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The secret to Garten’s “Perfect Pie Crust” is her ratio of ingredients and the chilled temperature of fats and water. The pie crust can be made by using a pastry blender to cut the ingredients ...

When I tell people I grew up in a family of pie bakers, it’s easy to imagine I’m bragging. My mother’s pies are legendary — rich, velvety custard fillings or mounded fruit pies, each cradled in an ...

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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 ...

This is Highly Recommend, a column dedicated to what we’re eating, drinking, and buying. I’m a pretty decent gluten-free baker, but gluten-free pie crust makes me want to pull my hair out every single ...

This strange pie recipe that appeared in the 1960s flips convention on its head, but we're not sure it will be making a ...

Many would argue that a pie's crust is its most important attribute. Yes, the filling plays a vital role, but the crust is what holds the pie together and serves as the dessert's foundation. As part ...