These are five of the quickest ways to ruin a pie crust – experts reveal how to avoid them and nail that perfect golden topping every time

Rhubarb and apple pie with pastry lattice, on black marble background.

When the harvest season comes around, I can't think of a more crowd-pleasing dish than a classic pie. Whether sweet or savory, it's a fall staple – but knowing how to make a pie crust that's of professional bakery standard is a regular question.

I'm collecting plenty of slow cooker ideas for fall batch cooking, so now's the time to start practising how to make a perfect pie crust with Thanksgiving coming up.