How to Make a Top Crust for Pie

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I'm Kelly Senyei with epicurious.com,

and this is how to make a top crust for a pie.

The first thing I'm gonna do is add my apple pie filling

or whatever filling you're using to the bottom crust.

I've rolled out a second piece of dough

that's gonna be the top crust.

At this point you can simply cut slits

in the top of the knife,

or if you wanna add a more personal touch

you can stamp out shapes.

Making slits or using a cookie cutter

to cut out shapes on the top

is gonna allow the pie filling to vent

so all that steam can escape.

You then wanna transfer the top crust to your pie.

It's actually easiest if you roll the dough

up onto your rolling pin

so that you can unroll it onto the pie.

Next, you're gonna trim off any of the excess dough

around the pie plate.

Kitchen sheers work or you could also use a paring knife.

Next' I'm gonna crimp together the edges

so that the top crust and the bottom crust

are secured together.

You can do this by tucking the top crust

underneath the bottom crust.

And finally, you're gonna brush the top of the pie

with an egg wash,

and an egg wash is just one egg beat

with a little bit of water.

It's that egg wash that's gonna give it

that gorgeous golden brown glaze.

And then your pie is ready to go in the oven,

and that's how you make a simple top crust for a pie.

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