I stash dried beans in a Mason jar in my pantry to reuse blind bake after blind bake. Next, bake your pie crust according to the recipe's instructions. Most pie recipes will direct you to remove the ...

How do you blind bake a pie crust without pie weights? If you don't have pie weights on hand, you can use dried beans or ...

Line the crust with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans to prevent puffing or slumping. Bake until the edges of the crust are very lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes.