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Soggy bottom

Also searched as: wet tart base, soggy pastry, soggy bottom

In short: The wet filling soaked the raw pastry before it had a chance to bake.

Picture it

Like a paper plate under wet soup.

What happened in your kitchen?

Question 1

Did you blind-bake the base?

Not blind-baked
Raw pastry under a moist filling never dries out properly.
Next time: Blind-bake the base
Too little heat from below
In the middle of the oven, the base gets too little heat.
Next time: Lowest shelf · Bake on a preheated tray
Very runny filling
A lot of juice softens any base.
Next time: Bind fruit with a little starch or ground nuts · Brush the base with egg and bake it briefly

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