Easy as Apple Pie

By: Caroline Barty
ISBN: 0-7641-5721-3
List Price: $10.95
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Introduction

The Basics

Open Cooked Pies

Open Uncooked Pies

Covered and Double-Crust Pies

Freeform pies

Glossary

Index

From The Publisher:

What could smell as delicious and comforting as a luscious home-made apple pie baking in the oven?  A perfect pie is the ultimate comfort food.  Pies evoke memories of the wholesome food our grandmothers used to make, but they also deserve a place on the modern dinner table as delicious and exquisite dinner party desserts.

These irresistible recipes are accompanied by vintage photography from the 1950s hat recall the days of home baking.  Authentic images from baking contests, country fairs and harvests sit alongside humorous quotations and interesting excerpts about the traditions and festivities associated with America's most famous food festivals.

With simple step-by-step instructions and helpful tips on handling pastry, baking blind, and the best pastry methods, all you need is a bit of confidence and practice and you'll soon be baking your own perfect pies.

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Caroline Barty is a freelance food writer, stylist, and home economist.  She has written several successful cook books.  Caroline is a regular contributor to several food and lifestyle publications, including Caledonia, Good Cooking with Gary Rhodes, and You magazine.  She has also created a range of recipe cards for Waitrose, the major U.K. supermarket chain.  Caroline lives and works in London.

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