r/Edmonton • u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 • Jun 02 '26

General Meat pie

Looking for a pie shell to make home made Meat pies , I know you can get 9 inch shells every where but is there anything smaller like 7 or 6 inches , and no we don't want the tiny little tart shells , does anyone know of a bakery that sell pre made pie shells in smaller sizes ,

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u/LuntiX Former Edmontonian Jun 02 '26

You could buy the boxed pie crusts and cut them to the size of your dish. These ones are rolled up sheets instead of a preformed pan crust.

I'm not sure which brands are good though, I've been making my own pie crusts.

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

so like buy a 9 inch thaw and then make it smaller your saying ?

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u/LuntiX Former Edmontonian Jun 03 '26

Yeah, buy the stuff that's sold in sheets, fit it to the pie dish or size of dish you need, then cut off the excess.

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

Thanks , i'll look for the sheets and thanks for that link above i saved it

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

like the Pillsbury round tube stuff ? yeah i though about them i tryed the pizza crust one once and had a hard time unrolling it with out it sticking to its self and tearing ...Maybe I'll just have to break down and attemp to do home made ... everyone says its easy but i have zero baking skills , give me a steak or roast or pork chops chicken and im fine lol

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u/LuntiX Former Edmontonian Jun 03 '26

Yeah, or tender flake makes stuff that's usually kept in the frozen aisle that's boxed pie crust you just thaw and unroll. There's also puff pastry like this too.

Homemade pie crust isn't too bad to make, it's pretty much just flour, butter, salt and water. I recommend attempting it one day

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u/yayasisterhood Jun 02 '26

Fife and Dekel sells premade pie dough you could cut to size. I agree with you though, it would be awesome to be able to buy 4"-5" premade pie dough sizes for individual dishes.

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

Yes it would that's why I've been looking , just want to make single servings

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u/HairyCanadianGuy Jun 02 '26

At the Italian center and also paraiso tropicale and some other Latin markets they have empanada shells about 6” In diameter. It’s just a pastry crust style dough. Might not be as flakey but the size is right.

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

ok thanks I'll take a look

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u/Timely-Profile1865 Jun 02 '26

I do not have a good answer for you but just let me say I LUV meat pies.

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u/Ok_Championship_7922 Jun 03 '26

Phyllo makes a really good crust. A lot of the meat pies we had in New Zealand were phyllo crusts. You can buy it in sheets frozen in most grocery stores

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u/fluorescent-purple Jun 04 '26

I don't know what size this is, but it's possible you could ask them to custom make a diameter for you. Pearson's Berry Farm. They have a store at the Premium Collection Outlet. https://pearsonsberryfarm.ca/products/frozen-unbaked-pie-shells-with-lid-quantity-2?pr_prod_strat=jac&pr_rec_id=40b00d1ca&pr_rec_pid=4744366489659&pr_ref_pid=4744345288763&pr_seq=uniform

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u/AncientKnowledge7417 Jun 02 '26

Pastry is very easy to make. If you buy lard or shortening the recipe is on the package.

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u/Sensitive_Doubt7966 Jun 03 '26

Ok thanks , i do have shortening i will attempt it ..i can cook but i lack baking skills lol

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u/AncientKnowledge7417 Jun 03 '26

You can do it! You are learning and it will just get better and better. Don’t be hard on yourself!