If you want perfect pastry - and absolutely no soggy bottom - you need some of these super Ceramic Baking Beans. Used for baking 'blind' you need these when pre-cooking pastry for a pie of flan before adding the filling. The beans help distribute the heat and keep pastry flat, so you get crisp results without bubbly bottoms or shrinking sides. Simply cover your pastry with baking paper/parchment, pour the beans on top, and bake. Washable and reusable, simply pop them away in the handy storage tub between uses.