Sheryl Rosen wrote:
> Remember last week I asked about how to avoid the pecan pie filling from
> soaking through the crust and fusing to the pie pan????
>
> Well, I took Bob and Wayne's advice, and I prebaked the crust and glazed it
> with egg wash.
>
> I also pre-heated the filling.
>
> I used the recipe from Joy Of Cooking, which is nearly identical to the Karo
> syrup recipe, except with twice as much butter. So it was pretty much Bob's
> recommendation.
>
> Anyway, I pre-baked the crust, glazed it with egg wash, and pre-heated the
> filling. JOC proscribed 35-45 minutes baking time. I pulled it out at 40
> min.
>
> I just took the pie out of the oven and guess what?????
>
> The crust is soaked through with sugar custard anyway.
>
> Not entirely, but you can see it in big blotches, right through the clear
> glass pie pan.
>
> The crust is beautifully golden, the filling seems set but still a little
> jiggly (as the recipe proscribed). It looks great, except....the stupid
> filling soaked right through. That pie is NEVER coming out of that pie pan,
> is it?
>
> If I followed your tips for preventing this stupid thing from happening, and
> it happened anyway, what the heck did I do wrong?
>
> I am so upset over this. I so wanted this pie to be perfect and I took extra
> steps to avoid exactly what happened. I'm damn near ready to toss it and
> try again, but I can't really afford to do that.
>
> I guess there is nothing I can do now, but I am really ****ed off and had to
> vent.

I totally know how you feel. I also make a pecan (and pumpkin) pie each
TG and/or Christmas too. Last year I had a hard sugary bottomed pie pan
(also glass) & could hardly get the pie out. It had encrusted it's self
to the pan. I think I overcooked it a little. I think I also made the
crust too thin.

I made my pecan pie & pumpkin pie tonight too. This year I tried to
correct the seepage problem in the pecan by making the crust a little
thicker & careful inspection for holes. I still had a little seepage
about a quarter in diameter in the center. Thankfully thats ALL that
happened.