Frozen pie crusts are the unsung heroes of my kitchen adventures. Even professional pastry chefs admit to keeping these ...

Wondering which pastry holds up best in a hearty steak pie? From flaky puff pastry to buttery shortcrust, here's how each one affects texture and flavor.

Puff pastry is a store-bought freezer staple for throwing a fabulous party. These puff pastry appetizer recipes that are ...

However, when it comes to puff pastry vs. pie dough, there is one huge difference: How the butter is distributed throughout the dough.  For puff pastry, cold butter is placed down on the dough and ...

Quick puff pastry is very similar to a cut-in dough recipe. Think pie crust. Combine cold ingredients — butter, flours, ice water — and work the ingredients just to form a crumbly mass.

For puff pastry, cold butter is placed down on the dough and then layered and folded many times; for pie crust, cold butter cubes are just mixed into the flour mixture (you can use a fork or food ...