Easy as Pie

**Pie made foolproof—all you knead is love** A warm slice of homemade pie can complete any celebration—but every baker knows that a problematic pie is enough to sour a sweet occasion. This pie cookbook gives you the support you need to start making perfect, homemade pies from scratch. This pie cookbook gets your dough rolling, complete with step-by-step techniques for mixing, shaping, rolling, and finishing your dough. Refine your pastry base with a fail-safe, flaky, buttery crust recipe—or taste the seasons with 50 creative and classic seasonal pies. This pie cookbook includes: * **Baked to pie-fection** —Get advice in this pie cookbook on fundamental tools, common terms, and pantry essentials—as well as troubleshooting for soggy bottoms, cracked custard, and more. * **Crust you can trust** —Achieve the tastiest, flakiest crust with a fail-safe, all-butter recipe, in addition to master recipes for a variety of crusts. * **Year-round yum** —Enjoy a slice of every season with this pie cookbook, including beautiful, delicious pies for spring, summer, fall, and winter, as well as pies suitable for any time of year. Master the art of pie-making and start enjoying a lifetime of fresh, homemade pie with this pie cookbook.