What’s the best way to thicken fruit pie filling? Learn about ingredients that can help your fruit pie slices hold together beautifully.
The most commonand accessible way to thickenpie filling is by using a starch.Starches’ thickening powercomes from their ability toabsorb water, which causes thegranules to swell, thickeningthe liquid.
Flour is a common thickener, but because it’s opaqueand clouds the look of thefilling when set, it’s better usedfor cream pies than fruit pies.
Cornstarch gels clear and looksgood in fruit pies, but freezingcan ruin the “set,” and ifheated too long or whiskedtoo much, it thins out.
Finelyground tapioca is a good choicefor thickening because it canwithstand long cooking timesand reheating. However, it canunevenly thicken the pie byclumping up, so mix it withthe sugar or other dry elementsbefore adding the fruit.
There’s no onethickener that works best forevery pie, so in general, justfollow your recipe.
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