Compared to cakes and cookies, making a pie can give even experienced bakers anxiety. It’s not the filling that’s tricky, it’s the crust. The simplest single-layer crust requires a bit of know-how and ...

The 3-2-1 rule is like the holy grail of pie crust shortcuts: 3 parts flour, 2 parts butter, and 1 part water. That's it. It's the kind of thing that sounds too easy to work, but it really does. Once ...

I followed Ina Garten's recipes for pumpkin, apple, and pecan pie to see which I liked best. The pecan pie tasted like a cocktail, and the apple pie was shockingly simple to throw together. I ended up ...