Table of Contents
Title Page
Table of Contents
Photos
Copyright
Dedication
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
REQUIRED READING: WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THE PERFECT PIE
PIE PASTRIES AND CRUMB CRUSTS
All-Butter Pie Pastry
Basic Shortening Pie Pastry
Basic Flaky Pie Pastry
Extra-Flaky Pie Pastry
Lard Pie Pastry
Maria's Shortbread Pie Pastry
Yeasted Butter Pastry
Cornmeal Pie Pastry
Nutty Pie Pastry
Louise Piper's Oil Pastry
Tender Cream Cheese Pastry
Patsy's Cottage Cheese Pastry
Dolores's Skillet Crust
Simple Press-In Pie Pastry
Meringue Pie Crust
Graham Cracker Crumb Crust
Nutty Graham Cracker Crust
Chocolate Wafer Crumb Crust
Oreo Crumb Crust
Amaretti Crumb Crust
Choco-Nut Press-In Pie Crust
A PROFUSION OF SUMMER FRUIT PIES
All-Rhubarb Pie
Sumner, Washington, Rhubarb Custard Pie
Fresh Sweet Cherry Pie with Coconut-Almond Crunch Topping
Rainier Cherry Pie with a Grated Top Crust
Lattice-Top Deep-Dish Sour Cherry Pie
Dense Cherry-Almond Coffeecake Pie
Friske Orchards' Michigan Balaton Cherry Pie
"Floating Top" Cherry-Vanilla Bean Pie
Double-Cherry Pie
The Ultimate Four-Cherry Pie
Double-Crust Cherry-Blackberry Pie
All-Peach Pie with Coconut-Almond Crumb Topping
Peaches and Cream Pie
Peach-Mascarpone Cream Pie
Lemonade-Peach Pie
Peachy Peach Butter Pie with Sour Cream Topping
Triple Vanilla Bean-Scented All-Peach Pie
Adolph Family Peach Swirl Pie
Colonial Rose Inn's Peach Custard Pie
Fresh Peach and Brown Sugar Pizza Pie
Peach and Damson Plum Preserves Pie
Pennsylvania Dutch Market Peach and Sour Cherry Pie
Peach-Blueberry Cobbler Pie
Fresh Peach and Red Currant Pie
Deep-Dish Nectarine Pie with Almond Crumb Topping
No-Peel Nectarine-Lime Pie
Easy Apricot Pie with Simple Press-In Pastry
Apricot-Strawberry Pie
Catoctin Mountain Apricot-Blueberry Pie
Apricot-Mango Pie with Coconut Crumb Topping
Fresh Plum and Port Pie
Italian Prune Plum Pie
Deep-Dish Pluot Pie with Oatmeal-Walnut Crumb Topping
Betty Zaiger's Pluot Pie
Champagne Grape Pie
Seedless Black Grape Pie
Grape and Fig Pie
Watermelon Rind Pie
Crumb-Topped Zapple Pie
Fruits of the Forest Pie (Fruit Version) with Coarse Sugar Glaze
"White" Summer Fruit Pie
BERRY GOOD PIES
All-Strawberry Pie
Strawberry-Rhubarb Crumb Pie
Dolores's Strawberry and Rhubarb Crumb Pie in a Skillet Crust
Strawberry-Raspberry Mint Pie
Vid and Annie's Fresh Raspberry Crumb Pie
Breitbach's Raspberry Pie
New Hampshire Raspberry and Red Currant Pie
Raspberry and Fresh Fig Freeform Pie
Blackberry Silk Pie
Sour Cream-Blackberry Pie
Patsy's Blackberry-Rhubarb Freeform Pie
Deep-Dish Blackberry-Peach Double-Crust Pie
Marionberry Pie
Marionberry Pie with Hazelnut Crumb Topping
Loganberry Pie with Sour Cream Topping
Blueberry-Sour Cream Pie
