’t look good
GhostNightgown
This is amazing! If you wanted to play around with the designs on the embellishments, I wonder how it might look if the details were a little bigger on some of the embellishments (wider petals, wider leaf vein lines) and perhaps if the stamp designs were pressed in more deeply. The flowers on your pie with more distinct petals look fantastic. The same with the leaves – a simplified maple or oak leaf design might be worth a try.
pockystiicks
You’re overthinking it 😉 this is SPECTACULAR – you should be proud!
jakemostov
You are trolling right?
Jocelyn_The_Red
How is THAT your FIRST pie? You must be a very experienced baker of other goods, no got dang way you’re a noob. That’s beautiful and very well done. Looks delicious
UndeadSloth_
Donno if this is weird karma farming or something. Anyone who has actually made a pie, with the dough from scratch, will know that’s not anyone’s first pie.
gwendiesel
I think it looks absolutely fantastic, but if you want it to look like 3% more perfect, a couple of things you can try:
-Strain your egg wash with a fine mesh strainer to get it perfectly smooth and use a fineer pastry brush to get the egg was perfectly even
-Use a filling recipe that’s completely precooked to keep the top crust from settling when the filling cooks down
-Roll your dough for the decorations a little thicker to make them less prone to over baking.
-Try to freeze your totally assembled pie right before you bake it just long enough to harden the dough and no longer. That way you get the benefits of the chilled dough but it won’t bake any longer than necessary and risk over browning.
-If your decorations are getting color faster than you’d like you can always loosely cover them with foil to slow that down.
Hope that helps!
EDIT: another thought. Did you re-roll your dough to make the decorations? If yes, they probably developed more gluten than the rest and were extra springy. Maybe just make an extra round of pie dough next time so you can use the first roll for your decorations too.
jpmama_
This looks so good.
StaticCloud
It looks beautiful. Intricate designs commonly get lost in baking but you’ve got such detail here, it’s truly impressive
bobicool
If this isn’t a joke post then I’ll say that it looks amazing.
NCnanny
How long did it take you to make that lattice? It’s so pretty!
ArcadiaRivea
By giving it to me to… dispose of… for you!
vintage_heathen
Just Wow! It’s beautiful!
1960somethingbatman
You don’t have to pretend to be a beginner just for people to compliment your pie. It looks good. Very good. But I do not for one second believe you’ve never worked with pie crust before.
gngergramma
I might brush it with a mixture of egg white and yolk to bring up the sheeting baking..just yolks alone are fine for this..then I might take my sifter out and lightly sprinkle some confectioners sugar on top..voila beautiful pie..
Low_Committee1250
Your finished pie looks great but I think you could improve the looks by: make the decorations larger and apply to pie frozen just before baking, use an egg or cream wash for a more uniform golden crust
petewondrstone
Just do what you did here
Jasmisne
Damn thats like insane for your first pie it looks professional
Eastern_Can_1802
You have to make your extra pieces 1/4 the size bigger to account for shrinkage during baking
Sour_Orange_Peel
It looks good!
Jay-Quellin30
That’s a piece of art
DescriptionGreen4344
Looks just right. Not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. I believe to do anything different yould have to actually not be good at it. But clearly it’s not the case
hume_er_me
I think it looks amazing, personally! And I bet it tastes great. 🙂
DynamiteWitLaserBeam
It’s probably considered old fashioned, but I still like to sprinkle some sugar on top after baking when I do a decorative top like this. It gets into the creases and gives it some contrast, which makes the design easier to see.
Helpful-Archer-6625
If you’re trying to imply this doesn’t look good, you’re being hypercritical of yourself.
This looks amazing, and if anyone says otherwise, make them prove they can do better. If they can’t, you shouldn’t listen to their criticism as it’s doing nothing to actually help you.
Seriously, be proud of this.
unicornsRunicorns
If you don’t like it, I’ll happily take it off your hands 🤤
quilter71
I’ll sample that beautiful pie for you!
hotblooded-
First time????? Jfc
WhlottaRosie65
Beautiful 🙌
RepeatOffenderp
As you gain experience, you’ll see which shapes keep true and which shift. Incorporate the elements that you know will retain their shape. Experiment, make a batch of pie dough, or even better short dough, shape it and bake it off. If you use short dough, it’s harder to work with, so you gain additional experience, and can be eaten afterwards.
tweed13
No mames! First time?! I’m quitting pie now.
Beesandbutterfliesky
That pie is gorgeous, you did an amazing job!
frauleinsteve
Can you color the dough of the decorative items that you want to “pop’?
39 Comments
I don’t know the answer – but this is GORGEOUS!
It’s still gorgeous even after being baked. Amazing work!
