Lattice Pie Crust

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Cut the pie dough into uniform strips.
  2. 2Place the strips over your filled pie and number them from 1 to 6.
  3. 3Pull back all even-numbered strips and place a new strip of dough perpendicular across the pie, resting against the lifted strips.
  4. 4Lay the even-numbered strips back down over the new cross-strip.
  5. 5Pull back all odd-numbered strips and place a new strip of dough perpendicular across the pie, resting against the lifted strips.
  6. 6Lay the odd-numbered strips back down over the new cross-strip.
  7. 7Repeat this weaving process until the entire pie is covered.
  8. 8Crimp the edges of the crust using three fingers to create a decorative border.
  9. 9Brush the crust with an egg wash substitute.
  10. 10Bake the pie until the crust is golden brown.

Ingredients

  • pie dough, cut into strips
  • pie filling
  • egg wash substitute

Equipment

pastry cutterpastry brush