Southern Pies : A Gracious Plenty of Pie Recipes, From Lemon Chess to Chocolate Pecan

## From Publishers Weekly The subtitle says it all. McDermott presents dozens of delicious recipes for pie-loving home bakers in this follow-up to Southern Cakes. With a light hand, McDermott brings in just enough history and context to help bakers appreciate her recipes without fattening her book with too much text. Leigh Beisch's photography adds to the appeal, though some shots of ingredients should have made way for more pictures of actual pies. McDermott splits her plenty in two--chess (Buttermilk, Sweet Potato, Old-School Custard Pies, and others) and chocolate, and includes a helpful lesson on making crusts (or buying them, if need be). McDermott has an obvious affection for the Southern men and women (and their cookbooks) that inspired her recipes, but the proof of the pudding is in the pies themselves. If Peaches and Cream, Hungry Mother Spicy Peanut, Black Bottom, or Muscadine Grape Hull don't whet the appetite, keep reading. With over 60 pies included, even the most finicky pie-eater will find a fare share of "must-bake" recipes. Photos. (Oct.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved. ## Review LOS ANGELES TIMES "If you love pie, this book is a winner." -- Los Angeles Times

Ask any pie lover—the words southern and pie go together like ripe fruit and flaky pastry. And behind all the mouthwatering, light-as-a-cloud meringue peaks and the sticky dark butterscotch fillings lies a rich and delicious history. In Southern Pies, some of the South's most famous bakers share recipes for 70 pies. Perfect for bakers of all skill levels, these pies are made with simple, easy-to-find, and gloriously few ingredients. Featuring such classics as Sweet Tea Pie and New Orleans Creole Coconut Pie, this tasty homage will fill everyone at the table with Southern hospitality.

Publishers Weekly

The subtitle says it all. McDermott presents dozens of delicious recipes for pie-loving home bakers in this follow-up to Southern Cakes. With a light hand, McDermott brings in just enough history and context to help bakers appreciate her recipes without fattening her book with too much text. Leigh Beisch's photography adds to the appeal, though some shots of ingredients should have made way for more pictures of actual pies. McDermott splits her plenty in two--chess (Buttermilk, Sweet Potato, Old-School Custard Pies, and others) and chocolate, and includes a helpful lesson on making crusts (or buying them, if need be). McDermott has an obvious affection for the Southern men and women (and their cookbooks) that inspired her recipes, but the proof of the pudding is in the pies themselves. If Peaches and Cream, Hungry Mother Spicy Peanut, Black Bottom, or Muscadine Grape Hull don't whet the appetite, keep reading. With over 60 pies included, even the most finicky pie-eater will find a fare share of must-bake recipes. Photos. (Oct.)

Save room for this collection of seventy pie recipes from some of the South's most famous bakers, by the author of Southern Cakes.Ask any pie lover—the words “southern” and “pie” go together like ripe fruit and flaky pastry. And behind all the mouthwatering, light-as-a-cloud meringue peaks and the sticky dark butterscotch fillings lies a rich and delicious history. In Southern Pies, some of the South's most famous bakers share recipes for 70 pies. Perfect for bakers of all skill levels, these pies are made with simple, easy-to-find, and gloriously few ingredients. Featuring such classics as Sweet Tea Pie and New Orleans Creole Coconut Pie, this tasty homage will fill everyone at the table with Southern hospitality.“If you love pie, this book is a winner.” —Los Angeles Times“With a light hand, McDermott brings in just enough history and context to help bakers appreciate her recipes without fattening her book with too much text. Leigh Beisch's photography adds to the appeal.... If Peaches and Cream, Hungry Mother Spicy Peanut, Black Bottom, or Muscadine Grape Hull don't whet the appetite, keep reading. With over 60 pies included, even the most finicky pie-eater will find a fare share of “must-bake” recipes.” —Publishers Weekly Introduction The Pathway to the Pleasures of Making Southern Pies Antiques and Heirlooms Buttermilk, Sweet Potato, and Other Old-School Custard Pies A Chess Pie Compendium Spring and Summer Pies Fall and Winter Pies Regional Treasures from the Sea Islands to the Great Smokies Chocolate Pies Basic Piecrusts Glossary for Southern Pies Sources for Southern Food and Cooking Bibliography Index Table of Equivalents 60 recipes for lovable pies from the Southern US. Sweets are roundly associated with the South and Southern culinary traditons are hot. Southern Pies is the natural companion to our successful Southern Cakes. It is what the title says: 65 recipes for traditional pies pf the Southern US. Features a collection of classic and innovative pie recipes used by well-known Southern bakers.