Last week when I shared my salt dough Pop-Tarts, I mentioned that I also had some salt dough mini pies, check them out:
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I found this set of mini pie molds at the thrift store for a couple of dollars.
The top photo shows you how they open, allowing you to fill your pie. The bottom photo shows you how they also serve as pie crust cutters, with one side featuring a decorative design. The design allows you to make a pretty top crust.
For a real pie you would make two crust shapes, one with the decorative cut-outs. You would then place the bottom crust into the mold, add filling, put the top crust on as well and then close the mold to crimp everything together.
Because I'm making a fake bake, there is no need to worry about filling. I can use one handful of salt dough for the entire pie and add the 'filling' with paint a little later 😉
Here is where I put the handful of salt dough inside the mold and closed to get the shape right. Any excess I trimmed off with a butter knife and then smoothed the edges.
(This post contains my salt dough recipe and baking instructions)
Once I had my pie shape, I removed it from the mold, flipped the mold over and used the cutter side to press the decorative shapes onto the top of the pie.
It ended up looking like this.
Some of the dough darkened a bit during the baking process. I decided that was ok 😆
With a bit of acrylic paint mixed with water, I made a wash to darken the pies. Make sure your dough is completely dry before painting on with a brush, and then let fully dry again before moving on.
Here is how they look with a golden glow. Still a little 'burned' but that's ok. If you have burned spots that you don't want to keep, gently scrap them off before applying your wash.
My pie filling was puffy paint in purple, red and blue.
After letting the puffy paint dry over night, I applied spray adhesive and sprinkled some baby powder 'powdered sugar'.
I added these mini pies in my pie and pudding cabinet, which you can see here.
And that's how I made my salt dough pies!
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I hope you enjoyed this how-to post, thanks for stopping by!
-Jennifer
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