It is suitable for pie pastry and tarts, some cookies, muffins, biscuits and other quick breads.

To make the crust, roll half the pie pastry into an 11-inch circle on a lightly floured surface.

Make the pie pastry in the usual way and chill for 30 minutes or until firm.

These pies were eventually adopted by the Greeks, and it is there that a flour-water paste substance closely resembling pie pastry was created and was first filled with meat.

The flaky pie pastry for this double-crust pie called for the dough to be divided in half.

With the knowledge transferred to the Ancient Greeks, historians believe that the Greeks originated pie pastry.

Microwaving the pie will negate these qualities, making the pie pastry soft.

He now bakes all his pie pastry at 300 degrees.

"But I don't want pie pastry like that."