Pies & Tarts
Apple squares, peach cream pie, and orange cream pie offer different fillings within the pie and tart collection. Pastry and crumb bases provide structure while fruit, cream, or other ingredients shape the finished slice.
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Pastry Crusts
A pastry or crumb crust sets the foundation for its filling. Butter dough, chocolate crumb crust, and rough puff preparations offer different textures for pies and other baked dishes.
In this collection
Easy Pie Dough
The only pie dough recipe you’ll ever need. This makes enough for two single-crust pies or one double crust pie. For a slightly more tender crust, replace up…
RITZ Mock Apple Pie
e Ingredients Filling 2 cups water 2/3 cups sugar 2 teaspoons cream of tartar 35 Ritz crackers 1 ready-to-use refrigerated pie crust 1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice 2 teaspoons cinnamon…
A Three-Tier Pie That’s Thanksgiving Dinner All-in-One
People do crazy things at Thanksgiving. Whether it’s deep frying a 25-pound bird or stuffing different birds inside one another to make one gigantic feast of a bird—this…
Cranberry Sauce Pie
This pie is great on it’s own, but it’s even better as part of the epic Three-Tier Thanksgiving Dinner Pie. Ingredients 3 1/2 cups cranberries 1 cup sugar…
Hot Water Crust Is the Sturdy, Patchable Pie Crust Your Deep-Dish Pies Deserve
My fellow Americans, I know we know a lot about pie. We take pride in being as American as the apple pies we bake for any and every…
Mason Jar Lid Mini Pies
Imagine your favorite pie, baked in the cutest mini version. This post will show you how to bake mini pies in mason jar lids. Most stores that sell…
Cider Cream Pie
Ingredients Oatmeal Cookie Crust 1 package oatmeal cookie mix (plus any ingredients the package calls for) Cider Caramel Sause 1 stick butter, unsalted 3 Tanlespoons flour 1/2 cup…
Bacon-Cheddar Apple Tart
Ingredients 4 slices bacon 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/3 cup shortening 5 tablespoons cold water 1/4 cup apple jelly 4 cups sliced, peeled cooking…
Blackberry Crostata
Ingredients 1 Basic Pie Crust 6 cups blackberries 3/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon lemon zest 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon almond extract 3 tablespoons…
Praline Key Lime Pie
This chilled, creamy pies is the dessert equivalent of a swimming hole–so refreshing you can’t help but dive in. Garnish with lime slices and lime zest curls, if…
