You ought to have all the tools in your pie baking toolbelt you can manage. Blind baking and par-baking are tools for making ...

here's how to blind-bake a pie crust. Think of blind baking—partially (par-baking) or fully baking a pie crust—as a head ...

Learning how to make a perfect pie crust is a little like how to ride a bicycle. It takes a lot of effort at the outset and a willingness to fall a few times — or in this case, eat a few lousy ...

Line the crust with parchment paper or foil and fill with pie weights or dried beans to prevent puffing or slumping. Bake until the edges of the crust are very lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes.

It's not Thanksgiving without a few pies on the dessert table. If you're in the South, you might include chess pie along with ...

so after analyzing each crust at a par-baked level, we popped it back in the oven until fully cooked. Fact: A total dud of a pie can look like a million bucks until you bite in, and a great ...

The secret to a memorable pie crust is to build a dough resulting in lots of light, flaky layers that give way to a buttery tenderness in each bite. Those who bake top-notch pies with aplomb ...