5 Links to Read Before Baking a Pie

Each week, we’ll be sharing a comprehensive list of links to help you master something new in the kitchen. Culinary greatness, here you come.

Today: No more excuses -- you're making pie.

If you've never made pie from scratch, you probably have a long list of reasons why you haven't attempted it yet. Maybe you're not "really a baker" or you "don't have the right tools," but it's time to stop hiding behind these excuses and start baking! (It's tough love.) With a little help from these links, you'll be weaving a lattice top like a pro, just in time for the holidays.

• Everything you need to know to make the perfect pie. (Food52.)

• Fifteen tips and resources for mastering the art of pie-baking. (The Kitchn.)

• Being gluten-free doesn't mean you can't make a seriously delicious pie. (The New York Times.)

• The ultimate pie crust recipe, straight from the legendary Four & Twenty Blackbirds. (Food52.)

• Speaking of crusts, here's how to crimp them or easily create a lattice top. (Saveur.)

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