Blueberry-Yogurt Cheese Pie
Wild Blueberry-Maple Pie with a Cornmeal Crust
Wyman's Wild Blueberry Lattice-Top Pie
Blueberry-Lime Pie
Blueberry-Peach Pie with Pecan Crumb Topping
Blueberry-Pineapple Piña Colada Pie
Jumble Berry Pie
Orange-Berry Pie
Dundee Arms Inn Bumble Berry Pie
Bumble Berry Pie II
Patsy's Mixed-Berry Freeform Pie
Angel Pie with Berries, Cream, and Custard
Three-Berry Shortcake Pie
Elizabeth's Pie
MAKE MINE APPLE
The Easiest Apple Pie
Golden Delicious Apple Pie with Oatmeal Crumb Topping
Brown Sugar Apple Pie
Apple Pie with Cheddar Cracker Topping
Cheddar-Crusted Apple-Pear Pie
Honey Apple-Currant Pie in a Whole Wheat Crust
Apple and Dried Apricot Pie
Cinnamon Applesauce Pie
Aunt Marge's Apple Butter Pie
Apple-Pear White Wine Pie
Nancy Byal's Cider-Infused Apple Pie
Love Apple Pie
Washington State Granny Smith Apple Pie
Liz Reiter's All-Granny Slug-O-Bourbon Spiced Apple Pie
Cooked-Fruit Apple Pie
Sugar-Dusted Apple Strudel Pie
Caramel Apple-Pecan Pie
Mile-Deep Apple Ring Pie
Calvados-Apple Custard Pie
Pennsylvania Dutch Sour Cream-Apple Pie
The Mother of All Apple Pies
Rose Calello's Salem Cross Inn Apple Pie
Liz Smothers's Sugarless Apple-Berry Pie
Ozark Pie
The Original Ritz Mock Apple Pie
CRANBERRY, PEAR, PUMPKIN, AND OTHER CLASSIC FALL PIES
All-Pear Pie with Maple and Candied Ginger
Streusel-Topped Pear Pie with Walnut Crust
Pear Pie with Almond Cake Topping
Pear and Jalapeño Jelly Pie
Five-Spice Pear-Apple Pie
Pear-Raspberry Lattice-Top Pie
Pear and Fig Pie with a Pine Nut Crust
Pear and Fig Pie with Hazelnut Crumb Topping
Very Cranberry-Pear Pie
Cranberry-Cherry Peekaboo Pie
The Simplest Cranberry-Apple Crumb Pie
Cranberry-Apple-Orange Freeform Pie
Jellied Cranberry-Pecan Pie
Libby's Famous Pumpkin Pie
Maple Pumpkin Pie
Spiced Pumpkin Indian Pudding Pie
Ben's Pumpkin Cheesecake Pie
Triple-Layer Pumpkin-Chocolate Pie
Diane's Pumpkin-Praline Pie
Muirhead Pumpkin Butter and Pecan Pie
Honey Pumpkin-Date Pie with Golden Marshmallow Topping
Five-Spice Winter Squash Pie
Traditional Sweet Potato Pie
Fancy Sweet Potato Pie
Carrot Custard Pie
Spiced Parsnip Pie
Green Tomato-Mincemeat Pie
Green Tomato-Cranberry Pie with Cornmeal Crumb Topping
Crock-Pot Fall Fruit Pie
Splenda Fall Fruit and Cherry Pie
Georgia Orcutt's Thanksgiving Dried Fruit Pie
Funeral Pie
Dried Cranberry and Walnut Funeral Pie
Dried Pear and Date Pie with Glazed Nut Topping
Chewy Medjool Date-Nut Pie
Very Fig and Walnut Pie
Date-Walnut Freeform Pie
THE NOTABLE NUT: PECAN PIE AND BEYOND
Louisiana Browned-Butter Pecan Pie
Butterscotch Pecan Pie
Jack Daniel's Chocolate Chip Pecan Pie
Alice Colombo's Race Day Chocolate Pecan Pie
Snowbird Mountain Lodge's Mocha Pecan Pie
Maple Pecan Pie
Chocolate Brownie Pecan Pie
Cream of Coconut Pecan Pie
