Tools & Equipment
Pie Dough Basics
Techniques
Science of Baking
Crust Chaos
100

This machine is commonly used to mix pie dough quickly.

What is a food processor?

100

These are the two main ingredients in pie dough.

What are flour and fat?

100

This step involves poking holes in the crust.

What is docking?

100

This forms when flour and liquid are combined.

What is gluten?

100

Too much water makes dough this.

What is sticky?

200

This tool is used to poke holes in the crust to prevent bubbling.

What is a fork (docking tool)?

200

This type of fat is best for creating a flaky crust.

What is cold fat (butter/shortening)?

200

This step prevents crust from puffing during baking.

What is using pie weights?

200

Gluten development affects this texture in pie crust.

What is structure (or toughness)?

200

This happens if you don’t use pie weights.

What is bubbling/puffing?

300

These are used during blind baking to weigh down the crust.

What are pie weights (or beans/rice)?


300

This should always be this temperature when making pie dough.

What is cold (water/fat)?

300

These are the 4 basic steps of making pie crust (name at least 2).

What are mix flour/salt, cut in fat, add water, roll out?

300

Chilling dough helps fats do this.

What is harden/solidify?

300

Dough shrinking is often caused by this mistake.

What is not chilling or overworking?

400

This is used to seal the edges of a crust like in empanadas.

What is a fork?

400

Overworking dough causes this texture.

What is tough?

400

This is done to seal and decorate pie edges.

What is crimping?

400

This helps maintain the crust’s structure while baking.

What is solid fat?

400

What causes a pie crust to turn out crumbly instead of flaky?

What is overmixing or using fat that is too soft?

500

This technique also creates a decorative edge on pie crust.

What is crimping?

500

A double crust pie includes this.

What is a top AND bottom crust?

500

This type of crust only has a bottom layer.

What is a single crust?

500

Liquid in dough mainly provides this.

What is moisture? 

500

This is the best way to store dough and for how long?

What is in a Ziploc bag for 2–3 days?