The ceramic baking beads from Birkmann can be used for blind baking dough for Pies, Tartes and Quiches. Blind baking a pie crust is necessary when it will be filled with an unbaked filling (like cream) or when the bake time of the filling is shorter than the crust. Use the FunCakes ceramic beans to get the best pastry base.

Why ceramic? Because it conducts heat evenly through your pastry case, leaving you with a deliciously crisp, golden brown crust. And because it’s nice and heavy, it stops the bases shrinking and prevents air bubbles forming.

Stop your pastry case from rising with these ceramic baking beans, complete with a beautiful glass storage jar. Beans conduct heat evenly to prevent bubbles and shrinking for blind baking. Featuring a metal lever arm sealing mechanism, these ceramic baking beans are the perfect accessory for your home baking. 700g of ceramic baking beans are suitable for pastry bases up to 28cm.

The Birkmann ceramic beans are reusable and for the best results always use your ceramic beans in combination with baking paper.