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 ...

Flour, salt, sugar, fat. That’s it. That’s all you need for pie perfection. Butter is more flavorful and shortening makes for a flakier crust; a combination of the two offers the best of both ...

Taste the filling, and fold in some icing sugar, if needed. Pour mixture into the pie crust, smooth the top with a palette knife and bake for 15-20 minutes. The pie is ready when the filling has a ...

I usually pre-bake a 10-inch pie crust for about 10 minutes on 350 ... In medium bowl, mix flour and salt. Cut in the shortening. (I like to use a wire pastry cutter. The bladed one is harder ...