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    Our Best Pies, Cobblers & Crostate

    Making a completely from-scratch pie like pecan pie, key lime pie, or apple pie will truly make you feel like an accomplished baker! Here you’ll find our favorite pie recipes and pie-making tips for success plus delicious cobblers and authentic Italian crostata. If you’re just learning how to make homemade pie, a good place to start is with my complete pie crust tutorial for how to make the best buttery, flaky pie crust.

    • Perfectly golden brown blind-baked fluffy pie crust on a cutting board.
      Flaky Butter and Lard Pie Crust (Easy Recipe)
    • A strawberry cheesecake crostata with lattice-crust on a linen table cloth.
      Strawberry Cheesecake Tart (Cheesecake Crostata)
    • Golden brown crostata di marmellata with lattice top and decorative hearts sprinkled with homemade cherry sugar showing authentic Italian jam tart recipe.
      Crostata di Marmellata (Authentic Italian Jam Tart w/Video)
    • A traditional pecan pie in a vintage aluminum pie tin with piece removed showing the interior that isn't runny with pie server next to it.
      The Very Best Southern Pecan Pie (Catered to the Oscars)
    • Coconut cream pie with black sesame on a patchwork quilt with one slice removed showing the grey coconut cream filling.
      Coconut Cream Pie With Black Sesame (#GrayMay)
    • A deep dark glistening spoonful of my other favorite cherry pie filling using a combination of dark sweet cherries and sour cherries being held over the pot of pie filling.
      Easy Black Cherry and Sour Cherry Combination Pie Filling
    • Ultra crispy homemade fried cherry pie with a bite taken out of it revealing the homemade cherry pie filling that's full of cherries.
      Crispy Southern Fried Cherry Pie (w/Best Fried Pie Dough)
    • A whole coconut cream pie with coconut milk topped with meringue and large slivers of fresh coconut that's been toasted.
      Triple Coconut Cream Pie with Mile-High Meringue Topping
    • A slice of the the best strawberry crostata (aka strawberry jam tart from Italy) on a plate.
      Strawberry Crostata (Italian Crostata di Marmellata di Fragole)
    • Closeup of baked pecan tassie cookies on parchment paper.
      Aunt Betty's Pecan Tassies (Mini Southern Pecan Pie Cookies)
    • Crispy flaky golden brown strawberry-rhubarb fried pies sprinkled with easy homemade strawberry sugar.
      Flaky Southern Strawberry-Rhubarb Fried Pies (Best Ever Hand Pies)
    • A split image showing half of a Biscoff pie crust and the other half a key lime pie in the biscoff pie crust.
      2-Ingredient Biscoff Pie Crust (For Cheesecakes & No-Bake Desserts)
    • Strawberry-rhubarb cream cheese pie on a sheet pan.
      Strawberry-Rhubarb Cream Cheese Pie (No-Bake)
    • Thick graham cracker crust in 9 inch springform cake pan ready to be filled.
      A Better Graham Cracker Crust
    • Homemade strawberry-rhubarb pie filling on a spoon being held above the pot it was cooked in.
      Easy Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Filling
    • My hand holding a widemouth Mason canning jar filled with bright red glistening homeamde cherry pie filling.
      Ultimate Cherry Pie Filling Recipe (10-Minutes, Homemade)
    • key lime pie in springform pan on a sheet pan
      A Better Key Lime Pie with Biscoff Cookie Crust
    • Pumpkin mascarpone tart topped with pecans on a cutting board.
      Pumpkin Pie Mascarpone Tart With Pecan Crunch and Biscoff Crust
    • Arkansas Possum Pie decorated on top with whipped cream and toasted pecan halves and chopped pecans
      Best Ever Arkansas Possum Pie (100% Made From Scratch)
    • Homemade pumpkin puree in glass mason jar for pumpkin pancakes, pumpkin bread, pumpkin waffles, pumpkin pasta, pumpkin, etc. (image showing fresh pumpkin puree for making pumpkin pancakes from scratch instead of canned pumpkin).
      20-Minute Pumpkin Purée (100% Homemade)
    • Slice of cherry crumb pie (aka Marie Callender copycat cherry crunch pie) using a homemade black cherry and sour cherry pie filling with streusel topping in flaky homemade pie crust.
      Sweet Cherry Crumb-Crunch Pie w/Scratch Made Cherry Pie Filling & Streusel Topping
    • my hand holding a cherry fried pie wonton with a bite taken out and it's gloriously cherry red filling exposed inside
      Lucky Lunar New Year Fried Cherry Pie "Wontons"
    • a cast iron skillet with a golden brown cherry cobbler baked beautifully and the sunlight hitting it
      Mom's Best Ever Southern Cherry Cobbler Recipe (a family favorite)

