I used to dread making pies that involved homemade pie dough. There were always so many don'ts: Don't let the ingredients warm up, don't add too much water, don't overwork the dough. Honestly, it was ...

Melissa Weller on flaky crusts, perfectly baked fillings, and all the little things you can do to make your best pie yet.

This ultra-flaky All-Butter Pie Crust recipe and is relatively easy to master — and requires only a handful of pantry staples. Pie season is in full swing and this ...

Here's everything you need to know so your homemade pie looks like it came straight from the bakery.

Should You Use Lard Instead of Butter When Making a Pie Crust? Does it make the flakiest, most flavorful pastry? It depends who you ask. Ask a random sampling of pastry chefs, bakers, and home cooks ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Making pie crust isn’t hard, but it can be daunting. I can help. I come from a long line of pie ladies, and we’ve made thousands of crusts, both flaky and ...

“Easy as pie” they say. But anyone who’s made pie before knows that starting out is not quite that easy. But once you get the hang of it, making pie becomes a joy. You simply need to learn the basic ...

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As an accomplished pastry chef, Victoria Dearmond is in an unenviable position when it comes to Thanksgiving. “My family hates pumpkin pie,” said the pastry chef for Underbelly Hospitality that ...

Adding buttermilk to your piecrust instead of water results in well-balanced flavor, enhanced flakiness and tenderness, and rich golden color. If you're worried about a tough piecrust, substituting 50 ...