267 pastry crust recipes

Spicy cream cheese pastry crust with cayenne pepper, butter, and cream cheese. A flaky, peppery dough for pot pie tops or savory tarts. No water, no egg, just five ingredients.

Pecan pie pastry with finely chopped pecans mixed right into the crust dough, blind-baked in the microwave with dried bean weights. A nutty, flaky shell for any pie filling.

Press-in pie crust made with canola or safflower oil and skim milk. A leaner, neutral-flavored alternative to butter pastry that mixes in 10 minutes with no rolling required.

Classic apple strudel filled with thin-sliced apples, rum-soaked raisins, pine nuts, lemon, and cinnamon, rolled in tender pastry. A rustic Alpine-Italian dessert with a flaky, golden crust.

Creamy chicken pot pie with a buttery flaky pastry topping over chunks of chicken, carrots, celery, and onion in a half-and-half cream sauce. Single-crust comfort that bakes up bubbly and golden.

Fresh fruit tart with kiwi, strawberries, and bananas on a whole wheat crust with orange juice glaze. A lighter dessert with no cream filling and a rustic free-form pastry base.

From-scratch banana cream pie with tea-infused pastry cream, a flaky pate brisee crust, and billowy whipped cream. A bakery-level banana pie that's worth every minute of the effort.

Classic French-Canadian tourtiere with seasoned ground pork, mashed potatoes, sage, and nutmeg baked in a flaky yogurt pastry crust. A hearty meat pie that's a holiday tradition in Quebec kitchens.

Two-ingredient palmier cookies made from puff pastry and sugar, folded and sliced into caramelized golden crescents. A classic French bakery cookie with shattering, flaky layers and a crunchy sugar crust.

Hash brown quiche with a crispy shredded-potato crust, no pastry needed, loaded with diced ham and three melty cheeses in a soft egg custard. A naturally gluten-free brunch centerpiece.

Citrus cheesecake brightens a rich cream cheese filling with both lemon and orange zest, set in a buttery homemade citrus pastry crust instead of graham crumbs. Tangy, fragrant and bakery-smooth.

High-fiber bread quiche uses stale multigrain bread as the crust, filled with low-fat cottage cheese, eggs, and evaporated skim milk. A lighter take on classic quiche with no pastry dough required.

Fresh strawberries baked under a flaky single-crust pastry with just sugar, flour, and butter. This rustic deep-dish strawberry pie is simple, juicy, and begs for a dollop of whipped cream.

Elegant apple pie with port wine filling and sharp cheddar pastry crust. Apples simmer in port, apple juice, and lemon zest until just tender. Lattice top shows off the ruby-tinted filling.

Food processor pastry makes a flaky pie crust in minutes with just flour, salt, shortening, and cold water. Pulse to coarse meal, add water, chill, and roll. No hand-cutting butter required.

Pate sucree (sweet short pastry) made the French way with butter worked by hand into flour, powdered sugar, and eggs. Tender, cookie-like crust for tarts and tartlets that keeps for days.