So this is one cute pie, particularly appropriate for celebrating Valentine birthdays. (This is very belated. I know. I'm sorry.) Though the heart cutouts may appear to be time-consuming and a tad obsessive, they were actually the saving grace for my first attempt of this pie crust, which was crackly and crumbly and generally didn't want to be handled, much less lifted off the table.
I'd recommend my go-to pie crust, found here on Smitten Kitchen, instead.
