Baking With Small Pie Pans

Treat yourself to small pie pans for a gourmet way to create single servings of your favorite desserts or baked dishes. These charming baking pans are designed to hold just enough to satisfy one, but often come in sets of two or four, so you can indulge with a friend or loved ones. Look for unique details, like high-glaze finishes in bold colors, ruffled edges that create texture to the edges of pies or sets that include a few different designs for a motley, yet modern take on baking. Select a set of small pie pans for your home today and see what kind of baking inspiration strikes.

How to Use Small Pie Pans

Using your small pie pans is fun and easy, Many people make a specialty out of baking single-serve delicacies and create recipes just for these smaller pie pans. If you have a few favorite recipes of your own, you can still use them with your smaller pans.

• For instance, if you have a pie recipe you love, you could make the crust at the same volume as always and just divide the dough up between pans. If your pie is usually eight servings, you might need eight small pie pans or you could bake to your set of four and freeze your leftover dough for another day.
• Remember that your smaller pie pans are different from muffin pans, even though they may look approximately the same size. Your muffin pan is designed to allow the fluffy muffin top everyone loves. A pie pan creates the crisp crust edges that make pie so delectable.
• Try using your pie pans in a toaster oven or a smart oven. Since the pans are closer to the heat source in these instances, you may need to adjust the timing based on your oven and your recipe, but smaller pies in a smaller oven is an obvious combination.

Shopping Fine Bakeware

Explore your fine bakeware options to discover baking elements that complement the small pie pans you choose. Since many pie pans are decorative, they can definitely stand alone at the table, but a harmonious spread is a joy to offer guests.

• Browse bakeware by Emile Henry, known for its ruffled edges that make pies feel homey and modern at once. This bakeware comes in beautiful colors that anyone would love to have in their home.
• The Williams Sonoma house line offers a selection of ruffled and dotted edges that let you press unique patterns into your pies. This stoneware corresponds with many other minimalist selections, like the Open Kitchen wares or others.
• For a deep, sophisticated look that allows you to skew towards rustic or cottage styles, check out black pie pans from Calphalon. This thick glaze is dramatic and beautiful.

Expand your baking skills and dive into new dishes with small pie pans for your home today.