Dessert/6 recipes

Best Shaker lemon pie made with whole sliced lemons, rind and all, macerated in sugar before baking with eggs in a double-crust shell. Four ingredients, intense lemon flavor, the legendary recipe from Shaker kitchens.

Three fresh berries, five minutes, zero cooking. Strawberries, blueberries, and raspberries are partially blended into a chunky sauce bursting with natural sweetness. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert that's as easy as it gets.

Rhubarb pie sweetened with both granulated sugar and honey, brightened with lemon zest, and tinted rosy with red food coloring. A double-crust spring pie with floral honey notes against tart rhubarb.

Rhubarb and pineapple pie pairs tart spring rhubarb with sweet juicy pineapple under a double crust. The unexpected tropical combination balances each fruit's character into something distinctive.

Reduced fat pumpkin pie made with fat-free sweetened condensed milk and egg whites only. Same warm spices, same creamy texture, with significantly less fat than traditional pumpkin pie.

Microwave blueberry buckle with a cinnamon-butter crumb topping and two cups of blueberries folded into a tender cake batter. Done in 12 minutes flat.

This fruity tart is loaded with fruitiness and juiciness, enjoy every single bite with mouthful of delicious blueberries.

Blushing grapefruit marmalade turns ruby red grapefruit and lemon into a pink-blush preserve with bittersweet citrus depth. A traditional small-batch marmalade with liquid pectin set.

Pineapple sour cream pie on a graham crust with a tangy pineapple-sour cream filling thickened with egg yolks and crowned with toasted meringue. Tropical, tart, and old-fashioned in the best way.

All-purpose pie pastry combining vegetable shortening and butter for the best of both fats: shortening for tenderness, butter for flavor. Makes enough for two double-crust pies.

Single-crust pastry pie shell with margarine, blind-baked at high heat until golden in 10 minutes. A basic flaky pastry that works as a base for cream pies, custards, and fruit fillings.

Single-crust pie pastry made with lard and a touch of shortening for a flaky, old-fashioned 9-inch shell. The traditional fat blend bakeries used before all-butter pastry took over.

Raspberry-lemon pie with a tangy condensed-milk lemon filling layered under a glossy raspberry topping in a graham crust. The summer berry-and-citrus combination served chilled.

Old-school lard pie crust with egg, vinegar, and a touch of brown sugar. One batch yields four disks for double-crust pies. The flakiest crust comes from cold lard worked into the size of tiny peas.

Mom's homemade apple pie pairs a flaky shortening crust with canned apple filling for a from-scratch taste in half the time. Brushed with milk and dusted with sugar, the top crust bakes up golden and crackly.

Ritz crackers transform into tender, spiced filling that mimics apple pie with lemon zest, cinnamon, and buttery crust. A Depression-era classic dessert.