Sentence examples for bottom of the pie from inspiring English sources

THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE, by Alan Bradley (Bantam, $15).

Sprinkle the cheese evenly over the bottom of the pie crust.

Add the browned pecans to the bottom of the pie shell.

2. Prick the sides and bottom of the pie shell with a fork at 1/2-inch intervals.

Flavia de Luce, the 11-year-old heroine of Alan Bradley's first mystery, THE SWEETNESS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PIE (Delacorte, $23), goes her way on a beat-up bicycle she calls Gladys, more independent and demonstrably naughtier than her literary sister-sleuths.

Spread the mustard onto the bottom of the pie crust and then cover with cheese.

The kitchen is open to view, and it's fun to watch the pie makers pat down the dough and maneuver the long-handled wooden paddles and copper brooms (the farina that dusts the bottom of the pies turns to ash and must be swept away periodically).

If the bottom of the pies puff up gently press a fork into the pie crust to deflate it.

Make your pastry into one big gingerbread thickened pastry and put it at the bottom of where the pie is going to be.

Use your fingers to push the dough into the bottom corners of the pie plate, and flat against the sides of the pie tin.

Glue this triangle piece on the bottom of the paper pie.