The Best Pie Dough - 10-inch Regular or 9-inch Deep-Dish Single Pie Shell
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Appears in Cook's Illustrated September/October 1994, America's Test Kitchen TV
To meet the home cook's most difficult challenge, we tested 35 variations of all-purpose pie pastry and came up with a no-fail master recipe.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS
In search of the best pie dough recipe, we found that all-butter crusts have good taste, but they are not as flaky and fine-textured as those made with some shortening. All-shortening crusts have great texture but lack flavor. We experiment...