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Perfect Shortcrust Pastry Pie Crust

Learn how to make a perfect buttery, flaky shortcrust pastry from scratch. It’s surprisingly easy and super versatile making ...
A favorite culinary tradition of mine is making homemade quiche during the fall season. I love a classic quiche Lorraine, filled with smoky bacon, rich Gruyère cheese and shallots. But I’ve also tried ...
Stir in the icing sugar and orange zest, then stir in the beaten egg and mix until the ingredients just come together as a ...
MANY amateur cooks, even quite confident ones, find making pastry intimidating, but making a good pie or tart isn’t that hard once you grasp the basic concepts. When flour is mixed with water, ...
A classic French quiche is a great stand-by for lunch or supper and is always best eaten hot or warm. Baking the pastry blind first, without the filling, ensures that the pastry case is cooked through ...
Mince pies are one of the most familiar bakes on the Christmas table, but a few smart tweaks can make them taste fresher and more special than anything from a box. As festive food shopping ramps up ...
The book: “Pie”; 192 pages, $24.99, by Angela Boggiano. Published by Mitchell Beazley, Octopus Publishing Group, 2013. In her own words: “Making a spectacular pie will give you a real sense of ...