Pie Dough

Making a pie crust is one of the most anxiety-provoking baking tasks we teach our students at our baking school, BAKE! Although the process is exacting, our professional pastry bakers don’t suffer from this high level of anxiety, and there’s no reason we can’t all get to their level of calm proficiency.

Why are we so anxious about making a pie crust? We’ve all eaten tough pie crusts in our lives, so we know that failure is a real possibility. We also keep hearing that it’s difficult