# Pie didn't bake properly - can I fix it?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 3, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231 "2013-08-03T05:09:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231/1 "2013-08-03T05:09:09Z")

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Neighbour gave me a homemade pie - frozen.

I thawed it for about 6 hours and baked it for about 40 minutes @ 350F.

It is a fruit pie, and the filling was already cooked so I just waited until the top crust was brown. After it cooled down, I discovered that although the top crust is perfect, the bottom is soggy.

Can anything be done? I think my mistake was I put the pie (it was made in a thin aluminum pie thingy) on a broiling rack, not directly on the oven rack. Or maybe I should have thawed it more.

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**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 7:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231/2 "2013-08-03T07:16:46Z")

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You could try putting the pie in a skillet over a burner. I would do it at a medium-low setting - you don’t want to burn it, just cook it.

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**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231/3 "2013-08-03T13:17:09Z")

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I don’t know if my method will work on your already baked pie.

I put a pizza stone in my oven, and preheat the oven to a high temp (say 425 to 450) before I put my pie in. I put it right on top of the hot pizza stone, which helps to bake and crisp the bottom crust. After 10-15 minutes at this high heat, I turn the temp down to 350, which will cook the filling without continuing to brown the crust.

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**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231/4 "2013-08-03T13:51:25Z")

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> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#):
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> You could try putting the pie in a skillet over a burner. I would do it at a medium-low setting - you don’t want to burn it, just cook it.

That would be my attempted solution, as well. Lightly greased cast-iron skillet, Medium-low to medium heat, and I can’t see any reason why it wouldn’t work.

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**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pie-didnt-bake-properly-can-i-fix-it/665231/5 "2013-08-03T15:52:49Z")

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Thanks everyone!

The skillet method worked pretty good - I had rhubarb pie for breakfast, yum!

I also have a second pie and a pizza stone, so I’ll try that next.