Great question, Aaron. The two most effective ways to make your design shine is to use shortening instead of or in addition to butter and to chill your pie dough after you've cut/made your designs and before baking. The shortening has a higher melting temperature than butter so the pie crust has a bit more time to set before it begins to melt, leaving your design crisper. Chilling the pie for at least 20 minutes in the fridge before baking will also help any patterns stand out. Happy baking! Annabelle@KAF

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