4 pie test Recipes

pecan shortbread cookie crumbs (about 18 cookies; we tested with pecan sandies), butter or margarine, melted, semisweet chocolate morsels, whipping cream, granulated sugar, bourbon or rum, freshly grated nutmeg, unflavored gelatin, cold water, egg yolks, lightly beaten, butter or margarine, freshly grated nutmeg, powdered sugar, unsweetened whipped cream (optional)

heavy cream, chilled, eggs, sugar, water, bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled, vanilla extract, unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch pieces and softened, pie shells, baked and cooled (see note )

unbleached all-purpose flour , plus more for dusting work surface (5 oz), sugar, table salt, vegetable shortening, chilled, cold unsalted butter , cut into 1/4-inch pieces, ice water, apple cider, maple syrup, fresh lemon juice, cornstarch, ground cinnamon (optional), unsalted butter, apples, peeled, cored, halved, and cut into 1/2-inch-thick wedges (about 6 medium - 3 sweet , 3 tart), egg white, lightly beaten, sugar