James McNair's Pie Cookbook [Paperback]

James McNair (Author), Patricia Brabrant (Photographer)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1989

French chefs are the masters of tortes and other pastries, and Italians make the world's best ice creams, but no one surpasses American cooks when it comes to making pies. Whether the flaky crust is filled with sweet summer berries, tart apples, chocolate custard, or coconut cream, almost everyone will choose a well-made pie over any other dessert.?

?James McNair now presents his easy, step-by-step procedures for making the perfect crust, along with thirty-five recipes for tantalizing pie fillings. Among the delicious pies are Bourbon Pecan, Coffee Crunch, Classic Lemon Meringue, Papaya Paradise, Apple Orchard, and Summer Peach, each beautifully photographed by Patricia Brabant.?

Check out all of James McNair's Chronicle cookbooks!

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About the Author

James McNair -- one of America's most innovative cookbook authors -- is also the photographic designer, prop and food stylist, and book designer for his bestselling single-subject series.

Patricia Brabrant spends most of her working hours photographing food for advertising promotion, and editorial clients.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (September 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877015953
• ISBN-13: 978-0877015956
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #220,671 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #24 in Books > Cookbooks, Food & Wine > Baking > Pies

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best pie cookbook ever written!, December 4, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: James McNair's Pie Cookbook (Paperback)

Wow! The previous reviewer is exactly right on every point. These recipes are awesome. The pictures are gorgeous. Everyone raves about my pie crust, which tastes and looks great! The pecan pie is especially good -- not too sweet, and the sweet potato pie is to die for. The coconut-coconut-coconut pie is my husband's favorite, but I like the summer peach pie the best. If you like to bake pies - or eat them - buy this book.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yumm!!!!!!, November 11, 1998

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This review is from: James McNair's Pie Cookbook (Paperback)

If you want to take the time to build a pie from scratch and are looking for recipes that will give you the best results, this is the book. We tried about 5 of the recipes in 3 weeks and each was better than the one before it. (I gained a quick 5 pounds during this time.) Although we didn't try some of the more exotic recipes in the book yet, we fully intend to work our way through them all. The presentation of the pie is also a highlight of the recipes. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. There's a picture with each to give you some idea of the end product. This book gets our highest recommendation.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Yummmmmy!, November 8, 2005

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Elaine Sullivan "Pie Master" (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: James McNair's Pie Cookbook (Paperback)

This was the first cookbook I used to make a pie; that was 17 years ago and it is the ONLY book I use for making pies. People try to give me other pie cookbooks, but they don't even come close to Mr. McNair's book. Easy to follow recipes, beautiful photos and scrumptous pies. No one else in my family will make a pie. I am known among family and friends for being the best pie maker and I owe it all to this wonderful little book. I even bought a back up copy for when the first falls apart!