CyprusLiving

Hi
Does anyone know if there is somewhere I can buy ceramic baking beans from?
Thanks in advance
Sue

Not off hand no, but I have always successfully used dried beans when blind baking!

like pickles i use dried beans

When making the base for savoury or sweet tarts or pies tear off a piece of aluminium foil and roll it up so it looks like a silver sausage and then form a circle to fit the tin and press it gently against the bottom and sides of the pastry. With a fork prick the base of the pastry (to let out any air) and bake blind for approx 15-20 mins at 160 degrees C (stops pastry from getting too brown. Remove the tin foil and continue with recipe. The foil sausage can be kept and used again. A tip from a cordon bleu chef on a course I attended two years ago.