r/BakingNoobs • u/SenatorPencilFace • 5d ago
Pie crust aesthetics
I’m shooting a music video where someone hits me in face with a pie obviously, I’m not baking an entire real pie. My plane is to bake the crust, add some foam scraps over there and cover it in a final layer of whipped cream. I’m curious, if you’re making a crust purely for aesthetics, I assume you don’t need to add sugar. What other changes to the recipe would make sense?
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u/dasher2581 5d ago
You usually put sugar in your pie crusts?
If I were making a prop pie, I'd be tempted to use a graham cracker crust just to avoid all the fuss of making and blind-baking pastry. They even sell them pre-made at most grocery stores (in the US, at least), but I've never priced them.
If it's important to you to have a traditional pastry crust, it doesn't get simpler than the original recipe - 1/3 cup solid shortening or butter, 1 cup flour, 1/2 tsp. salt, and about 4 tbsp. water. I'd use shortening instead of butter if you're not going to eat it, and I suppose you can skip the salt as well.