Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pie crusts are made with very few ingredients, which means the quality of the ones you choose can make a huge difference. Above ...

Today, pre-Thanksgiving hysteria moves from the bird to the dessert. In The Times, Melissa Clark obsessively tests pie crust methods to conclude, at least for now, that a little duck fat makes the ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Is nothing sacred? Crisco, the shortening used to bake flaky pie crusts ...

Now there's trans fat-free shortening, made of 100 percent palm oil. Conventional shortenings like Crisco are made of vegetable oil that's been hydrogenated, a process that results in unhealthy trans ...

While butter and oil are familiar kitchen staples for most of us, shortening is something of a mystery for many home cooks. Technically, the word shortening can be used to describe any type of fat ...

At the dawn of the 20th century, observant Jewish women made pie crusts and other pastries using rendered chicken fat as shortening! They actually fried chicken skins until yellow fat oozed into the ...

When it comes to pies, Margie Milligan, of Clay, doesn't believe in shortcuts. Not even during the busy holiday season. She makes her own crust. She buys fresh pie pumpkins. She usually jars her own ...

The secret to making a perfect pie crust? Practice. I cannot promise you that if you follow my instructions you will yield a perfect pie pastry on your first try. But try it once, twice, maybe three ...

Tubs of Crisco vegetable shortening on grocery store shelf - PJ McDonnell/Shutterstock While butter and oil are familiar kitchen staples for most of us, shortening is something of a mystery for many ...