Shortening Pie Crust Recipes

Looking for recipes for shortening pie crusts? Taste of Home has the best shortening pie crust recipes from real cooks like you, featuring reviews, ratings, how-to videos and tips.

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Chocolate Chess Pie

2 reviews

This is one of my mother's go-to recipes. It's a yummy spin on classic chocolate chess pie. — Ann Dickens, Nixa, Missouri

Mince Pies

Most people use canned mincemeat, but this is the old-fashioned way to make a mince pie. It's a sweet holiday...


How to Make Vegan Pie Crust

This vegan pie crust is made from scratch with four ingredients in 10 minutes! The end result is perfectly flaky,...


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Beth Howard’s Apple Pie

2 reviews

When forced to choose my favorite pie, I go with classic apple. I love the combination of a buttery crust,...


Strawberry Crumble Pie

1 review

I host an annual pie-making party before Labor Day. We have a pig roast on our farm, but the pies...

Double Pie Crust

10 reviews

Use this double pie crust recipe from our Test Kitchen when you need pastry for a double-crusted or lattice-topped pie.


Cherry Tarts

2 reviews

At our house, we celebrate George Washington's birthday with this cherry dessert.

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Meatball Pie

5 reviews

I grew up on a farm, so I took part in 4-H Club cooking activities. I still love to prepare...


Old-Time Buttermilk Pie

6 reviews

My mother and grandmother made this pie with buttermilk and eggs from our farm and set it on the tables...


Cherry Pie

13 reviews

A traditionally delicious treat is a slice of the best cherry pie recipe ever. —Frances Poste, Wall, South Dakota


Apple Slab Pie

2 reviews

Apple slab pie is a terrific contribution to a covered-dish supper, picnic or potluck. It’s baked in a large 15x10...

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Chicken Potpie Soup

54 reviews

My grandmother hand-wrote a cookbook. She included this amazing pie crust, and I added this delicious chicken potpie soup for...


Traditional Pumpkin Pie

19 reviews

Usually I prepare two different desserts for our holiday dinner, but one of them must be pumpkin pie—otherwise, it just...


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Pastry for Single-Crust Pie

11 reviews

This is the recipe we use here at Taste of Home when we test readers' pie recipes that don't include...


Prize-Winning Apple Pie

6 reviews

I've baked many apple pies in the last 40 years. But when I entered this apple pie at the 1987...


Cinnamon Apple Dumplings

4 reviews

WHEN Mom made pies to feed the crew during wheat harvest, she always had plenty of dough left over, so...

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Fresh Cherry Pie

19 reviews

If you're looking to learn how to make a cherry pie, this recipe is the place to start. This ruby-red...


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Favorite Fresh Raspberry Pie

34 reviews

This pretty raspberry pie was practically a staple at our house during the late summer. Our family had raspberry bushes,...


Upside-Down Apple Pie

34 reviews

This pie has won eight ribbons at area fairs. People say it looks and tastes like a giant apple-cinnamon bun....


Pastry for Extra-Large Double-Crust Pie

1 review

Our Test Kitchen home economists adapted one of their 9-inch, double-crust recipes for an 11-1/2- to 12-inch pie plate. Bake...


Best Ever Fresh Strawberry Pie

9 reviews

Next time you get a pint or two of perfectly ripe strawberries, make my favorite pie. It combines fresh berries...


Juicy Raspberry Pie

7 reviews

This pie is packed with sweet raspberry flavor and looks stunning to boot. Have some fun with the top crust...


Li’l Pecan Pies

1 review

These tempting little tarts have all the rich traditional taste of a full-size pecan pie in a much smaller package....


Cookie Sheet Apple Pie

2 reviews

I belong to several volunteer service groups, and this dessert has been a real time-saver when there's a large crowd...


Sweet & Salty Truffle Pie

6 reviews

Homemade truffles—a little bit sweet and a little bit salty—will keep you coming back for more. Store extra truffles in...

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Never-Fail Pie Crust

13 reviews

Even novice bakers who normally shy away from homemade pie pastry can't go wrong with this recipe. It's so easy...


Easy Pie Crust

15 reviews

Even novice bakers who shy away from homemade pie pastry can't go wrong with this recipe. It is easy to...


Easter Pie

5 reviews

Easter Pie is a specialty in many Italian homes, so mothers make sure their daughters master the recipe to ensure...


Homemade Pear Pie

2 reviews

I entered this pie in a local baking contest and ended up winning! Bartlett pears hold up well when baked,...


BLT Brunch Pie

4 reviews

My boys can't wait to pick the first ripe tomatoes in our garden to be used in this terrific pie....


Contest-Winning Rhubarb Meringue Pie

16 reviews

My husband’s grandmother was an excellent cook, but she didn’t always share her secrets. Luckily, we have her rhubarb pie...