Whether you’re a novice baker seeking convenience or a seasoned pie maker short on time, finding the best store-bought crust ...

Ultimately, the idea is to keep the pie dough somewhere between 68° and 72°F, so it stays pliable, cool, and easy to handle.

With that PSA out of the way, the clear winner and most frequently named brand was from Bronx-based Dufour Pastry Kitchens, ...

We appreciated that TJ’s gives detailed instructions similar to a cookbook recipe—it’s the only crust we tried that suggested pie ... with Pillsbury—the edges of the rolled dough can ...

Milk Street’s senior recipe developer ... will ever suspect your crust isn’t homemade.” “If you’re using a refrigerated brand like Pillsbury, a personalized crimp along the edges will make it look ...

They all said the same thing. We asked multiple recipe tester/developers their go-to prepared pie crust, and their answer was unanimous: Pillsbury. Why? Because it's consistent. “You can find it ...