United States of Pie: Regional Favorites from East to West and North to South

by Adrienne Kane

Overview

A baker’s delight, United States of Pie is an utterly charming and mouthwatering compendium of heirloom American pies—regional favorites from East to West and North to South—gathered lovingly together by Adrienne Kane,  author of Cooking and Screaming and creator of the popular food blog www.nosheteria.com. From long lost recipes to classic favorites, the irresistible desserts featured in this wonderful cookbook will be pastry nirvana for Mollie Katzen and Moosewood fans—hot and tasty treats sweetly illustrated, combined with  time-tested baking tips and secrets for preparing the perfect pie.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062064073
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/22/2012
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	7.38(w) x 8.84(h) x 0.74(d)

About the Author

Adrienne Kane is the author of the memoir Cooking and Screaming and of the popular food blog www.nosheteria.com. She is a food writer, recipe developer, and food photographer whose work has appeared in Natural Health and Prevention and on Chow and foodandwine.com. She lives and cooks in New Haven, Connecticut.

Editorial Reviews

Working with historic sources like cookbooks from Yale's Sterling Memorial Library, Kane (Cooking and Screaming: Finding My Own Recipe for Recovery) compiled this collection of pies from the Northeast, South, Midwest, and West (e.g., Concord Grape, Southern Peach, Browned Butter Butterscotch Meringue, and Avocado). There are no photographs, so Kane relies on descriptive language to communicate the finer points of pie technique. VERDICT Compared to such classic primers as Ken Haedrich's Pie and Rose Levy Beranbaum's The Pie and Pastry Bible, this book is shorter and more focused on history. Recommended for frequent pie bakers interested in new flavors and regional specialties.

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