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[[File:Walnut tart close-up - Aviv (4714494928).jpg|thumb|Closeup of a peekaboo lattice]]
'''Lattice pastry''' is a [[pastry]] woven in a criss-crossing [[pattern]] of strips in the preparation of various foods. Latticed pastry is used as a type of lid on many various [[tart]]s and [[pie]]s. The openings between the lattice allows fruit juices in pie fillings to evaporate during the cooking process, which can  [[caramelization|caramelize]] the filling.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xCIJayqex44C&q=lattice+pastry&pg=PA143 | title=Recipe Journal: A home for your best-loved recipes | publisher=Murdoch Books | year=2003 | isbn=9781921259289 | access-date=May 8, 2012}} {{ISBN|1740452542}}</ref>

Latticing can also be achieved by cutting horizontal rows of slits into a whole pie crust and pulling gently to open the slits, a technique known as a "peekaboo" lattice.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Pfeiff-Boschek |first=Karin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2c64DwAAQBAJ&q=lattice |title=Elegant Pie: Transform Your Favorite Pies into Works of Art |date=2019-10-29 |publisher=Andrews Mcmeel+ORM |isbn=978-1-5248-5935-0 |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last1=Vaughn |first1=Kelly |last2=Spencer |first2=Gloria |date=16 October 2023 |title=These Showstopping Pie Crust Designs Will Take Your Pies to the Next Level |url=https://www.marthastewart.com/7972106/creative-pie-crust-designs |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=[[MarthaStewart.com]] |language=en}}</ref>

{{Gallery|title=Latticing a piecrust|align=center
| File:Bacon fat pie crust - 33042285405.jpg
 | Bottom crust
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|File:Making the quintessential apple pie.jpg
 |Filled crust
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 |File:Starting a herringbone lattice crust.jpg
 |Starting latticework
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 |File:Making a herringbone lattice crust.jpg
 |Latticing
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 |File:Making a herringbone lattice crust - 33000534956.jpg
 |Latticing continues in a [[herringbone pattern]]
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 |File:Making a herringbone lattice crust - 32915837831.jpg
 |Latticing finished
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 |File:Making a herringbone lattice crust - 33042285835.jpg
 |Crimped crust, ready for baking
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  |File:Quintessential Apple Pie with Bacon Fat Crust.jpg
 |Baked herringbone lattice piecrust
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}}

==See also==
* [[Croline]]
* [[Latticework]]
* {{portal-inline|Food}}

==References==
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