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    6 Steps to Making the Perfect Piecrust

    Photo by: Martha Stewart Living
    Easy as Pie

    Easy as Pie

    When it comes to making pastry, it takes more than just words in a recipe to master the technique. Follow these visual cues for an easy,

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    Photo by: Martha Stewart Living
    Easy as Pie

    Easy as Pie

    When it comes to making pastry, it takes more than just words in a recipe to master the technique. Follow these visual cues for an easy, can't-miss crust.

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    Mon, Nov 12, 2012 11:45 PM EST
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    Making piecrust can leave a cook feeling like a magician. Combine flour, water, and butter with just a bit of sugar and salt and -- presto! -- the result is a tender, flaky pastry that elevates just about any filling. The trick, of course, is in the method -- a simple but precise series of steps that, through baking thousands of pies, our test-kitchen staff has trial-and-errored down to a science.

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