Review: The Best Pie Cookbook I've Bought!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 03 20, 2012
I buy cookbooks all the time.  Some are good.  Some are not so good.  This cookbook is GREAT!First I loved Carolyn's story about her upbringing in the mid South and how she acquired her love of baking from her mother, Grandmothers and aunts.Secondly the recipes are authentic, bake from scratch pies that are mouth-watering and delicious.There's a very good section of Hints and Tips that I'd also suggest reading before baking one of the pies.  The directions are clearly written and easy to follow.You get 10 pie crust recipes.  You can use unbaked pie shells that you buy in the store.But these homemade crusts are simple and tasty.  The pie crusts range from a Pastry Pie Crust, Coconut Pie Crust, Chocolate Cookie Pie Crust, Flaky Pie Crust to some interesting crusts like Mayonnaise Pie Crust and Spicy Pie Crust.Carolyn does recommend pie crusts for the individual pies in the book ~ either store-bought or homemadeNext you get recipes for homemade meringue and whipped cream toppings.Then there are 18 Fruit Pie recipes.  I baked the Candy Apple Pie and it was amazing.  So many of the other fruit pie recipes look good;  Deep Dish Apple Pie, Peach Crumb Pie, Cheddar Apple Pie, Fresh Blueberry Pie, Strawberry Pie, Divine Raspberry Glaze Pie.  And there are more!There are 18 cream pies.  Years ago I spent time in Atlanta and many of these pies were familiar.  Shoofly Pie, Pecan Pie, Southern Butterscotch Pie, Sweet Potato Pie and currant Pie.Finally there are 9 Chiffon pies.  I don't often bake or eat chiffon pies but there are some here that I may try like:  Nesselrode Pie. Christmas Pie  and the Lemon Chiffon Pie.This is a long review but I really loved this cookbook.  I HIGHLY recommend it.