Blind Baking Pastry

[blackcat]

Hi all, I have been trying to make little fruit tarts, baking the pastry cases blind. My problem is that the outside cooks well, but when I remove the beans/liners to finish cooking the inside, the outside always gets too dark. I'm using a sweet paste and baking at 350F. Would it help to put the muffin pan on a baking sheet, or does anyone have another suggestion please?

 

[Andy M.]

Remove the beans and liner earlier in the baking process.

 

[blackcat]

Thank you for your reply. I remove them now after about 10 mins, just enough to let the pasty set. Do you think I could remove them earlier than that?

 

[Andy M.]

You could try covering the edges while the beans are in the center and removing the beans and uncovering the edges at the same time.

 

[LLCEC]

Blind bake tart shells

Maybe you could try nesting another muffin tin LIGHTLY over the shells. I have done this with pie pans/crusts......never with tarts.