Crisco® National Pie Survey, conducted by Wakefield Research during the 2010 holiday season, 59 percent of surveyed Americans said pie is the hardest dessert to prepare from scratch, followed distantly by cake (22%) and brownies (6%). Great pies start with great crusts therefore the makers of Crisco products are offering access to live pie pros on the Crisco

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By Gwen Schoen, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Apr. 12--Whoever came up with the expression "easy as pie" never made a pie crust from scratch. Pie crust is not easy. Just mention it and even accomplished cooks have been known to break out in a cold sweat.

By Chris Anderson, The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill. Nov. 23--BLOOMINGTON -- During the last week, Craig Luck acquired a new title -- king of pies. It's an unofficial title, but deserved nonetheless.