Tarts look fancy, but they all start with the same thing: a good, sweet shortcrust pastry shell. This easy shortcrust tart dough, also known as pâte sucrée, bakes into a buttery, shortbread-style ...

You don’t need to be a French pastry chef to pull this off! My easy gluten-free tart crust recipe is crisp, lightly sweet, ...

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 ...

From pie dough and puff pastry to pâte sucrée and pâte à choux, read on to learn the differences between the most common ...

Take everything you love about pie -- that rich, flaky crust cradling your favorite filling -- and downsize it into a compact package. Behold the little wonder that is the hand pie. Convenient, simple ...

Homemade pies are delicious but notoriously tricky, mostly because of the crust. Fortunately, baking the crust upside down ...

Chandra Ram led the digital food strategy for Food & Wine. She has more than 15 years of experience writing and editing food content and developing recipes. A former restaurant cook and server, she ...

Chocolate, walnuts, and a splash of bourbon come together in a sweet, buttery filling that’s as decadent as it is comforting.

In 1990, I taught Jennifer Jason Leigh how to make a vinegar pie for her role in “Miami Blues.” She had never made a pie ...