This versatile (and nearly foolproof) no-roll pie dough sits somewhere between a shortbread cookie and a traditional crust. Sarah Jordan is an award-winning chef from Dublin and now based in Chicago.

In a 9-inch pie plate, whisk together the flour, sugar, and salt. Make a little well in the center; add the butter, oil, and ice water, and use a fork to mix the liquids into the flour mixture until ...

2 cups (260 grams) pecans 1 cup (75 grams) shredded, unsweetened coconut 2 large pitted Medjool dates (57 grams), torn into pieces 1/4 teaspoon (1 gram) fine sea salt Neutral oil, for greasing the pan ...

From left, three pies made with buttery, crisp shortcut pie crust: hazelnut, pear and cardamom tart; walnut and molasses pie; and a British bakewell tart with cranberry sauce. Once the chef Clare de ...