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- How do I make cookies in Nevada??! I live in what is considered high altitude (4200-4300 ft above sea level) and can't...
- Do you have a good recipe for a batter mixture for frying chicken that turns out crispy? My husband cannot eat pepper...
- Thanks so much for the red eye gravy recipe - I made it last night and it was just like Mama used to make; it was like...
- How do I make good pie crusts? Mine never come out good -- they are always very tough. Thank you! --Marlenea
Gooey Pie Crust
When I make blueberry pie the bottom crust never gets cooked and always comes out gooey. I dredge my berries with flour and I’ve even tried corn starch. How can I get my bottom crust to cook thru’?
--Anna Marie
Anna Marie: There are a couple of things you can do to get that bottom crust properly baked. The first (easier) one is to put your pie plate on a metal baking sheet when baking. This helps direct more heat to the bottom of the pie dish so the pie dough there will bake a little faster.
If that doesn’t do it, try par-baking the bottom crust before filling it. Once the dough is fitted in the pie dish, prick it all over with the tines of a fork, then bake for maybe 10 or 12 minutes, until the dough starts to firm up. Check it frequently, and if the dough starts to puff up, gently press it back down with a spatula or back of a spoon. When the dough has firmed up and is JUST starting to color, fill the pie shell with your filling and bake as usual. (But check the pie while it’s baking; if the edge begins to brown too quickly, carefully cover just the edge with strips of foil and continue baking.)

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QuestionRecently every time I bake bread, it falls in the middle (very much like a cake that falls). What can I do to prevent this? Or, what could be causing it? --TerryMarch 2012
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I need a simple recipe for chicken and noodles using boneless chicken and dry pasta noodles. I would also like a recipe for navy beans and ham, if possible. Thanks so much.
—Karen
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QuestionHi Grandma, I’ve been invited to a potluck by my professor and I don’t know what to bring, or HOW to bring it. Can you heeelpp? --EmmaMarch 2012
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QuestionGrandma, I need a few ground beef recipes. --ValerieMarch 2012
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QuestionDo you have an apple dumpling recipe? They are too expensive to buy at the store and I would love to make them myself. --AmandaMarch 2012
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I made a cheesecake last week and it turned out very "eggy" tasting. Any idea why?
—Susan
May 2012 -
QuestionDo you have a recipe for any zucchini desserts? I think my mom tried zucchini in a pie instead of apple and it tasted just like apple. I have a recipe for bread, but that is it. Thanks, --AnishkaMarch 2012
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QuestionWhen I make blueberry pie the bottom crust never gets cooked and always comes out gooey. I dredge my berries with flour and I’ve even tried corn starch. How can I get my bottom crust to cook thru’? --Anna MarieMarch 2012
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QuestionBetty, do you have a recipe for pound cake? --DeondreMarch 2012
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QuestionMy sister was born in the early 1950's, she said my mother used to make a white "chocolate chip bar." The bars were white but had real chocolate chips in them. I've been trying to find a recipe like this. My mother didn't have a written recipe for it, but knew what she was talking about, she asked me if I recalled them and I didn't. I was wondering if you have a recipe and where I could find it.
-BethSeptember 2012