It’s gorgeous but shrinkage happens. You can trying making your decorations larger than you want them to try to act it.
If your oven’s not perfectly even, you could rotate the pie halfway through for more even browning. And I think there’s some debate about whether to cover the decorations with foil once they’re brown enough or cover them from the beginning and uncover later to let brown. Either way, you’ve done well already!
You’re being much too hard on yourself. The pie is beautiful. Some of the smaller shapes are only slightly distorted so you can sort that out on your next go around. The reality is that the optics are secondary to the enjoyment of the pie. You created a beautiful pie 🙂
Stunning, be sure to egg wash or heavy cream top before placing in oven and I agree when colour is right give it an open tin foil tent. Open at ends.
How did got cut the shapes and get them to stay that size? Mine always get tiny and don’t look good
This is amazing! If you wanted to play around with the designs on the embellishments, I wonder how it might look if the details were a little bigger on some of the embellishments (wider petals, wider leaf vein lines) and perhaps if the stamp designs were pressed in more deeply. The flowers on your pie with more distinct petals look fantastic. The same with the leaves – a simplified maple or oak leaf design might be worth a try.
You’re overthinking it 😉 this is SPECTACULAR – you should be proud!
You are trolling right?
How is THAT your FIRST pie? You must be a very experienced baker of other goods, no got dang way you’re a noob. That’s beautiful and very well done. Looks delicious
Donno if this is weird karma farming or something. Anyone who has actually made a pie, with the dough from scratch, will know that’s not anyone’s first pie.
I think it looks absolutely fantastic, but if you want it to look like 3% more perfect, a couple of things you can try:
-Strain your egg wash with a fine mesh strainer to get it perfectly smooth and use a fineer pastry brush to get the egg was perfectly even
-Use a filling recipe that’s completely precooked to keep the top crust from settling when the filling cooks down
-Roll your dough for the decorations a little thicker to make them less prone to over baking.
-Try to freeze your totally assembled pie right before you bake it just long enough to harden the dough and no longer. That way you get the benefits of the chilled dough but it won’t bake any longer than necessary and risk over browning.
-If your decorations are getting color faster than you’d like you can always loosely cover them with foil to slow that down.
Hope that helps!
EDIT: another thought. Did you re-roll your dough to make the decorations? If yes, they probably developed more gluten than the rest and were extra springy. Maybe just make an extra round of pie dough next time so you can use the first roll for your decorations too.
This looks so good.
It looks beautiful. Intricate designs commonly get lost in baking but you’ve got such detail here, it’s truly impressive
If this isn’t a joke post then I’ll say that it looks amazing.
How long did it take you to make that lattice? It’s so pretty!
By giving it to me to… dispose of… for you!
Just Wow! It’s beautiful!
You don’t have to pretend to be a beginner just for people to compliment your pie. It looks good. Very good. But I do not for one second believe you’ve never worked with pie crust before.
I might brush it with a mixture of egg white and yolk to bring up the sheeting baking..just yolks alone are fine for this..then I might take my sifter out and lightly sprinkle some confectioners sugar on top..voila beautiful pie..
Your finished pie looks great but I think you could improve the looks by: make the decorations larger and apply to pie frozen just before baking, use an egg or cream wash for a more uniform golden crust
Just do what you did here
Damn thats like insane for your first pie it looks professional
You have to make your extra pieces 1/4 the size bigger to account for shrinkage during baking
It looks good!
That’s a piece of art
Looks just right. Not sure what you’re trying to accomplish. I believe to do anything different yould have to actually not be good at it. But clearly it’s not the case
I think it looks amazing, personally! And I bet it tastes great. 🙂
It’s probably considered old fashioned, but I still like to sprinkle some sugar on top after baking when I do a decorative top like this. It gets into the creases and gives it some contrast, which makes the design easier to see.
If you’re trying to imply this doesn’t look good, you’re being hypercritical of yourself.
This looks amazing, and if anyone says otherwise, make them prove they can do better. If they can’t, you shouldn’t listen to their criticism as it’s doing nothing to actually help you.
Seriously, be proud of this.
If you don’t like it, I’ll happily take it off your hands 🤤
I’ll sample that beautiful pie for you!
First time????? Jfc
Beautiful 🙌
As you gain experience, you’ll see which shapes keep true and which shift. Incorporate the elements that you know will retain their shape. Experiment, make a batch of pie dough, or even better short dough, shape it and bake it off. If you use short dough, it’s harder to work with, so you gain additional experience, and can be eaten afterwards.
No mames! First time?! I’m quitting pie now.
That pie is gorgeous, you did an amazing job!
Can you color the dough of the decorative items that you want to “pop’?