KitchenCraft Ceramic Baking Beans for Pastry, 500 g (1 lb) Love blind baking crusty pies, flans and tarts but hate it when the pastry goes rogue and does its own thing while it's in the oven? Wave goodbye to bubbly bottoms and shrinking sides and say hello to ceramic baking beans! A total game changer for fans of blind baking Simply cover your pastry with baking paper, pour the beans on top and pop in the oven to support the bake and to distribute heat evenly Don't worry about searching for scattered beans next time you're baking. Give them a wash and pop them back in the handy storage pot Each set of ceramic baking beans weighs roughly 500 g (1 lb), and comes with a 12 month guarantee When baking pastries and pies without the filling the best way to stop your base from rising is to use with ceramic baking beans. The ceramic beans conduct heat evenly so that, when placed in the base of a pastry case, they prevent the pastry shrinking in from the sides. They also ensure air bubbles do not appear in the base.