Every time I see a good cook buy a packaged pie crust I want to grab it from the grocery basket and shout “Never!” There are many tricks to just about guarantee a flaky pie crust. Pie crusts can be ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Becky Lane, aka Becky the Bakester, gave us a lesson in pie crust-making and shared her secret ingredient: vodka. Use a half water, half vodka mixture instead of just water, she said.

Add vinegar (or vodka) to ice water for an ultra-flaky crust. Add herbs (and cheese!) in the dough for a flavor boost. Grate frozen butter for an ultra-flaky crust. I mixed each dough using my go-to ...

That's Susan Maguire’s secret ingredient for making a perfect pie crust. Maguire has been working on and perfecting her pie crust recipe for about 15 years since she first joined The Friday Club in ...

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Homemade pies are delicious but notoriously tricky, mostly because of the crust. Fortunately, baking the crust upside down ...

Few foods can sense fear. Macarons are one of them — if the weather is sticky, say sayonara to your French patisserie dreams. Pie crust, believe it or not, is another. If you find a recipe for a ...