You ought to have all the tools in your pie baking toolbelt you can manage. Blind baking and par-baking are tools for making ...

here's how to blind-bake a pie crust. Think of blind baking—partially (par-baking) or fully baking a pie crust—as a head ...

Picture a flaky, golden croissant. This treat earns its flaky texture from butter, which gets folded into the dough over and ...

We chose seven different brands of frozen prepared pie crusts based on popularity and availability. Some came in aluminum ...

For this apple streusel pie, layer upon layer of tender apples is topped with a buttery, warmly-spiced streusel. A ...

Use this all-butter pie crust for any recipe that calls for a tender, flaky crust. The simple dough is made with just butter, ...

so after analyzing each crust at a par-baked level, we popped it back in the oven until fully cooked. Fact: A total dud of a pie can look like a million bucks until you bite in, and a great ...