In a 9-inch pie plate, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Make a little well in the center; add the butter, oil, and ice water, and use a fork to mix the liquids into the flour mixture until ...

Sarah Jordan is an award-winning chef from Dublin and now based in Chicago. Food & Wine named her one of the country’s Best New Pastry Chefs in 2013 for her bold, risk-taking style and signature use ...

2 cups (260 grams) pecans 1 cup (75 grams) shredded, unsweetened coconut 2 large pitted Medjool dates (57 grams), torn into pieces 1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) fine sea salt Neutral oil, for greasing the pan ...

Blind baking is a step beyond parbaking, meaning the crust is fully baked before the filling is added. This is what you want to do for any pie filled with something that needs no further cooking. That ...

If your pie crust is shrinking, avoid this problem by heeding one expert's advice on the best way to either fix or prevent it ...

It’s all about the fat and how it blends with the dry ingredients. Editor’s note: Learn to Cook is a new weekly column designed to take the mystery out of cooking. Pie crust seems so simple, but yours ...

If you want to step up your game this Thanksgiving, try making your own pie crust! This recipe results in the butteriest, flakiest crust, which is perfect for any kind of pie. In a medium deep mixing ...

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