As an avid home cook, I try to pull out all the stops when I have people over. But the recipe that gets the most remarks (and the most copycats!) is so easy it’s hardly a recipe at all: paper bag ...

When I first heard about a Paper Bag Apple Pie, I’ll admit I thought it was some kind of internet prank. Putting a paper bag in the oven? Yeah, right. First of all, that seems dangerous. And second of ...

The paper-bagged pie was a breeze to cook, especially once I got the parchment arranged and secured around it, which was a ...