How to Make Sweet & Savory Pies

Start on an exciting journey into the realm of pie making! Begin here with a review of essential tools to have in the kitchen before digging into the dough.

Flaky pastry is the choice of home pie makers for its rich and delicious texture. In this baking lesson, prepare pastry dough by hand and with a machine.

Shortcrust pastry (or sweet pie pastry) is absolutely amazing if made correctly, and reviewing the recipe in this lesson is a great step along the way.

Puff pastry is a bit time consuming to prepare—as it requires alternating layering with butter and chilling—but it's delicious once done. Learn to make it here!

Fried pies and pierogi are becoming increasingly popular across the globe; fortunately, this lesson covers the best ways to make these amazing pastries!