# Uh oh! Help me with my pie fiasco! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 24, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816 "2010-11-24T21:21:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/1 "2010-11-24T21:21:46Z")
I have been baking all day. I have a pie that calls for an unbaked pie crust with a custard type filling, to bake at 300° for 1-1/2 hours. I must have turned off the oven when I reduced the oven to 300° from 350°. So the oven was somewhat hot when I put the pie in. I had waited about 15 minutes to reduce the temp down. The pie has been in the oven for 1-1/2 hours. Will it be a disaster? How long should I try to bake it? I have just simply turned the oven back on to 300°, and set the timer for an hour. CRAP!!! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/2 "2010-11-24T21:27:46Z")
Custard filling? Check it with a clean knife at the end of the hour, same as you would normally. I think it’s just going to need some extra vigilance on your part toward the end of the baking. ---
**Author:** ![Athena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/35a633/32.png) [@Athena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athena)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/3 "2010-11-24T22:04:03Z")
My guess is it’ll be fine. Just keep checking it towards the end of the cooking session. I’ve got my own fiasco - was cooking apples for apple/cranberry pie, and overcooked them. Now I have chunky apple sauce. Trying to decide if it’ll work or if I should go buy new apples. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2010, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/4 "2010-11-24T23:25:34Z")
[This](http://www.giraffeboards.com/showpost.php?p=496806&postcount=40)is the recipe. I baked it for another 40 minutes or so, and a knife inserted towards the edge came out clean, and the middle was a little softer. It has a crust on top from the pecans, and I think it’s gonna be ok. As someone else mentioned, whipped cream can cover up a lot. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/5 "2010-11-25T01:58:10Z")
Can you paste the recipe here? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/6 "2010-11-25T02:14:01Z")
1/2 c butter 2 c sugar 2 tsp vanilla 3 eggs 3 Tbs flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 c buttermilk 1 c pecans 1 unbaked pie shell Preheat oven to 300°F. Cream butter and sugar. Blend in vanilla. Add eggs one at a time. Stir to combine flour and salt. Add buttermilk. Sprinkle pecans in bottom of pieshell. Pour mixture over pecans. Bake at 300° for 1-1/2 hours. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2010, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/7 "2010-11-25T05:32:16Z")
Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 2:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/8 "2010-11-26T02:14:52Z")
So…How was the pie? ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/9 "2010-11-26T04:50:39Z")
It was good! Perfectly done. It’s a bit sweet, though. Next time I’ll cut the sugar. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2010, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uh-oh-help-me-with-my-pie-fiasco/561816/10 "2010-11-26T06:24:40Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > It was good! Perfectly done. > > It’s a bit sweet, though. Next time I’ll cut the sugar. And try using brown sugar for part or all of the white sugar. It sounds delicious.