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Have some unused pie crust dough on hand? Maybe you bought or made more than you needed, or you’re staring down a pile of scraps after baking and don’t want them to go to waste. Good news: We’ve got ...

If the top crust is relatively simple, Pfeiff-Boschek decorates it on a flat, metal disk, then cools it and slides it onto the pie. “I often place it on the disk in the freezer for 10 or 15 minutes to ...