Month by month, we'll let you in on all of them. It might seem like too much trouble these days, when there are all those ready-made pie shells at the supermarket. But it's really no trouble at all, especially with that wonderful invention, the food processor. And even without one, making a pie crust is much simpler than it seems. The secret to making a great pie crust is much less elusive than people think.
Pastry dough is simply tiny clumps of fat surrounded by flour and held together with water.
With the help of two of the world's most respected pastrymakers, Julia Child and Patricia Wells, I'll show you how to whip up a ball of dough in just a few minutes and, after it's been chilled, shape it into a crust in less time than it would take to go out and buy one. Read our Privacy Policy .