Question for those who have used the Panda flour for pastry

[lovinglife]

I bought a sample set if the panda flour & 2 cake mixes to try them out.

My question is has anyone made a plate pie with a bottom & top with the short crust pastry recipe. If so how did the bottom of the pastry behave? Do I need to blind bake the bottom a bit first or is it robust enough to bake with the filling & top and not go soggy?

Hubby has requested a mince beef & onion pie, personally I’d prefer a chicken & leek pot pie but he’s not keen

 

[shelley262]

I bought a sample set if the panda flour & 2 cake mixes to try them out.

My question is has anyone made a plate pie with a bottom & top with the short crust pastry recipe. If so how did the bottom of the pastry behave? Do I need to blind bake the bottom a bit first or is it robust enough to bake with the filling & top and not go soggy?

Hubby has requested a mince beef & onion pie, personally I’d prefer a chicken & leek pot pie but he’s not keen

Hiya I haven't made a pie with top and bottom but I have made an egg custard and a quiche both with bases - but not tops!. General rule is that you don't need to blind bake even with wet ingredients and they were both successful for me. Panda Flour generally bakes quite golden\ Brown. Both bases were lovely and crisp.
My chicken pie I just did with a top as wanted a reasonable amount of gravy and filling.
I wouldn't blind bake - would imagine it wouldn't be needed - just roll the pastry thinly - luckily it behaves well so you should by using a sprinkle of extra flour get it quite thin.
This is something you could ask other Panda bakers on their friendly supportive forum. If you do Facebook there is an excellent baking support group and Mark who runs Panda Pantry often answers queries quickly. It's called Panda Pantry free-from Baking Club .
Hope it goes well you can only try.

 

[Kernow Debra]

I’ve made a top and bottom pie with the Panda shortcrust, worked well and didn’t blind bake.
Also made mini cheese and onion pies which were delicious.
Also recomend the Suet pastry option, fresh suet from the butcher though not Atora!!
I should have known to check the label, but naively thought Atora Suet is just suet.
It’s not, contains a hefty kick of wheat flour!

Anyway, have made delicious individual pies in my pie maker with the suet pastry.

 

[lovinglife]

Hiya I haven't made a pie with top and bottom but I have made an egg custard and a quiche both with bases - but not tops!. General rule is that you don't need to blind bake even with wet ingredients and they were both successful for me. Panda Flour generally bakes quite golden\ Brown. Both bases were lovely and crisp.
My chicken pie I just did with a top as wanted a reasonable amount of gravy and filling.
I wouldn't blind bake - would imagine it wouldn't be needed - just roll the pastry thinly - luckily it behaves well so you should by using a sprinkle of extra flour get it quite thin.
This is something you could ask other Panda bakers on their friendly supportive forum. If you do Facebook there is an excellent baking support group and Mark who runs Panda Pantry often answers queries quickly. It's called Panda Pantry free-from Baking Club .
Hope it goes well you can only try.

Thank you! That helps a lot, I wouldn’t normally blind bake its traditional pastry but wasn’t sure how the ingredients would react. I follow that Facebook page but haven’t had much a rad of it yet. I’m just testing the pastry for Christmas goodies

 

[lovinglife]

I’ve made a top and bottom pie with the Panda shortcrust, worked well and didn’t blind bake.
Also made mini cheese and onion pies which were delicious.
Also recomend the Suet pastry option, fresh suet from the butcher though not Atora!!
I should have known to check the label, but naively thought Atora Suet is just suet.
It’s not, contains a hefty kick of wheat flour!

Anyway, have made delicious individual pies in my pie maker with the suet pastry.

That looks amazing! I do miss a good pie & a sausage roll, if I like this pastry I’m going to try the suet pastry mix they have. I’m not a big cake eater but I got the coffee & walnut sample pack & the lemon one, will give them a try nearer Christmas

I’ll let you both know how it goes - thanks