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Start with your favorite foods. Add zesty spices. Wrap it all up in a buttery crust. Bake, serve and enjoy.
Acknowledgments 10
Introduction 11
Crusts
Basic Pie Pastry 16
Cream Cheese Crust 17
Easy Flatbread Dough 18
Extra-Rich Short Pastry 19
Gluten-Free Pie Pastry 20
Appetizers
Carrot and Leek Tarts with Aged Goat Cheese 22
Prosciutto-Wrapped Fig Mini Pies 25
Spiced Chicken Pistachio Phyllo Triangles 26
Mushroom Tarte Tatin 29
Tuna Wonton "Poke Pies" 31
Scallop and Crab Puffs with Spicy Cucumbers 34
Cotija Cheese Bocaditos with Charred Chiles 37
Garlic and Rosemary Pizzettes 39
Tomato Caprese Tarts with Chive Oil 41
Roasted Radish Tart with Arugula and Bagna Cauda 43
Bite-Size Beef Wellingtons 46
Caviar and Quail's-Egg Tiny Tarts 49
Pesto Trapanese Muffin-Tin Pies 50
Lamb and Apricot Phyllo Cups 53
Main Course Pies-Meats and Seafood
Classic Chicken Pot Pies 56
Sweet Sausage Cabbage Pie with Dill and Feta 59
Mini Lamb Pies "Champvallon" 61
Braised Short Rib "Neeps and Tatties" Shepherd's Pie 64
Tuscan Kale and Pancetta Pie 66
Asiago Mac-n-Cheese Pie with Potato Crust 69
Duck Ragu Pasticcio 71
Porchetta Pot Pies with Rosemary and Juniper 75
"Low-Impact" Rabbit Pie with Creamy Mustard and Thyme 79
Friday Fish Pie 82
Caramelized Fennel and Onion Pissaladière 85
Pizza Rustica (Italian Easter Pie) 87
Shrimp and Grits Pot Pies 90
Sausage and Red Pepper Polenta Cobbler 93
Salmon Loaf en Croûte 95
Corn Pudding Pie with Chiles and Chicken 98
Irish Breakfast Pie 101
Main Course Pies-Vegetarian
English Farmhouse Cheddar Onion Pie 104
Shaved Asparagus Galette with Mascarpone and Jarlsberg 107
Fingerling Potato Tart with Radicchio and Gorgonzola 109
Sweet Potato Tarte Tatin 112
Roquefort Tart with Sweet Onion Confit 114
Grilled Eggplant Flatbreads 117
Baked Egg Shakshuka 119
Heirloom Tomato Tart 122
Artichoke Clafouti 125
Broccolini Tart with Cherry Tomatoes, Feta, and Fried Garlic 127
Lattice-Topped Mushroom Pie 130
Flamiche 133
Arugula, Black Olive, and Sun-Dried Tomato Calzone 135
Fresh Tomato Pie with Corn Cracker Crust 138
Apple Endive Tart with Candied Pecans 140
Penang Vegetable Curry Pot Pie 143
Hand Pies 15 Recipes
Crawfish and Corn Turnovers 146
Leftover Pot Roast Hand Pies with Cheddar 149
Jerk-Spiced Caribbean Meat Patties with Mango Habanero Hot Sauce 151
Creamy Mushroom and Leek Demi-Lunes 154
BBQ Chicken Empanadas with Cilantro Chimichurri 156
Tilly's Pastelles 159
"The Oggie" Steak and Stilton Pasty 161
Apple-Bacon-Onion Southern-Style Fried Pies 164
Gruyère and Greens Turnovers 166
Mushroom, Goat Cheese, and Mint Hand Pies 169
Rice and Egg Pirozhki with Green Onion and Dill 171
Chickpea Samosas with Spicy Mint Sauce 174
Egg Roll-Overs with Sweet Chili Sauce 176
Duck Confit Taquito Pies with Goat Cheese Dipping Sauce 179
Aussie "Dog's Eye" Lamb Pie with Fig Ketchup 182
Conversions 187
Recipe Index 188
About the Authors 191
Overview
Start with your favorite foods. Add zesty spices. Wrap it all up in a buttery crust. Bake, serve and enjoy.