Mrs. Anderson Pie Weights

Blind baking asks a crust to hold its shape with nothing inside to help. These little beads are the help.

Scatter them across a lined shell and the dough stays flat instead of shrinking down the sides or puffing up in the middle, so the lemon meringue or banana cream you pour in later has somewhere to sit. They arrive in their own storage container, which is the only reason a small pile of ceramic beads survives from one pie season to the next.

• Natural, food-safe ceramic stoneware
• Heat resistant to 480 degrees Fahrenheit
• Includes a storage container
• Individual beads arrange to fit any size crust, frozen or homemade
• Transfers heat evenly while weighing the dough down
• Wipe clean with a dry cloth or hand wash in warm, soapy water
• Dry thoroughly before storing