I used to dread making pies that involved homemade pie dough. There were always so many don'ts: Don't let the ingredients ...

When you use softened, room temperature butter, or even butter that's been out of the refrigerator for more than five minutes ...

Comfort food like homemade chicken pot pie needs a pie crust to match, and this one is as delicious as it is easy to make.

Mix the dry ingredients. Pulse all-purpose flour, salt, and sugar if you’re making a sweet crust together in a food processor. Pulse in half of the butter. Scatter half of the butter cubes over ...

Transfer pie to parchment-lined baking sheet. Bake on lowest rack until crust begins to turn light brown, about 25 minutes.

For a while, there weren't that many store-bought pie crust options available, but that has definitely changed. These days, there are boxes and pre-made shells all over the freezer case.

Each element requires love and care. Striking the perfect balance of a golden-brown crust and a well-set filling seemed downright impossible. Nonetheless, I dove in head-first. After my first ...

The crust is smooth and even on the bottom and crisp along the edges. Plus, it remains flush with the baking dish on all sides. Meanwhile, crusts baked without pie weights often end up deflated or ...

Sara May, operations manager of Bloomsday in Philadelphia, offered absolution of the culinary variety: “If the choice is between using frozen pie crust or not having pie — well, that’s not much of a ...