As an avid home cook, I try to pull out all the stops when I have people over. But the recipe that gets the most remarks (and the most copycats!) is so easy it’s hardly a recipe at all: paper bag ...

Baking a perfect fruit pie is a delicate balancing act. Leave the pie in the oven too long and you run the risk of burning your crust. But take it out too soon and your fruit filling will not have ...

When I first heard about a Paper Bag Apple Pie, I’ll admit I thought it was some kind of internet prank. Putting a paper bag in the oven? Yeah, right. First of all, that seems dangerous. And second of ...

The paper-bagged pie was a breeze to cook, especially once I got the parchment arranged and secured around it, which was a ...