Roll out or press with your hands to fit a 10 1/2-inch tart pan with a removable bottom. (You may also use a 9-inch pie pan.) Refrigerate crust until ready to serve. 2. Heat oven to 350 F. 3.

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Although regular pie crust is tender and flaky, classic tart crust should be fine-textured, buttery-rich, crisp, and crumbly — it is often described as being similar to shortbread.

Docking, the culinary term for poking holes in a pie crust, is a useful technique when baking. Here's why, when and how to do it.