I don't usually do it in strips, I just put a sheet of foil above whatever I don't want to burn. But yes, you could do it with strips if you were just worried about the edges. Or you could take a sheet of foil and cut a circle out of the middle and put that on.
As for the pastry, that's enough for one pie, bottom and lid. It's not flaky pastry, it's shortcrust, which is what they put on tourtieres they sell in the market here. Flaky pastry is much harder to make.
Easy rolling out -- cut your cold pastry in half with a knife and roll into a ball in your fingers. Put the ball down on top of a large pile of flour. Flatten it north-south with the rolling pin (so it looks like a big tongue), then turn it over and flatten it east-west (until it's even again). Keep doing this until it's just a bit bigger than you want it.
Oh, and then there's Zorinth's method -- you only do that with the top. The bottom, you squish into the pan with your fingers until it's roughly even. This does work, and I sometimes do it for something like quiche or clafouti that doesn't need a top, to avoid the cleaning worksurface issue altogether.
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Date: 2005-09-12 02:31 pm (UTC)As for the pastry, that's enough for one pie, bottom and lid. It's not flaky pastry, it's shortcrust, which is what they put on tourtieres they sell in the market here. Flaky pastry is much harder to make.
Easy rolling out -- cut your cold pastry in half with a knife and roll into a ball in your fingers. Put the ball down on top of a large pile of flour. Flatten it north-south with the rolling pin (so it looks like a big tongue), then turn it over and flatten it east-west (until it's even again). Keep doing this until it's just a bit bigger than you want it.
Oh, and then there's Zorinth's method -- you only do that with the top. The bottom, you squish into the pan with your fingers until it's roughly even. This does work, and I sometimes do it for something like quiche or clafouti that doesn't need a top, to avoid the cleaning worksurface issue altogether.