You can use a fork or a pastry docker to prick the pie crust all over. [title] Cover the pie crust with parchment paper or aluminum foil.
[header] How to blind bake a pie crust [title] Preheat your oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). [title] Dock your pie crust. [substeps] Docking a pie crust is when you put little holes all over it to keep steam that forms underneath your pie crust when it cooks from expanding your pie crust.