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 ...

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Take a thin slice off the top and bottom of each boiled egg (this helps them sit next to each other and makes slicing the pie easier), then place the eggs lengthways down the middle of the pie.

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 ...