How to Make a Pastry Chef's Signature Recipe

Alan Carter, pastry chef at Mission Beach Cafe in San Francisco, demonstrates the never-fail method for making the perfect pie, from rolling out a pie crust to his favorite pastry recipe.

Shape Dough

Before you get rolling, with floured hands, shape dough into a disk. Sprinkle with just a little flour.

Alan's Pie Pastry

Makes: 3 servings

Prep: 20 mins

Chill: 2 hrs