Making pie crust from scratch requires attention to detail. The butter needs to be just right or everything will go astray; ...

Summer has officially started! And nothing says summer like pie. For the next four weeks we are celebrating summer with Pie Day Friday, featuring pie tips and tricks every week. First up: the double ...

Lemons are everywhere here in the Chronicle office, with coworkers bringing in bags of the fresh citrus. A former coworker, Judy Minshew, sent in this unusual recipe for Shaker Lemon Pie, which uses ...

This is our family’s favorite pie crust for ease of use with a flaky outcome. We use vegetable shortening for easy dough handling and maximum flakiness; unsalted butter adds rich flavor. Put flour, ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... ADULT FIRST-PLACE WINNER Double-Crust Cherry Pie Recipe by Robin Dodge. Ingredients CRUST 2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon salt 2/3 cup shortening, lard or butter 6 ...

To make dough: In food processor, pulse together flour, salt and sugar until thoroughly combined. Add shortening. Pulse until incorporated. (Note: Dough will look like moist sand.) Add butter. Pulse ...

This is a pretty straight ahead double crust blueberry pie. The only tweaking is instead of a solid top crust I cut out little half moons with a biscuit cutter and arranged them atop the blueberries.

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Brown beef in a large skillet. Add onion, bell pepper, celery, green onions, Creole seasoning, garlic salt and pepper. Simmer 10 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Drain off ...

A couple of weeks ago, I was out on the road in Northern California, heading southeast from Sacramento on Highway 16 toward the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. It’s a beautiful drive, and on that ...

9-inch (23 cm) glass pie plate, greased Rimmed baking sheet 1 recipe Sour Cream Pie Pastry Dough or 1 Large-Batch All-Purpose Vegan Pastry Dough, chilled (see recipes below) Divide pastry dough into 2 ...