Crust America — Wheat Pie

Today, American bakers use several types of wheat-based flours to achieve different textures and nutritional profiles: Bread Flour

: In colonial America, these crusts were often not eaten. They served as durable containers for fillings, keeping food fresh in an era before refrigeration. Wheat Pie Crust America

: Because wheat flour was a common and easily found commodity, creating a crust became one of the nation's earliest culinary traditions. Varieties of American Wheat Crusts Today, American bakers use several types of wheat-based

Pie-making traditions arrived in the New World with English settlers, who used wheat flour to create "coffins"—thick, sturdy crusts intended to preserve meat juices and withstand long journeys. Wheat Pie Crust America