Cookbook Love: How to Build a Better Pie

Cake or pie…doesn’t it seem that dessert lovers have their favorite?

Well if your answer is pie (I’m partial to both), then I urge you to get this book so you can start baking for your next holiday party: How to Build a Better Pie by pie baker extraordinaire Millicent Souris.

Souris, who teaches pie making at the Brooklyn Kitchen, tells us everything we need to know about the subject.

She explains how to:

• make and roll out crust
• make a lattice crust
• make a crumble topping
• make hand pies, turnovers and galettes

all with the fervor and passion she has for pie.

Souris includes recipes for the usual suspects (apple, strawberry rhubarb, bourbon pecan), as well as not so usual: apricot tomatillo, corn buttermilk, boiled cider, lemon honeysuckle, blackberry banana and many others.

I love how Souris has included a chapter on savory pies: chicken pot pie is one of my favorite comfort foods. But since it’s the holiday season and chocolate is everyone’s favorite, I am sharing this rich recipe with you.

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Want more pie tips and recipes? Check out How to Build a Better Pie.

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