The little book of pies : sweet and savoury pies and tarts for all year round

**Want to know how to make a pie? This little book of pie recipes packs a big punch in flavour and baking know-how**. Comprehensive guidelines show how to make pastry - shortcrust, rough puff, tartlet and flaky; how to crimp, lattice or plait your pie for a perfect finish; and how to store and reheat your pies so that not a crumb of your pie making goes to waste. Savoury recipes include classics like **Steak & Guinness Pie** and **Chicken, Leek & Bacon**; seasonal treats like **Waldorf Salad**, **Minute Picnic Pasties** and **Porky Pies**; plus Mediterranean-inspired twists such as **Italian Sausage & Pesto, French Onion Soup Pie, Lamb, Lemon & Oregano** and **Turkish Breakfast Pie**. Indulgent sweet pie and tartlet recipes include classic **Twin Peaks Cherry** and **Apple** pies plus unique **Honey & Walnut 3-Bite Pies and Chocolate, Date & Ginger Tart.** Pies rule! They look good, taste good, and pie-maker Marika Gauci (who also runs the only Pie making workshops in London) shows just how to get glorious golden pies baking in your oven. Learn how to make easy, scrumptious home-baked pies from the expert, with The Little Book of Pies . This little book of pie recipes packs a big punch in flavour and baking know-how. Comprehensive guidelines show how to make the different pastries -- shortcrust, rough puff, tartlet and flaky; how to crimp, lattice or plait your pie for a perfect finish; and how to store and reheat them so that not a crumb of your hard work goes to waste. Savoury recipes include classics like Steak & Guinness and Chicken, Leek & Bacon; seasonal treats like Waldorf Salad, Minute Picnic Pasties and Porky Pies; plus Mediterranean-inspired twists such as Italian Sausage & Pesto, French Onion Soup Pie, Lamb, Lemon & Oregano and Turkish Breakfast Pie. Indulgent sweet recipes include classic Cherry and Apple pies plus unique Honey & Walnut 3-Bite Pies and Chocolate, Date & Ginger. Pies rule! They look good, taste good, and pie-maker Marika Gauci shows just how to get glorious golden pies baking in your oven. "This little book of pie recipes packs a big punch in flavour and baking know-how. Marika Gauci takes the fear out of pastry with simple, foolproof recipes, and shows how to crimp, lattice or plait your pies for a perfect finish, plus how to store and reheat them so that not a crumb goes to waste ... Pies rule! They look good, taste good and this gem of a cookbook will have you baking glorious golden-topped pies in your oven in no time."--Page [4] cover