Pie School

Bol

A completely updated and expanded edition of Pie School, a cookbook about the art and science of flaky crust, lush fruit fillings, and the magic that happens when you put them together--now with 20 new mouthwatering pies! Learn to make a delicious crust, and everything else is easy as pie. Since the first publication of Pie School in 2014, Kate Lebo has inspired bakers everywhere. This entirely revised and refreshed edition: Brings the recipe count to 80 with 20 new pies Includes a new chapter on "difficult" fruit pies (i.e., lesser-known fruit fillings, such as Black Currant Custard Pie) Also includes a new chapter is on easy weeknight savoury pies like Lamb, Pumpkin, and Quince Pie, plus the classic Chicken Pot Pie Tricks to making enviable crusts with heritage whole grain flours (including gluten-free recipes) Invites readers to DIY chevre, flavour extracts, pumpkin purees, as well as embrace old-school techniques like rendering your own lard for pie crust Throughout, Kate Lebo's humorous, thoughtful, and encouraging voice shines through. Not content to just share some great pie recipes, she also invites us to ruminate on the social history, the meaning, and the place of pie in the pantheon of favourite foods. Readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of how to connect their baking practices to their local foodsheds and family traditions—plus all the skills they need to make the best pie of their lives.

Bol Partner

This is a humorous, thoughtful and encouraging cookbook. It contains recipes for 50 sweet pies. It includes tricks to making enviable gluten-free crusts. You can learn to make a perfect crust, and everything else is easy as pie. Kate Lebo's proven process to achieve flakiness and structure is explained along with recipes for 50 pies, all sweet. Included are apple (of course), five ways with rhubarb, lemon chiffon, several blueberry pie variations and galettes. Also included are the tricks to making enviable crusts with almond or walnut flour, chocolate cookies and gingersnaps. Throughout, Kate Lebo's wonderfully humorous, thoughtful and encouraging voice shines through. Not content to just share some great pie recipes, this author also invites her readers to ruminate on the social history, the meaning and the place of pie in the pantheon of favourite foods. When you graduate from Pie School, everyone will want to be your friend.

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Pages: 288, Paperback, Sasquatch Books