Not that this crust needs any more help tasting amazing, but if there’s one thing that really pushes it over the top it’s a quick bake in the oven. There’s just something about that slight crispness that happens from those 12 short minutes. So baking the crust before filling it isn’t just recommended, u003cstrongu003eit’s what gives the crust it’s final punch of flavoru003c/strongu003e.