Flan pastry - blind bake or not

[Barmaid]

I've just got some flan pastry out the fridge that i made earlier for a bakewell tart. Do I blind bake it or not?!

Recipe was 4oz plain flour, tsp sugar, 3oz butter and an egg.

[tenrec]

It would do no harm to blind bake.

[Mosaic]

I would. Prevents soggy flan.

[mccfluff]

you dont want a soggy bottom

[friedgreentomato]

Blind bake every time

[sunny-dave]

I tend not too (unless it's very thick pastry) - I quite like the 'slightly sticky' texture under a bakewell or lemon meringue ...

< but I'm weird about bottoms >

< so I'm told >

[friedgreentomato]

Dave step away from fluffs soggy bottom

[Barmaid]

well I am blind baking it now.

And thank you for the "other" thoughts. I have to live with those now.

[Graham-W]

Definitely bake blind. Dried peas in foil in the base for 15mins at 200c . Remove foil and peas and continue at 200c 'til golden.

[Barmaid]

I don't need peas, Graham, I've got baking beans. It's in. I would normally blind bake any pastry base, but it is such a long time since I made bakewell tart I can't remember.