American Pie [Illustrated] (Paperback)

~ Teresa Kennedy (Author)

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Product Description

Irresistible recipes for fillings and crusts from four generations of champion pie-bakers. Teresa Kennedy has gathered the best from the family files. 103,000 copies in print.

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AMERICAN PIE

45 luscious recipes, for 360 slices of America's Favorite Dessert

Seasonal Fruit

Apple Pie with White Wine

Springtime Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie

Butterscotch Peach Pie

Jessie Lou's Favorite: Pineapple Meringue

Cream and Custard

Aunty Baby's Grasshopper Pie

Wisconsin Sour Cream Raisin Pie

East Texas Millionaire Pie

Nut and Chocolate

Aunt Dear's Pecan Cream Pie

Southern Peanut Pie

French Chocolate Silk Pie

Old-Fashioned

Buttermilk Pie

Hoosier Cream Pie

Drunken Chess Pie

Brown Sugar Vinegar Pie

Plus Basic, Butter, Old-Fashioned Lard, Gingersnap, Pecan, and 6 more easy-to-make crusts. Whipped Cream and meringue toppings. Instructions for blending, rolling, and baking. Filling tips. Equipment necessary for perfect pies. And, when leftovers are too good to waste, important information on How to Eat Pastry Scraps.

Theresa Kennedy is the author of Cooking with Five Ingredients or Less. She has been the family baking archivist since first tasting her mother's Sunday Dinner Lemon Meringue Pie.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Workman Publishing Company; illustrated edition edition (January 9, 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0894808087
• ISBN-13: 978-0894808081
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #905,414 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Book!, July 23, 2000

By	knit lady "Happy Knitter" (Somewhere over the rainbow) - See all my reviews

I bought this book in college around 1984 or so, it is still one of my favorite pie books, I make the Thanksgiving Pumpkin Pie several times in the fall and winter. The apple pie is divine, as is the lemon meringue and the buttermilk (yes buttermilk!) pie. If you were planning on owning just one pie book this would be the one....or at least the one to start with.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars American Pie Review, January 14, 2006

By	Janis L. Stewart - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm an avid cook, but the art of pie making had escaped me. My brother has owned this book for a number of years and has made almost every pie in it...all of them wonderful. The book has great tips for pie making (including great pie crusts recipes and tips). I've already made 4-5 of the pies and none of them have lasted more than a day. The VERY BEST pie book I've ever encountered.

5.0 out of 5 stars Best pie recipes ever!!, February 20, 2008

By	Lisa (SoCal) - See all my reviews

I recieved this as a wedding gift with a pie pan and love it. I use this book all the time for pie recipes and always get compliments on my pies. It has helpful tips for people who are new to pie baking and has every kind of pie you would want to try. Easy as pie!!!