Unless you’re a professional pastry chef, you probably make just a couple of pies a year — at most. As we head into peak ...

The original recipe calls for lard, but I substituted shortening. But which fat is best for pie dough? Vegetable oil will ...

Good piecrust, most will agree, is nothing short of baking perfection. Flaky and tender, a properly made crust melts in your ...

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If you want to step up your game this Thanksgiving, try making your own pie crust! This recipe results in the butteriest, flakiest crust, which is perfect for any kind of pie. In a medium deep mixing ...

I blindly tasted pie crusts from Trader Joe's, Pillsbury, Marie Callender's, Kroger, and more to find the best. There's only one I'd buy again. Simply Recipes / Sarah Crowder Recently, I took a ...

Drummond's recipe called for store-bought crust and cream or half-and-half. Drummond's chicken pot pie seemed really decadent. Her recipe calls for a store-bought pie crust and a quarter cup of ...

Using this method eliminates the need for blind baking the crust. Use a deep-dish pie pan. This recipe makes enough filling for one standard deep-dish pie (1½ to 2 inches deep). If you use a ...

For precise quantities, refer to the recipe card further down. Pie Crust: For the pie crust, you have two options: a traditional pastry pie crust or a graham cracker crust. While some people prefer ...