MaryJane at King Arthur

January 5, 2022 at 1:07pm

Hi Laurie,
It's true, hot water crusts get very hard when over baked. Try reducing the oven temperature by 20-25F and baking the pie for a longer period of time. You can also move the pie to the lowest oven rack to encourage good browning for the base crust.

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