Pie Baking Guide: Microwave Tips & Perfect Crusts

Perfecting an apple or blueberry pie starts with the crust. Learn how to microwave crusts for speed and whether to pre-bake the bottom of an apple pie to avoid sogginess when using ready-made pastries.

Apple Pie

How to Make a Simple Apple Pie With Ready-Made Pastry

The hardest part of making an apple pie is achieving a flaky pie crust with perfect proportions of fat and flour, but ready-made pastry crust gets the crust right every time. Rolled or folded pie crusts are usually sold in packs of two so you have a bottom crust for the pie plate and a top crust to cover the apples.

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