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Making Pie

Photo: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times Russ Parsons is the editor of the Los Angeles Times' food section.  According to Russ, pie making is a craft that needs to be practiced over and over.  Once you master the crust, the rest is personal preference. Flaky Pie Crust Single crust 1 1/2 cups (6.4 ounces) flour 3/4 tsp salt 2 tsps…

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Photo: Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times

Russ Parsons is the editor of the Los Angeles Times' food section. According to Russ, pie making is a craft that needs to be practiced over and over. Once you master the crust, the rest is personal preference.

Flaky Pie Crust

Single crust

More pie recipes from the LA Times test kitchen here.

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