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The secret to the best homemade Flaky Pie Crust

February 12, 2026 by Brittany 26 Comments

Making pie crust at home is so much easier than you think, and so much cheaper than buying store bought! When you realize just how easy it is to make pie crust I bet you'll find a lot more pies in your future. You don't need a dozen ingredients or professional tools—just four pantry staples and one simple secret to get those bakery-style flakes every single time. Why You’ll ...

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Better Than Blueberry Pie Bars

July 12, 2019 by Brittany 8 Comments

Since originally writing this post, this blueberry pie bars recipe is now my go-to for bake sales and gatherings. It's always a hit and so easy to make! I use a stoneware large bar pan for this recipe. I'm always grabbing fresh fruit without any real intentions, it just looks good so I grab it out of impulse and go from there. Probably not the worst thing in the world to buy ...

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Simple Strawberry Pie

June 1, 2019 by Brittany Belling 2 Comments

In my mind every season is pie season. Maybe it's because I can whip up a pie crust in a couple minutes, seriously have you checked out my 4 ingredient flaky pie crust recipe yet? It means pies are easily my go-to recipe. One of my favorite pies to make is a simple strawberry pie. It's easy to make, delicious, and beautiful, that's a win win win (whoa three wins!) in my book. ...

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Just Like Grandma’s Apple Pie Recipe

March 26, 2019 by Brittany 13 Comments

It's time to break out your favorite apple pie recipe, because apple pie is great for every occasion. Don't have one? I have you covered!  This recipe uses my "Pinterest famous" four ingredient flaky pie crust, its so easy to make, but make sure you let the dough chill for at least an hour or two before using it for pie! We use an apple peeler corer slicer which quickly does ...

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Geronimo! How to make a simple Doctor Who Pie.

June 13, 2016 by Brittany Belling 1 Comment

The Trader Joe's Gods decided to put out an awesome cherry pie filling and I instantly had the perfect excuse to bake up a pie. This post contains affiliate links so you can make your own easy peezy Doctor Who pie. So Instead of making a boring pie I made two pie crusts, used one for the bottom of my pie and used the other to cut out super fun Doctor Who shapes. I started with ...

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Mini Taco Pies

January 16, 2014 by Brittany 6 Comments

mini taco pies, a real food recipe that the kids will love!

One of our favorite foods in our house was the good ol' taco ring. You know, the main course at that Pampered Chef party you went to in the 90's. Yep, we made that on a weekly basis. Taco meat and cheese stuffed into crescent rolls was all the rage. I needed to find a healthier solution to that meal. Pronto. While laying in bed trying to get to sleep, I was thinking up ...

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