baker cutting circles out of dough - PeopleImages.com - Yuri A/Shutterstock A lattice design on a pie crust is a timeless, stunning effect that requires advanced pastry knowledge and a deft touch.

Making homemade pastries like pie crust, biscuits, or croissants is a delicate process. To achieve that perfect flaky texture, you have to mix hard butter or another fat into flour to bind the dough ...

Today: Not only can you—yes, you!—conquer the traditional lattice-top crust, but you can also go above and beyond with 7 fun variations. One memory always comes to mind when I make a lattice crust pie ...

1. In a food processor, add flour, sugar, salt and cubed butter. Pulse mix on and off for 1 minute, until the flour mixture turns into a small breadcrumb-like consistency. 2. Drizzle ice water into ...

Before I had a lot of experience with pie dough, my instinct was to beat and roll it into submission. But the more I worked the dough, the tougher it got. For a flaky, tender crust, be gentle. Use ...

After a meal so gigantic that only stretchy pants will do, there remains one dish that everyone still looks forward to: pie. There’s pumpkin pie and pecan pie but, oh, that fruit pie. You’ve always ...