a hydraulic press for simultaneously forming a plurality of pastry crusts under pressure in individual pans . the pans are loaded into a carrier tray , each pan is filled with a pre - portioned quantity of dough and the tray is placed between the upper and lower dies of the hydraulic press . alignment elements formed on the hydraulic press and the carrier tray align the pans with the dies as the press closes . the resulting pastry crusts are formed with a uniform thickness throughout the crust . if desired and when the dies are so fabricated , crusts with different thicknesses at the bottom , side wall and flange of the crust can be formed . pressure forming crusts eliminates the need for handling scrap dough which is usually trimmed and recovered in rolled or sheeted crust production .