Sawdust Pie
Molasses Walnut Pie
Jeff's Chocolate Walnut Pie
Chocolate-Crème de Cacao Walnut Pie
Maria's Double-Crust Walnut Pie
Oregon Caramel-Coffee Hazelnut Pie
Like Virginia Diner's Peanut Pie
Trail Mix Peanut Butter Pie
Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pie with Brown Sugar-Sour Cream Topping
Macadamia-Chocolate Chunk Pie
Pine Nut Pie
Almond-Coconut Pie
Fruits of the Forest Pie (Nut Version)
RICH, SWEET, AND SIMPLE: CHESS, BUTTERMILK, AND OTHER CUSTARD PIES
Classic Chess Pie
Homestead Chess Pie
Angus Barn Chocolate Chess Pie
Fancy Chocolate Chess Pie
Lemon Chess Pie
Indiana Buttermilk Pie
Hominy Grill Buttermilk Pie
Three Sisters Coconut Buttermilk Pie
Amish Milk Pie
Shoofly Pie
Sugar Pie (Tarte au Sucre)
French Canadian Walnut-Maple Syrup Vinegar Pie
Red Currant Jelly Pie
Osgood Pie
Extra-Rich Lemon Custard Pie
Cherry Custard Pie
Maple Custard Pie
Ginger Custard Pie
Rose Water Custard Pie with Sugared Peaches and Berries
Butterscotch-Nut Custard Pie
Toasted Almond Custard Pie
Coffee-Hazelnut Custard Pie
Sweet Summer Corn Pie
Thick Coconut Custard Pie
Tyler Pie
Shaker Boiled Cider Pie
B-Grade Creamy Yogurt Pie
Cottage Cheese and Nutmeg Pie
Sweet Cottage Cheese Pie with Plumped Raisins
Slipped Custard Pie
PERSONAL PIES, TURNOVERS, AND OTHER LITTLE PIE TREATS
Little No-Bake Butterfinger Pies
Rice Krispies Marshmallow Mud Meringue Pies
Crème Anglaise Berry Pies
Black Forest Mini Angel Pies
Little Crème Brûlée Pies
Charleston Pies
Little Cream Pies
Little Banana-Coconut Cream Pies
Dahlia Bakery Butterscotch Pies
Mini Cheesecake Pies for the Kids
Chocolate Lava Pies
Little Fruit Crumb Pies
Junior Blueberry Crumb Pies
Little Preserves and Chocolate Finger Pies
Amish Half-Moon Pies
Fresh Peach Half-Moon Pies
Fried Apple Pies
Fried Cherry Pies
Fall Fruit Turnovers
Pear and Brie Turnovers
A PLETHORA OF ICEBOX PIES: CREAM PIES, CHIFFON PIES, AND SO MUCH MORE
Vanilla Cream Pie
Classic Chocolate Cream Pie
Hammett House Famous German Chocolate Pie
Black Bottom Chiffon Pie
Black Bottom Pie
Niel's Chocolate-Macadamia Nut Cream Pie
Peanut Butter and Chocolate Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie
Coconut Cream Pie with Coconut Meringue Topping
Over-the-Top Banana Cream Pie
Butterscotch Banana Cream Pie
Buckhead Diner White Chocolate Banana Cream Pie
Maple Cream Pie
Snickers Cream Pie
Indiana Butterscotch Pie with a Checkerboard Crust
Ivy House Indiana Sugar Cream Pie
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie
Lemon Chiffon Pie
Watermelon Chiffon Pie
Strawberry Chiffon Pie
Manchester Highlands Inn Strawberry Margarita Pie
Lime Margarita Pie
White Russian Pie
Chocolate S'mores Pie with Jubilee Cherry Sauce
Chocolate Mousse Chiffon Pie
Maple-Pecan-Pumpkin Chiffon Pie
