Dear Martha: My pate brisee is never tender or flaky enough. What am I doing wrong? A: Making the ideal pate brisee, that classic melt-in-your-mouth pie crust, is a matter of temperature and technique ...

Rustic meat pies with hot water pastry crusts - Ht2023/Getty Images Although us Yanks place a premium on delicate, flaky crusts that melt in your mouth, hot water crust pastry will give you a very ...

I can’t tell you how many times someone has told me that making pie terrifies them. After all, if it were difficult, we wouldn’t have the saying, “easy as pie.” All you need is flour, some kind of fat ...

When I think of the quintessential pie, I think of the classic flaky crust. But there’s a world of fantastic crust types out there. Even within the flour-butter-liquid genre, you have everything from ...

Because if you want a truly wonderful pie crust, something truly worthy of the trouble you will go to when making the filling, the only way to go is to make your own. And with our quick introduction ...

There’s a pie for any occasion. Whether you’re bringing a juicy berry pie to a summer picnic, topping pumpkin pie with plenty of whipped cream at Thanksgiving or dishing out a sky-high lemon meringue ...

Thanksgiving is a time for gathering with friends and family to eat, and pie is especially important. Millions of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving, and according to one survey, more than one-third of ...

With holiday pie season upon us, it's easy to be intimidated into outsourcing your crusts. Face it, buying a boxed, refrigerated or frozen crust is easier and faster. Too bad it doesn't taste better.