Can a pie crust recipe really change your life? I guess it depends on how much you like eating pie -- and how much you hate making crust. I really love eating pie, but I really hated making crust, at ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... From “Frank Stitt’s Bottega Favorita,” by Frank Stitt. Makes 1 tart. Use your favorite basic tart shell, prebaked in a 10 1/2-inch springform pan.

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. If using a prepared pie shell, proceed to Step 2. Otherwise, roll the pastry dough to a thickness of one-fourth inch and fit it into a 9-inch tart pan with a removable ...

In this recipe, use the pastry of your choice or a commercially prepared pie crust. Basic tart shell (recipe below), or prepared pastry for a 9-inch pie pan Steps: Heat the oven to 375 degrees. If ...

Take care not to overwork the pastry dough; keep it cold and resist the temptation to make the finished pastry dough perfectly smooth and homogeneous — when you roll it out it should look a little ...

To make dough: Place 1 cup flour, sugar and salt in food processor. Pulse processor a few times to incorporate. Add cubed butter. Pulse to combine thoroughly. Add remaining 1 cup flour. Pulse to ...

1. Place 1 cup flour, sugar and salt in a food processor. Pulse the processor a few times to incorporate. 2. Add the cubed butter and pulse to combine thoroughly. When the butter has been thoroughly ...