1 1/4 sticks very cold (frozen is fine) unsalted butter, cut into tablespoon-size pieces 2 1/2 Tablespoons very cold (frozen is even better) vegetable shortening (non-trans fat), cut into 2 pieces ...

Ann Taylor Pittman is a Senior Food Editor at Food & Wine. She is a writer, recipe developer, editor, and cookbook author with more than 26 years of experience in food media. Making a pie (and ...

Pie crusts can be daunting. But don’t be discouraged, says Becky Grasley, the baker behind Los Angeles’ The Pie Hole pie shops and author of a new cookbook, “Pie is Messy” (Ten Speed Press, $28).

Making a graham cracker crust for your no-bake pies and cheesecakes is a bit old hat these days. Usher in this festive season with a crumb crust that’s far from ordinary, but familiar at the same time ...

Fresh mixed berries make the ultimate filling for summer pie. The secret is to pre-cook the blackberries. Pie is made in stages, and you can do a lot of it in advance, which makes the process more ...

Using a cake pan slightly larger than your pie pan, form a aluminum pie shield to get the most perfect crust every time! #pie ...

Like all the experts I spoke with, Gray explains she is “a strictly-from-scratch pie baker who seldom turns to store-bought.” ...