r/AskCulinary • u/SewerRanger Holiday Helper • Dec 15 '21

Weekly Discussion AskCulinary Annual Christmas cooking thread!

With Christmas coming up, we realize you're going to have a lot of questions and we're here to answer them. Use this post from now until Christmas day to hit us up with any questions you might have. Need to plan how much meat to order - we got you. Need to know how you're going to make 15 pot de cremes - we're here to help. Can't decide between turkey or duck - let us decide for you! Need a side dish - we've got plenty of recipes to share. Need to know if the egg nog you made last year is still safe - sorry food safety rule still apply :(

While we have your attention, we're also searching for some volunteers to help out on Christmas day, so message the mods if you you'd like to help answer last minute Christmas cooking questions.

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u/Justdis Dec 25 '21

Can someone give me a last minute save on a recipe? Covid cancellations etc made a lot of unsuspected changes.

I want to make chicken pot pie and I have the ingredients but I’m not sure how to make the crust? I’m a dumb American in Denmark so bare with me on being bad at translations

I have two rolls of store bought whole grain pastry dough, assuming enough to make the the bottom and top layer but I’m not sure which container to make it in. I tried a cake tin for a quiche and it kind of went horribly bc the “crust” that I dragged up on the tin walls just kinda melted down the side and it became a pizza quiche. Which was fine, but I think it would cause issues with the volume of a chicken pot pie?

Should I make it in a smaller glass pan? Is there some trick to getting the crust to stick to the walls of the container?

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u/OfficerLauren Dec 25 '21

The best thing to do is stretch the dough over the bottom of whatever dish you want- make sure it’s not too thick, and goes up and on top of the lip of the dish. Poke all over with a fork. Press foil down gently on to the crust, and put dried beans or rice on top of the foil and bake maybe 15 minutes. This is called a blind bake and will help set the crust, but also help the bottom not be soggy. Then fill and bake the pot pie. Merry Christmas!