Susan Maguire, a baker for The Friday Club in Yarmouth Port, uses cold vodka as a secret ingredient for a perfect pie crust. The key to a flaky crust is keeping all ingredients, including butter, ...

‘Tis that time of year when many amateur bakers take a stab at making a pie from scratch — for Thanksgiving, Christmas or another holiday gathering. For some, the task can be daunting, especially when ...

I made sweet potato pies using recipes from chefs Trisha Yearwood, Carla Hall, and Alton Brown. Yearwood's pie was simple but a bit watery, and Brown's fell apart as I ate it. I thought Hall had the ...

Thanksgiving will be here before you know it, so for anyone hosting or who offered to handle dessert, this pie crust recipe is perfect to make ahead this weekend and store in the freezer until you're ...

Michelle Obama’s cobbler uses Granny Smith apples and a simple pie crust base. The filling marinates overnight for extra cinnamon-sugar flavor. The dessert bakes for 3 hours for a perfectly flaky ...

In a large bowl, mix together the salt and 2 cups of the flour until combined. Add the cold butter and, using your fingers, squeeze and rub the butter into the flour until it is almost fully ...

This recipe combines my Grandma’s homemade tart crust with her already famous butter tart filling to deliver the ultimate Canadian butter tart. I’ve been making butter tarts for years, and I’ve ...