baking beans

zippychick

im pretty sure you can use other dried pulses or beans. Let me search

Okay, greaseproof paper then rice .

Blind baking

System

hi, any dried pulse will do split peas, lentils, i brought some and keep them in a jar for future use just for baking blind

MRSMCAWBER

Hi there

I use a layer of greaseproof and put old coins in on top as they absorb the heat and make nice crisp pastry -luckily I have a tub of old foreign coins from hubbies travels just for it...

Rikki

I just stab my pastry with a fork all over and blind bake.

tomterm8

Rice, dried peas or dried beans.

FrugleRock

Thank you everyone :T


Gemx

Penelope_Penguin

FrugleRock wrote: »

Thank you everyone :T


Gemx

Glad you've had some help :T I'll add this to the existing thread to give you more suggestions

Penny. x

redMC

Hi - I just read all advice on this page and thought I'd go for it....pricked the pastry all over with a fork and it's turned out perfect.

dutchy

My neighbour had some lovely 'Atlantic Pebbles' delivered to lay in his garden. Lovely and smooth and round they were. So (with his permission), I pinched a few, gave them a good old wash and they work perfectly! And every time I bake a quiche I look at them and think 'they've come all the way from the bottom of the Atlantic'!

blouisa

i used to use a handful of washed gravel off the drive, but since i've moved there don't seem to be any gravel drives around for me to pinch some from. i like the idea of using coins though, talk about making your money work harder! i was worried anything metal would get too hot and somehow be a bad idea, but since reading this thread i will give it a go. thanks for the suggestions