I can patch a crack in a pie crust, but a gaping hole? Fortunately, store-bought crusts come in a two pack, and my second attempt is in the oven now.
Any ideas on what I could make with this one to avoid chucking it?
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Use it for a no-bake cheesecake or other pie/cake.
The hole should not be a problem. Heck, if it’s delicious I’ll eat anything, hole or no hole.
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Line it with ham or prosciutto and make a quiche.
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Lol. As it happens, I’m making a quiche with bacon and leeks. I thought about trying to plug the hole with bacon (I don’t think anyone would mind), and that remains an option.
I also like @ipsedixit’s idea of a no-bake filling, and am mulling that one over.
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Break into crackers and serve with Chrissy Teigen’s Chicken Pot Pie Soup!
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Very creative!
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Yes! But, I mean, fixing the hole with bacon sounds good too 
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I’m half tempted to try a banana-pudding filling, but fill and cool it tilted at an angle so the hole remains exposed. 
ETA:
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Ok, or, hear me out:
They use an oreo crust, but it is perfectly fine made in a normal pie crust!
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Maybe plug the hole with a piece of bread or toast? If you’re worried the filling might leak or seep through, you could melt a piece of cheese on the bread.
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I’d mix a bit of cheese, flour, oil, water and plug the hole with the dough / paste and bake lightly to seal, then use for quiche.
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I’m not sure I’d do anything differently. Whatever you pour in can only flow so much through the hole - there’s not that much room to go elsewhere in the pan.
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@Mig’s thoughts are mine as well. As long as the filling will not be excessively runny, a bit of crisped leakage, especially with a quiche, sounds quite good. I love crisped cheese, too. I would not go to the trouble of making anything more than some grated Gruyere stuffed in the hole. Mark the edge so that you get that slice.
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Holy rich!
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I seriously was expecting a thread about boogers and came to find this…
I’d still eat that crust too. In fact, if it really bothered me, I’d just eat the plain crust with maybe some whipped cream and then make another one for the pie. The pie crust is my favorite part of the pie - I know, I’m weird. How about break it up and just laying that on top of some chicken pot pie filling? That sounds delicious.
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Lol! As a topping for pot pie sounds seriously delicious!
The crust is currently in my freezer. I’m leaning towards lining the thing with some thin deli ham slices, and then filling it with a quiche filling. I hope to look into it mid-next week, and will post the final outcome.
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So you opened this thread looking for booger prep ideas??? 
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I was expecting that, too … 
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You have to admit your curiosity would be piqued!
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