Andrea's Maple-Pecan Chiffon Pie
Eggnog Chiffon Pie
Chocolate Silk Pie
Bittersweet Chocolate-Mascarpone Pie
Bittersweet Chocolate Turtle Pie
Chocolate Custard-Cream Cheese Pie
Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie
Chocolate Malted Pie
Ultimate Rocky Road Pie
Mocha Ricotta Mousse Pie with Warm Mocha Sauce
Pick-Your-Own Triple-Strawberry Cream Pie
Creamy White Chocolate-Strawberry Pie
Strawberry-Peach Icebox Pie
Lemon-Raspberry Icebox Pie with an Oreo Crust
Berry Semifreddo Pie
Opal's Banana-Blueberry Icebox Pie
Sweet-Tart Lemon Cloud Icebox Pie
10-Minute Lemon Meringue Icebox Pie
Banoffee Pie
Millionaire Pie
Sweet Avocado-Cream Cheese Pie
INVITING ICE CREAM AND OTHER FREEZER PIES
Frozen White Chocolate Pie with Raspberry Sauce
Black Bottom Peanut Butter Cloud Pie
Frozen Peanut Butter Pie with Marshmallow Meringue
Patchwork Quilt Country Inn Frozen Coffee Toffee Pie
Coffee Mud Pie with an Oreo Crust
The Ultimate Banana Split Pie
Chocolate-Cherry S'mores Ice Cream Pie
Butter Pecan Ice Cream Pie with Bananas Foster
Mascarpone Ice Cream Pie with Sugared Berries
Dulce de Leche and Peanut Butter Cup Pie
Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie
Grasshopper Ice Cream Pie
Cranberry Ice Cream Pie
Strawberry Baked Alaska Pie
Mocha Turtle Baked Alaska Pie
A PIE POTPOURRI
Bev's Brownie Pie
Kahlúa Fudge Brownie Pie
Tar Heel Pie
Snickers Brownie Pie
Amaretto-Amaretti Chocolate Fudge Pie
Chocolate Cream Pie with Cinnamon Meringue
Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie
Oatmeal-Butterscotch Chip Cookie Pie
Oatmeal Butterscotch Pie
Oatmeal Raisin Pie
Norske Nook Raisin Pie
Peach Preserves and Applesauce Strudel Pie
Linzer Pie
Double-Crust Marmalade Pie
Mango and Candied Ginger Pie
Shaker Lemon Pie
Colonnade Cafeteria's Lemon Meringue Pie
Joe's Stone Crab Key Lime Pie
Orange Pie with a Pistachio Crumb Crust
Cherry Cheesecake Pie
Black Bottom Ricotta Cheese Pie
Ricotta Pie with Chocolate and Toasted Almonds
Richard's Rice and Ricotta Pie
Arborio Rice Pie
Smooth and Simple Polenta Pie
Wheaten Breakfast Pie
THE FINAL TOUCH
Fresh Whipped Cream
Crème Anglaise
Sweetened Mascarpone Cheese
Warm Mocha Sauce
Raspberry Sauce
RESOURCES
MEASUREMENT EQUIVALENTS
INDEX
Grape and Fig Pie [>]
Watermelon Chiffon Pie [>]
Like Virginia Diner's Peanut Pie [>]
Honey Pumpkin-Date Pie with Golden Marshmallow Topping [>]
Classic Lemon Meringue Pie [>]
Creamsicle Ice Cream Pie [>]
Chocolate Brownie Pecan Pie [>]
All-Peach Pie with Coconut-Almond Crumb Topping [>]
Pick-Your-Own Triple-Strawberry Cream Pie [>]
Sugar Pie (Tarte au Sucre) [>]
Lattice-Top Deep-Dish Sour Cherry Pie [>]
Sweet Summer Corn Pie [>]
Caramel Apple-Pecan Pie [>]
Black Bottom Chiffon Pie [>]
Dahlia Bakery Butterscotch Pies [>]