Pie crusts are made with very few ingredients, which means the quality of the ones you choose can make a huge difference. Above all, your choice of fat can make or break your pie crust. Pastry chefs ...

When it comes to pies, Margie Milligan, of Clay, doesn't believe in shortcuts. Not even during the busy holiday season. She makes her own crust. She buys fresh pie pumpkins. She usually jars her own ...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) -The last official day of summer is almost a month away. That change means a shift in seasonal produce and the ingredients we use to cook. Summer provides cherries and with ...

Now there's trans fat-free shortening, made of 100 percent palm oil. Conventional shortenings like Crisco are made of vegetable oil that's been hydrogenated, a process that results in unhealthy trans ...

Is nothing sacred? Crisco, the shortening used to bake flaky pie crusts and fry crispy chicken, is now available in a trans-fat-free version. The rollout has hit about 40 percent of the country and ...

I have a confession to make: Despite my love of all things baking, I have yet to master the perfect pie. ‘Tis the season for harvest-y pies and Christmassy pies and all the wonderful fillings that can ...

Friday, April 16—By 10 a.m., the hotel conference center has been transformed. I step through an arch of red, white, and blue balloons and into Pie Central. Against three walls, tables and electric ...

Every time I see a good cook buy a packaged pie crust I want to grab it from the grocery basket and shout “Never!” There are many tricks to just about guarantee a flaky pie crust. Pie crusts can be ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, observant Jewish women made pie crusts and other pastries using rendered chicken fat as shortening! They actually fried chicken skins until yellow fat oozed into the ...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Hazel Schuyler, by her granddaughter’s account, was a pistol. That’s how many granddaughters describe their grandmothers – women who have the power to scold with a look, the audacity ...