Alton Brown: Easy as Pie In the first of a series to help with the mad dash of holiday cooking, ... Unsalted butter. 28 g / 1 oz (2 tablespoons) Lard. The Liquid: 57g / 2oz (1/4 cup) Ice water.

In the first of a series to help with the mad dash of holiday cooking, Alton Brown, host of The Food Network show '"Good Eats" and author of "I'm Just Here for More Food," offers some baking tips.