Killer Pies: Delicious Recipes from North America's Favorite Restaurants (Killer (Chronicle Books)) (Spiral-bound)

~ Stephanie Anderson (Author) "Pie connoisseurs will tell you that the crust is the single most important element of a pie..." (more)
Key Phrases: pie shell, tapioca flour, cold unsalted butter, New York, Sweetie Pies, New Mexico (more...)

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Product Description

Key Lime . . . Peach blackberry . . . Sour cream raisin . . . Maple walnut . . . Chocolate pecan . . . Killer Pies presents 50 fresh-baked recipes from award-winning bakers across North America. These passionate pie masters share their fail-proof methods for producing flaky perfection in delicious, unforgettable variations on this classic dessert. Luscious color photographs accompany each tried-and-true recipe along with a regional guide to the diners, cafes, bakeries, and farms that serve up the originals. Stuffed with the tastiest ingredients from Santa Fe to Winnipeg, Killer Pies serves up a sweet filling of mouthwatering satisfaction!

About the Author

Stephanie Anderson is a food and lifestyle writer and editor from Carlisle, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Spiral-bound: 113 pages
• Publisher: becker&mayer! (March 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932855572
• ISBN-13: 978-1932855579
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 7.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #423,078 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome! Killer Pies, April 23, 2007

By	Clair Kelley (Memphis) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This cookbook is part of a series and this one is awesome! I bought it because we love the McEwen's on Monroe (Memphis) amazing banana cream pie. The owner told me about the new cookbook and loaned me his copy (this is an amazing delicious restaurant that treats you like family) until I ordered my own. It's one of those beautifully put together books with great recipes that I just keep buying and giving away everytime I need a birthday present, etc. So now I need to buy a stack! Gorgeous pictures and wide geographical range of delicious regional pies of North America.

10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Like a meringue that collapsed...., January 18, 2008

By	pleureur. - See all my reviews

I wanted to like this book. Just look at the yummy pie featured on the cover!

....But wait, that pie is nowhere to be found in the book!

And if you wondered what makes these pies the best in North America, keep on wondering -- it's never revealed what makes these restaurants/diners the "best" (and I doubt that they are). I looked forward to a tale of the author eating her way across the country, but instead the book begins with a tale about her pie-eating as a child, and the claim that people like to eat pie mostly for nostalgic reasons. Why doesn't anyone ever say that about cookies, muffins, or cakes, I wonder?

Examining these pictures, and the somewhat anemic pies shown in them, I realized the unlikelihood that the photos were taken by the same person; many of the photos depict the pie whose recipe is on the page (from a variety of unflattering angles, and two of dark-colored berry pies are shown on blue plates, making it impossible to really see them), but some photos show the outside of the restaurant. Some show the seating area in the restaurant, or the pie case. One shows a waitress holding a pie. Several of the photos are blurry. I suspect the restaurants submitted their own photos; thus, there is a disjointed feel to the photography, leaving me wondering if the author of this book has eaten any of the pies shown in the book.

The pies were mostly uninspired, and on close inspection, don't even look appetizing. I was disappointed to discover there is not a single recipe I wanted to eat, much less bake.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Public lending libraries, even those with other pie cookbooks on their shelves, will find it filled with appeal., April 4, 2008

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

There are so many pie cookbooks on the market that one might wonder at the need for yet another - but you won't find most of these pie recipes in competing titles. They are compiled from some fifty expert bakers across the U.S. and Canada, and feature small color photos, clear directions, and introductions on the pie makers and recipe origins. From Plum-Strawberry Crumb Pie to Chocolate-Covered Cherry Pie, these are decadent dishes packed with flavor and appeal. Public lending libraries, even those with other pie cookbooks on their shelves, will find it filled with appeal.

Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch