Genre: Cookbooks
Paperback; Digital Book
ISBN #: 9781647399931
Rockridge Press
154 Pages
$14.99; $6.99 Amazon
December 22, 2020
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There's no better way to sweeten a celebration than with a heavenly slice of homemade pie. This book modernizes tried-and-true flavors with recipes like Maple-Apple Pie with Bacon Streusel, transforming the average slice into a mouthwatering masterpiece.
Discover everything you need to know about baking up delightfully inventive pies: tools of the pie-making trade, rolling and decorating techniques, and fundamental ingredients. Refresh your knowledge on handling dough and blind baking, and avoid pie-making pitfalls with troubleshooting tips. Get rolling with recipes for flaky, foolproof crusts. Then, try your hand at deliciously innovative pies such as Chocolate and Potato Chip Pie and Beer Cheese Hand Pies.
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I wanted to get this book because both my husband and myself are 'pie people.' (There are cake people and pie people, those who will eat both but prefer one over the other). I've baked many a pie over the years, and have no problem trying new ones.
Indeed, this book is filled with pies that have their own twist on old standards, as one will find by reading it. I especially like the Blueberry-Mint Pie with Lemon-Ricotta Whipped Cream, and the Black-Bottom Pecan Pie. There are also quite a few hand pies I will try, and even a new recipe for pizza dough that sounds appetizing.
However, to me there are also those that sound unappetizing as well. A pie with cereal or caramel corn toppings? A hard pass for me. They seem too much like, 'what do I have in the pantry that I can throw on top?' and I will never make them. But then again, someone besides the author might do so, so it is your choice.
There are also several crusts, including a gluten-free one, which is nicely added; chapters on baking must-haves and troubleshooting. These are always nice to see in a cookbook, for both new and seasoned bakers. I will definitely say that the author has done quite a bit to enhance the standards of pie, as I call them, and has given them a new twist.
But, and this is a big BUT, a lot of these pies are time-consuming and don't use ingredients you'd have on hand. There are very few that will take a short time to create. I would say that if you're a new baker, give this book a pass unless you have the time and patience to create a pie with a lot of steps and a lot of ingredients. You won't find that here.
More on Saura Kline's Books: https://www.amazon.com/Saura-Kline/e/B07YCPZ248/ref
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