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Pie Crust Showdown – Bon Appetit vs America’s Test Kitchen vs Milk Street

March 11, 2018 by Patrick Jaszewski 3 Comments

This is pie crust 3 ways!  I test recipes from Bon Appetit, America’s Test Kitchen/Cooks Illustrated, and Milk Street putting them head-to-head to find out which crust is the best for your application.

Pie Crust Showdown

Bon Appetit vs America’s Test Kitchen vs Milk Street

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No-shrink pie crust - Milk Street

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No-shrink pie crust - Milk Street

Close-up photo of no-shrink pie crust originally by Milk Street. Also shows custard brown sugar tart filling with a red buffalo plaid napkin and flowers

177 milk street, boston, ma (Directions)
No-shrink pie crust - Milk Street 42.358527, -71.054778 No-shrink pie crust - Milk Street177 milk street, boston, ma (Directions)

Each of these uses very different techniques and produces slightly different results.  They all have a place in your toolbox, so join us in looking at each one!  You’ll have a buttery, flaky pie crust that your friends and family will love.

The birth of a pie series

This whole pie series is inspired by my friend Fausto who lives in Panama and asked me to teach him how to make pumpkin pie.  So, I recorded videos for him, but thought that it would be great to share with YouTube as well as part of my Explorers Kitchen project.  …

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Filed Under: Dessert and candy, Recipes Tagged With: America's Test Kitchen, American cuisine, Cook's Illustrated, Crust, Desserts, European cuisine, Food and drink, milk street, Pie, Pumpkin pie, Sweet potato pie

Foolproof Vodka Pie Crust- (Adapted from America’s Test Kitchen/Cook’s Illustrated)

March 11, 2018 by Patrick Jaszewski 4 Comments

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Foolproof Vodka Pie Crust- (Adapted from America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated)

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Foolproof Vodka Pie Crust- (Adapted from America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated)

Overhead view of lattice weave with foolproof vodka pie crust and a sweet potato pie filling. It is set on a marble table and a red buffalo plaid napkin and a pie server

21 Drydock Ave 210 E, Boston, MA 02210 (Directions)
Foolproof Vodka Pie Crust- (Adapted from America\'s Test Kitchen/Cook\'s Illustrated) 42.344315, -71.035078 Foolproof Vodka Pie Crust- (Adapted from America\'s Test Kitchen/Cook\'s Illustrated)21 Drydock Ave 210 E, Boston, MA 02210 (Directions)

This is my adaptation of Cooks Illustrated/America’s Test Kitchen’s “foolproof pie dough” crust originally published in Cook’s Illustrated’s November 2007 issue.  While I have their print compilation of all the 2007 recipes, J. Kenji Lopez-Alt posted it as well on Serious Eats.  My version of this vodka pie crust is slightly different in that I prefer to use lard instead of vegetable shortening.  It imparts a better texture, flavor, and has no trans fats.  In the video, I happen to be out of both and I use some schmaltz (chicken fat) instead. This is one of the recipes we tested as part of our YouTube video series investigating 3 different ways of making pie crust….

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Filed Under: Dessert and candy, Recipes Tagged With: America's Test Kitchen, apple pie, Baking, Bon Appétit, Browning (partial cooking), Buttery (bread), Crust, Crust (baking), Custard pie, Dough, European cuisine, Flavor, Food and drink, food processor, James Beard, milk street, Pie, Pies, Pumpkin pie, recipe, Sour cream, Vinegar, YouTube

Flakiest Pie Crust – Bon Appetit’s Pie Crust

March 11, 2018 by Patrick Jaszewski 5 Comments

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Bon Appetit - Flakiest Pie Crust

Depicts flakiest pie crust originally by Bon Appetit filled with James Beard's pumpkin pie. Pie plate is white and is set on marble table with red buffalo plaid napkin

1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 (Directions)
Flakiest Pie Crust - Bon Appetit\'s Pie Crust 40.712968, -74.015289 Bon Appetit - Flakiest Pie Crust1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 (Directions)

This is Bon Appetit’s pie crust, in fact, their “Flakiest Pie Crust”, one of the recipes we tested as part of our YouTube video series investigating 3 different ways of making pie crust.  It is super simple – only a handful of ingredients and a bowl, bench scraper, and a rolling pin.   You can make this easily at home….

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Filed Under: Dessert and candy, Recipes, Video Tagged With: America's Test Kitchen, apple pie, Baking, Bon Appétit, Browning (partial cooking), Buttery (bread), Crust, Crust (baking), Custard pie, Dough, European cuisine, Flavor, Food and drink, food processor, James Beard, milk street, Pie, Pies, Pumpkin pie, recipe, Sour cream, Vinegar, YouTube

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