We grew up in a pie-baking household; Mom is a great baker who loves to bake pies. She rolled out the dough, placed it in a Pyrex pie plate and added the filling. Then we got to pinch the edges. We savored the aroma of a baking pie; and counted the minutes after it was removed from the oven, when it would be cool enough to cut.

While pie-baking seems a snap to us, a recent national survey by Crisco (which Mom loves in her pie crusts) revealed that:

• 59% of Americans say that pie is the hardest dessert to prepare from scratch
• Nearly two-thirds (65%) agree that making the crust is the hardest part of baking a pie from scratch
• Only 12% say choosing a recipe is the hardest part of preparing the classic dessert

What’s your favorite pie? Bake it today!
Photo courtesy American Egg Board.

• Try making this apple pie recipe from Crisco. We love how the pie crust is rimmed with little stars, cut with a cookie cutter.
• Here’s a video that shows how easy it is to make a pie crust.

If you have questions, call the experts at The Crisco Pie Hotline, Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET. The phone number is by calling 1.877.FOR PIE TIPS (877-367-7438).

Check out the different types of pie in our beautiful Pie & Pastry Glossary.

If you want to eliminate the potential of an overdone crust edge, get a silicon pie shield.