Blind baking is baking a pie crust before filling it. Filling the crust with baking weights or dried beans will help it hold its shape as it bakes. Chill the dough thoroughly after it's been shaped in ...

The most tedious part of baking a homemade pie from scratch is nailing that unforgiving crust. First, you have to perfect the dough itself, and then roll it out so that it's thin enough to be flaky ...

Any way you slice it, pie is limitless. There are fruit pies, cream pies, mousse pie, frozen pie, hand pie, flaky crust, graham cracker crust, double crust, lattice top and all sorts of pie flavors ...

It’s all about the fat and how it blends with the dry ingredients. Editor’s note: Learn to Cook is a new weekly column designed to take the mystery out of cooking. Pie crust seems so simple, but yours ...

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The holiday season is just around the corner, which means—if you're anything like us—you're about to spend a lot more time in the kitchen. Want to get a head start on all the holiday baking? There’s ...

Learn how to make a Homemade Pie Crust recipe for under $2 and find out why it really is tastier, better for you, and cheaper than store-bought! As baking ingredients increase in price, making your ...