how do i pre-bake a pate brisse crust?

the recipe for a blueberry tart that i am making for father's day calls for a pre-baked pate brisse. i have lined the tart pan with the dough & it is in the freezer . . . . but this darned recipe doesn't tell me what temp. to pre-heat the oven to or the length of time to pre-bake it?

even the joy of cooking does not give the pre-baking instructions & the two sites i've found online conflict each other . . . so if you can help me i would really appreciate it . . . brunch is in 2 hours!

I found these instructions at Joy of Baking.com

To prebake the tart shell: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven. Line the unbaked pastry shell with parchment paper or aluminum foil. Fill tart pan with pie weights or beans, making sure the weights are to the top of the pan and evenly distributed over the entire surface. Bake crust for 20 to 25 minutes or until the crust is dry and lightly browned. Remove weights and cool crust on wire rack. Proceed with desired recipe that calls for a pre-baked shell.

http://www.joyofbaking.com/PateBrisee.h ... J4uTWVF4&D

even the joy of cooking does not give the pre-baking instructions & the two sites i've found online conflict each other . . . so if you can help me i would really appreciate it . . . brunch is in 2 hours!

You must not have the right edition of Joy of Cooking. From the 1962 edition, p. 602: "Unbaked [pie] shells, whether for individual or big pies are baked in a pre-heated oven at 450° for 12-15 minutes." Paté Brisée is specifically referenced to those instructions.

Mark Lipton

Mark is righ ton this one. The only time you would pre-bake a pie crust for 20-25 minutes is if you are going to use a no-bake filling. If OTH you are going to continue to bake the crust with a filling, you only need up to 15 minutes of pre-baking time on high temperature to begin the browing process as well. Good luck.

thanks all . . . my oven runs hot so i ended up pre-baking the crust at 410 degrees for about 12 min & then reduced the heat to 375 to bake the filing. here is the end result:

Looks perfect to me! Yummy!