Want menus, recipes, and more tips? Visit Cook’s Illustrated Best Thanksgiving Guide: Perfect pie dough has just the right balance of tenderness to structure. The former comes from fat, the latter from long protein chains called gluten that form when flour mixes with water. Too little gluten and the dough won’t stick together—but too much…

Want menus, recipes, and more tips? Visit Cook’s Illustrated Best Thanksgiving Guide: Making a pie from scratch can be challenging—and by the time you get it in the oven, you don’t want to mess up the last step. Here are a few tips for knowing pie doneness: when your pie filling and crust are ready….