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    • Spaghetti alle vongole with veraci clams in All-Clad saute pan, best clam pasta recipe with fresh Italian clams.
      Linguine with Clam Sauce Recipe (Pasta alle Vongole)
    • Slice of perfect tiramisu next to a Polspotten mug with handpainted woman holding her nose under the espresso, with the larger tiramisu in the background.
      Authentic Tiramisu Recipe (Thick & Luscious Mascarpone Cream)
    • a pitcher half full milky-looking bright yellow homemade Italian limoncello next to a bottle of homemade limoncello and a fresh lemon on a red and white striped pot holder
      How to Make Limoncello (The Authentic Italian Way)
    • Homemade lobster ravioli and shrimp ravioli in heart and star shapes on a serving platter covered with lobster tomato cream sauce, showing the best sauce for lobster ravioli recipe.
      Lobster Ravioli With Tomato Cream Sauce
    • Golden brown crostata di marmellata with lattice top and decorative hearts sprinkled with homemade cherry sugar showing authentic Italian jam tart recipe.
      Crostata di Marmellata (Authentic Italian Jam Tart w/Video)
    • A double layer no-raisin best carrot cake with pecans and matcha cream cheese frosting, piped in kisses and garnished with toasted pistachios.
      Best Carrot Cake Recipe (Super Moist, Made from Scratch)
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    Our Favorite Spring Recipes

    • Easy strawberry sugar using double the amount of strawberries to get the dark pink flavored sugar.
      Strawberry Sugar Recipe (All-Natural w/Video)
    • a pasta bowl plate filled with spring green asparagus risotto with three pan seared spears and three pan seared scallops on top with a sprinkling of crumbled crispy-fried prosciutto on top
      Asparagus Risotto w/Pan-Seared Scallops & Crispy Speck
    • a beautifully broiled diver sea scallop in its shell with slightly crispy and golden brown edges and glistening in oil
      Italian Diver Scallops au Gratin (Capesante Gratinate)
    • A serving platter filled with bright green creamy mashed sweet mushy peas with whole sweet peas for garnish.
      Easy Mushy Peas Recipe

    Make Better Homemade Pizza

    • Collection of 25 homemade pizza varieties including vegetarian options, meat-vegetable combinations, hawaiian, prosciutto-arugula, marinara, margherita, mushroom, various cheese pizzas, olive, breakfast pizza, capricciosa, zucchini and ham, pepperoni, quattro formaggi, BBQ chicken pizza, and more on different kinds of homemade pizza dough including neapolitan, whole wheat, bread flour, 00 flour, St. Louis Style, pizza fritta, and pinsa Romana.
      Best Pizza Toppings & Pizza Dough Ultimate Guide w/Real Photos
    • Pizza dough recipe for a homemade pizza with sausage and onion on a crispy bread flour pizza crust recipe, how to make pizza dough for the best homemade pizza dough.
      Best Bread Flour Pizza Dough Recipe (5 Ingredients)
    • Super crispy sliced whole wheat Supreme pizza with green olives, spicy ventricina salami, salsiccia, prosciutto cotto, mushrooms, red bell peppers, and onions.
      Best Whole Wheat Pizza Dough Recipe (For Thin Crust Pizza)
    • Perfect thick-crust pizza dough with pizza margherita toppings (including homemade pizza sauce, shredded mozzarella, and mini buffalo mozzarella balls.
      Thick-Crust Pizza (Fluffy 00 Flour Pizza Dough Recipe)
    • A platter with three golden brown fried pizzas topped with burrata cheese, mozzarella, prosciutto di parma, olives, and sun dried tomatoes.
      Crispy Italian Fried Pizza (Easy Abruzzo Pizza Fritta)
    • St. Louis style thin crust whole wheat pizza cut into squares topped with artichoke hearts, Taggiasche olives, caramelized onions and melted mozzarella cheese - no yeast pizza dough recipe.
      Easy 20-Minute Thin & Crispy St. Louis-Style Whole Wheat Pizza
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