Hot water crust

Try this easy, flaky and tender hot water pie crust recipe for a no-fail baking technique. It can even be doubled for extra pie crust.

From his book 'Baking with the Cake Boss,' Buddy Valastro shows how to make a basic pie crust.

Hot Water Pie Crust breaks all the rules of pie dough to create a crisp flaky pie crust.

Glorious hand raised hot water crackling flavoured crust game pie layered with local venison, pigeon, pheasant, rabbit and a boozy brandy chicken liver pate, this is not only a show stopper pie in presentation but in flavour too, all the rich game layers are sumptuously gorgeous. I fell in love with this pie after seeing it being made on a old 1980's television re-run called Pie in the Sky, where a detective wants to retire and opens a pie restaurant, his passion was old fashioned…

This old-fashioned style of pastry is the ideal choice for all your savory pie adventures! It's extra sturdy so it can support heavy fillings like potatoes (and other root vegetables), diced roasted winter squashes, and meats. With its quick, stir-together method, you'll be enjoying a savory pie, complete with a beautiful crust, in no time. Bonus: This recipe makes a generous amount of dough, so you'll have plenty to make festive cutouts to decorate your pastry creation.

Learn how to make hot water pie crust the easy way. This type of pastry is best used with meat pies, as it can hold lot of liquid.

Hot water crust pastry is a thicker, sturdier pastry perfect for heavy fillings to make things like pork pies. Step-by-step photos teach you how to make this pastry recipe.

Ruby bakes: This hot-water crust is a versatile beast and great for pasties and pies

It´s pie time we were back with another baking basic, and today I´m going to share with you how to make the perfect hot water crust pastry for making pies!

As you can see from this old recipe index card, I’ve made this pie crust quite a few times. The card is stained with use but only a little worse for wear. The handwriting on it is my dear mot…