Streusel, by contrast, is everything you want on top of your pie: sweet, spicy, crunchy, cookie-like. Streusel is the German crumble topping made of flour (or, better, rolled oats), butter, sugar ...

Bake the pie in the center of the oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes, until the bottom crust is golden and the fruit is bubbling. If necessary, cover the edge with foil for the last few minutes of baking.

With Independence Day looming, this pie caught my attention on a food-magazine cover. “I think I can do that,” I said to myself. After four tries with the top layer, I finally got it right ...

To make crust: In large bowl, combine 3 cups flour, 1 teaspoon salt and 2 teaspoons sugar.Using a pastry blender, cut in shortening until the mixture is crumbly or crumbs are the size of a pea. In ...

Think of a slab pie like the sheet-cake treatment for your favorite pie recipes, but even simpler, more convenient, and irresistibly flaky.

Drape top crust over filling. Press dough edges together and trim overhang to 1/2 inch; fold overhang under and crimp decoratively. Using a sharp knife, make a 1-inch slash in the center of top crust.