352 pies pastry recipes

Savory chicken pot pies built properly: poached chicken, tarragon-scented gravy made from real stock, pearl onions, potato, broccoli, and mushrooms, all tucked under a rich pastry crust cracked with steam vents.

Easy homemade pie crust with a vinegar-and-egg dough that stays flaky and tender. Uses both margarine and shortening for a workable pastry that rolls out without cracking.

Single-crust maple pie with cream cheese pastry, thin-sliced Granny Smith apples, and maple-sour cream topping. Nutmeg finish adds warmth.

Chicken pot pie topped with drop biscuits instead of pastry crust. Creamed chicken, peas, and mushrooms baked under fluffy homemade biscuit dumplings.

Turkish firinda pilav layers tomato-rice cooked in beef broth with peas and carrots inside a puff pastry lattice. Savory rice pie with golden flaky crust.

Easy chicken pot pie with cream of chicken soup, mixed vegetables, and refrigerator biscuits on top instead of pastry. A shortcut weeknight version that still delivers comfort.

Basic berry dumpling wraps cinnamon-spiced blueberries in a tender shortening pastry, baked into a rustic single-pan dessert. A folded-corner cobbler-meets-pie that's ready in an hour.

Forfar bridies, the Scottish hand pies stuffed with seasoned ground lamb or beef and onion, sealed in flaky pastry. A classic UK-style meat pasty for picnics or pub fare.

A hearty deep-dish ham pie with cubed ham, peas, and chopped hard-boiled eggs in a creamy mustard sauce under a golden, flaky pastry crust.

Mini apple pies use refrigerated biscuit dough as a fast pastry shortcut. Each rolled biscuit wraps a tablespoon of cinnamon-sugar apple-raisin filling and bakes in muffin cups. Ten warm hand pies in 15 minutes.

This is actually my pumpkin pie filling, but I prefer it without the pastry and it is better for me. No great amount of fat in this one.

Never fail pastry is a five-ingredient single-crust pie shell with shortening and a touch of baking powder for extra tenderness. Forgiving dough for beginner bakers.

Chicken pot pie topped with crispy golden Tater Tots instead of pastry! Creamy chicken, broccoli, cauliflower, and thyme bubble underneath a crunchy potato crust the whole family will love.

Pumpkin empanadas fold brandy-tender pastry around cinnamon-spiced pumpkin filling, bake golden, and get dusted with cinnamon sugar. Mexican Thanksgiving and fall dessert hand pie.

A vegetable curry pot pie filled with sweet potato, eggplant, mushrooms, and peas in a fragrant sauce, topped with a sticky brown rice crust instead of pastry. Plant-based comfort food with Indian flair.

Galatoboureko is a Greek custard pie of creamy semolina custard between golden phyllo layers, drenched in sweet syrup. Crisp on top, silky in the middle, Greek pastry at its finest.