Above all, your choice of fat can make or break your pie crust. Pastry chefs and home bakers have long debated whether shortening (like Crisco), butter, lard or a combination is the best choice, and ...

An old-fashioned pie crust recipe just like Grandma used to make. What makes this recipe slightly different is using cold ...

There’s a cliché in the restaurant industry that line cooks are afraid of pastry. They’ll complain it’s too precise, requires too much measurement. Add to that the fact that most culinary ...

Not so fast! Maybe you're dreaming of a tart instead. If there was a family tree of pastry, pies and tarts (much like pies versus cobblers) would be on the same delicious branch. Both start out ...

To make the pastry, put the flour and salt in a food processor and add the butter. Using the pulse function, whizz just until it resembles coarse breadcrumbs (take care not to over process or your ...

Sweet cherries mingle with tart raspberries and plump blueberries for this lovely lattice-topped pie from Chicago pastry chef Paula Haney. Paula Haney made pastries at acclaimed Chicago ...

Puff pastry can be bought ready-made either chilled or frozen. Look for all-butter varieties for the best flavour. FAQs about BBC Food ...

Roll out the pie dough and place it in a pie plate. Decorate the edges as desired. Chill the unbaked pie crust until cold and firm, in the refrigerator for 30 minutes or in the freezer for 15 minutes.

KFC is dropping a brand-new dessert option—but the name of the menu item is raising eyebrows. On Sunday, Oct. 13, food blogger Markie Devo took to Instagram to unveil the new addition, revealing the ...