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pretty, place the strips across the pie in one direction, leaving some
breathing room between. Lift and fold back every other strip and
place a dough strip across the center of the pan, over and under the
existing ones. Replace the dough strips, lifting and folding the other
strips back. Place another perpendicular strip and basket weave.
Continue in this fashion, working from the center in both directions
until the pie is covered. It can be helpful to build this not-lazy version
of a lattice on a piece of parchment paper first and use the paper to
transfer the entire woven lattice as a fait accompli to the surface of
the pie.