Art of the Pie: A Practical Guide to Homemade Crusts, Fillings, and Life

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The pie-making classic named one of 2016’s best cookbooks by NPR, Oprah.com, USA Today, Bon Appétit, Cosmopolitan and more.

“A new baking bible.” ―Wall Street Journal
“If there’s such a thing as a pie guru, it’s Kate McDermott.” ―Sunset Magazine

Pie making should be simple and fun. Kate McDermott, who learned to make pie from her Iowa grandmother, has taught the time-honored craft of pie-making to thousands of people. In Art of the Pie she shares her secrets to great crusts (including gluten-free options) with instructions for making, rolling, and baking them, as well as detailed descriptions for ingredients, methods, and tricks for making fillings. Organized by type of fruit, style of pie, and sweet versus savory, recipes range from apple to banana rum caramel coconut, raspberry rhubarb to chicken potpie. Along with luscious photography, McDermott makes it very easy to become an accomplished pie maker. This is the only PIE cookbook you need.

75 color photographs

From the Publisher

Crusts, fillings, methods, and everything else you’ll ever need to know about pie.

Grasshopper Pie

Makes one 9-inch shallow pie

This very retro pie from the 1950s requires no rolling or baking. My mom made it for us on special occasions and I still love its mint green color and flavor. To garnish, save some chocolate cookie crumbs to sprinkle on top.

Procedure

Melt marshmallows in half-and-half in a double boiler. Remove from heat and let cool. Fold in crème de cacao and crème de menthe. Whip 1/2 pint cream and mix in. Pour filling into chilled crust. Place pie in fridge and let set for at least one hour. Whip 4 tablespoons whipping cream and spread over top of pie. Sprinkle cookie crumbs evenly over top of whipped cream. Add mint sprig for garnish.

Ingredients 24 regular marshmallows ⅔ cup (161 grams) half-and-half 2 tablespoons (30 grams) each, crème de cacao and crème de menthe ½ pint (232 grams) plus 4 tablespoons (60 grams) whipping cream, divided 1 recipe Chocolate Cookie Crumb Crust (page 94), chilled 1 teaspoon (3 grams) finely ground chocolate cookie crumbs 1–2 mint sprigs, for garnish

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Countryman Press; Illustrated edition (October 4, 2016)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 352 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1581573278
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1581573275
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.12 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.2 x 10.4 inches