Pie

(1) Sweet pastry is a basic pastry recipe for making delicious pies and tarts. Buttery, melt-in-your-mouth pastry, not too sweet, this homemade sugar pie crust is always a win when I’m baking a pie. And the best thing about this tart crust recipe is it’s easily adaptable if you want to change the flavor like adding lemon zest or cinnamon, replacing the ground almonds with ground hazelnuts, or even cocoa powder. This pastry shell can be used for a baked tart or with no-bake fillings like a vanilla pastry cream. Also called pate sucree, the sweet pastry is an excellent…