Description
This lattice pie crust is a delightful way to elevate any pie. Made with simple ingredients, it offers a beautifully woven top that showcases your favorite fillings, making it an essential for pie lovers.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 discs pie dough
- 2 cups pie filling
- 1 egg whisked with 1 tablespoon water for egg wash (optional)
Instructions
- Roll out one disc of pie dough into a circle or square larger than your pie pan, about â…›-inch thick.
- Place a ruler or tape measure across the dough, and use a bench scraper or knife to score lines 1 inch apart from edge-to-edge.
- Cut along the scored lines to produce long parallel strips, saving the longest strips for the center.
- Place 5-6 strips on top of the pie filling, parallel to each other and evenly spaced apart.
- Starting with the second strip from one edge, fold every other strip back toward the center of the pie, leaving them folded in half.
- Take a strip from your remaining pile and lay it perpendicular to the parallel strips, close to the base of the folds.
- Return the folded strips to their original position so they lie on top of the perpendicular strip.
- Fold back the other set of alternating strips, lay another perpendicular strip spaced about ¾ inch to 1 inch away, and unfold the strips back over.
- Continue alternating: fold one set back, lay a cross-strip, unfold, fold the other set back, lay another cross-strip, unfold, working outward toward both edges.
- Use kitchen shears to trim the excess bottom crust and lattice strips to about 1 inch beyond the edge of the pie pan.
- Fold the excess up and over itself, pressing gently to seal the lattice strip ends to the bottom crust.
- Press your preferred decorative pattern into the edge of the crust to seal it.
- Freeze the assembled pie for 15 to 20 minutes, brush with egg wash if desired, and bake.
Notes
Make sure to keep the dough chilled for easier handling.
Use seasonal fillings for a fresh and delicious taste.
Experiment with different egg washes for a golden crust.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg