When pies fly : handmade pastries from strudels to stromboli, empanadas to knishes

Following up on PIE SQUARED's slab pies, food writer Cathy Barrow finds more ways to use pastry dough deliciously with crowd-pleasing (and easy to make) galettes and small tarts, as well as empanadas, strudels, and knishes. Barrow digs into a world of doughs for turnovers, fried pies, poppers, and Texas-by-way-of-Krakow kolaches, all offered in sweet and savory iterations. WHEN PIES FLY guides the rolling pin novice and the experienced dough wrangler to dozens of shapes and styles of crusty, flaky, delicious treats. Barrow's well-tested, foolproof crust recipes means pie-making is fun, not scary, and her step-by-step techniques makes turning out a free-form pie practically foolproof. WHEN PIES FLY includes many types of pastries (both homemade and store-bought), ready for the lunchbox, the dinner table, road trips, and picnics. These handy crusty offerings go from freezer to oven, and will win over everyone at the table. No one will be able to resist Sesame Chicken Hand Pies, Savory Nectarine Marscapone Tarts, Pork Pastor Empanadas, Spiced Apple Strudels, and much more. The perfect mix of nostalgic favorites and new pastry creations, WHEN PIES FLY is a wonderful dive into the world of pies in all of their forms. CONTENTS COVER TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION INTRODUCTION THE AERONAUTICS OF PIE CHAPTER 1 GALETTES RUSTIC PIES Quiche Loretta Galette Roast Turkey, Leek, and Gouda Galette Philly Cheesesteak Galette Hot Crab Dip Galette Rhubarb Berry Galette Blackberry Peach Galette Bumbleberry Galette Chocolate Pecan Tassie Galette CHAPTER 2 HAND PIES AND MORE SINGLE-SERVING PIES Bacon, Egg, and Swiss Hand Pies Spinach, Cranberry, Pecan, and Blue Cheese Hand Pies Broccoli Cheddar Hand Pies Sesame Chicken Hand Pies Cheeseburger Hand Pies Kalbi Short Rib Hand Pies Lamb Rogan Josh Hand Pies Bet-You-a-Blueberry Frosted Hand Pies Brown Sugar–Cinnamon Hand Pies Mocha Cream Hand Pies Lemon Meringue Tartlettes Old-Fashioned Apple Dumplings CHAPTER 3 PIE POPPERS SNACKING PIES Thanksgiving-in-a-Bite Pie Poppers Crab Rangoon Pie Poppers Korean Bo Ssam and Kimchi Pie Poppers Caramelized Banana and Nutella Pie Poppers PBJ Pie Poppers Brandied Peach Pie Poppers CHAPTER 4 FRAMED TARTS DECORATED PIES Sunday’s Lox and Schmear Tart Roasted Tomato Quattro-Formaggio Tart Crisped Kale and Baked Egg Tart Banh Mi–Style Caramel Pork Tart Savory Nectarine Mascarpone Tart Strawberry Jam Tart with Toasted Streusel Sour Cherry Stuffed-Crust Tart Glazed Fruit Tart Millionaire’s Tart CHAPTER 5 STRUDEL, PUFF, AND PHYLLO WRAP-AROUNDS FROM EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST STRUDEL: FLAKY, WISPY LAYERS Kale, Mushroom, and Gruyère Strudel Potato and Bacon Strudel Pear, Sweet Potato, and Pistachio Strudel Spiced Apple Strudel PUFF PASTRY: AIRY, BUTTERY LAYERS Antipasto Stromboli Figgy Cheesy Spirals Fresh Apricot Breakfast Pastries PHYLLO: SHATTERING, CRISPY LAYERS Tyropita (Cheese-Filled Triangles) Cranberry–Goat Cheese Faux Strudelettes CHAPTER 6 EMPANADAS HAND PIES OF CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA Turkey Picadillo Empanadas Pork Pastor Empanadas Oozy Cheese Fried Empanadas Chai-Spiced Plum and Walnut Empanaditas Sweet Tomato Jam Empanaditas CHAPTER 7 FILLED AND FRIED PIES MEET HOT OIL Vegetarian Spring Rolls Samosa Cigars Chicken Tinga Half-Moons Strawberry Funnel Cake Pie Apple Funnel Cake Pie CHAPTER 8 KOLACHE FILLED BUNS BY WAY OF EASTERN EUROPE Hatch Chile, Corn, and Cotija Kolache Texas-Style Sausage and Jalapeño Breakfast Kolache Apricot Kolache Pineapple and Toasted Coconut Kolache Sweet Cheese Kolache CHAPTER 9 KNISHES DELI CASE PIES Classic Potato Knishes Onion and Sauerkraut Knishes Veal and Mushroom Knishes Spicy Lamb, Almond, and Raisin Knishes CHAPTER 10 FEARLESS PIE AND PASTRY DOUGHS THE PIE DOUGHS All-Butter Pie Dough Cream Cheese Pie Dough Shortening Pie Dough Brown-Butter Pie Dough Chocolate Pie Dough Everything Spice Pie Dough Caramelized Onion and Cheese Pie Dough THE PASTRY DOUGHS Pulled Dough for Strudel Quick Puff Pastry Buttermilk Dough for Fried Fruit Pies Empanada Dough That’s Fit to Be Fried Enriched Yeast Dough for Kolache Dairy-Free Dough for Knishes THE GROCERY STORE SHORTCUTS RESOURCES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS DISCOVER MORE "Includes many types of pastries (both homemade and store-bought), ready for the lunchbox, the dinner table, road trips, and picnics. These handy crusty offerings go from freezer to oven, and will win over everyone at the table. No one will be able to resist Sesame Chicken Hand Pies, Savory Nectarine Marscapone Tarts, Pork Pastor Empanadas, Spiced Apple Strudels, and much more. The perfect mix of nostalgic favorites and new pastry creations, WHEN PIES FLY is a wonderful dive into the world of pies in all of their forms"--Amazon What better way to make a one plate/one-hand meal or a pass around treat than to wrap pastry around it? Think galettes, hand pies, strudel, Kolaches, knishes, empanadas and more!