pie bag

I just had a visitor from the US, so I have lots of fun new kitchen tools to play with. Perhaps my favorite is this pie crust pouch that I got from Fantes (my favorite kitchen supply site). I used to roll my dough between parchment to prevent the crust from sticking to my rolling pin or soaking up too much flour. But the parchment slides all over the counter. Not only does this pie bag help you roll in a properly sized circle (I got the 14in bag, which helps me roll to 12in, perfect for a 9in dish), but if you slightly wet the counter, it sticks in place and doesn't move unless you purposely tug at it. I love it! Best $4.49 I ever spent. See it in action...


my little dough ball, ready to get worked


rolled out to 12 inches


unzip and peel off the top, flip over and peel off the bottom


use the bag to help you flip the dough over onto the pie dish


it doubles as a pie storage bag - I just zip up the baked pie and place it into the fridge without all that fuss with plastic wrap