In contrast, many other store-bought puff pastries and pie doughs rely on vegetable shortening to create their signature ...

Stir together flour, sugar, and salt, then blend in butter with your fingertips or a pastry blender (or pulse in a food processor) just until mixture resembles coarse meal with some small (roughly pea ...

I still remember the first time someone asked if I bought my puff pastry dessert from a fancy bakery. Best compliment ever.

When I am in a pinch for time but want something special for dessert, I’ll make a crostata. Sometimes called a “galette” in French cooking, this free-form tart has endless variations. A crostata is ...

Made with real butter and just five ingredients, this store-bought puff pastry dough bakes into crisp, golden layers every ...

Make Jessica B. Harris’s Apple-Pineapple Pie, a golden, tender double-crust dessert filled with tart apples and sweet ...

I have to say that pie is one of my favorite foods ever. It doesn’t really matter what kind, as long as it’s pie. Thing is, pie isn’t always practical. Pies tend to be multi-serving when you only want ...