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When Paula Haney first opened the Hoosier Mama Pie Company on March 14, 2009 (Pi day, appropriately enough), she worried whether her new business could survive by specializing in just one thing. When she opened her storefront that morning and saw a line around the block, she realized she had a more immediate problem: had she made enough pie? The shop closed early that day, but it has been churning out plenty of the Chicago's most delectable pies ever since.

Since starting her career as a pastry chef at Trio, one of Chicago's top fine-dining restaurants, Haney dreamed of opening her own pie shop. Exhilarating and exhausting days spent creating fabulous new desserts to keep up with the restaurant's head chef--a then-unknown Grant Achatz, who would go on to culinary superstardom--left Haney in search of classic comfort food on her days off. Her disappointment in being unable to find a good slice of pie in all of Chicago led her to one conclusion: she needed to open her own store.

Specializing in hand-made, artisanal pies that only use locally sourced and in-season ingredients, Hoosier Mama Pie Company has become a local favorite and a national destination gaining praise from Bon Appetit, the Food Network, and Food & Wine as one of the top pie shops in the country. Now, The Hoosier Mama Book of Pie delivers all the sumptuous secrets of buttery crusts, fruity fillings, creams and custards, chess pies, over-the-top pies, and even the stout and hearty savory pie. The practically oriented, easy-going, and accessible style of this book will help bakers both new and old make the perfect pie for every occasion.

On top of all of this, The Hoosier Mama Book of Pie also includes tips on technique, fascinating historical anecdotes, and an emphasis on special seasonal recipes, as well as quiches, hand pies, and scones. This beautifully photographed and designed book has the classic retro feel of the mid-20th century golden age of pie, and all the warmth and personality of the Hoosier Mama Pie Co.'s cozy Chicago storefront. The focus on using local produce and employing the farm-to-table philosophy gives the book a contemporary twist, helping home bakers make the freshest, most delicious pies imaginable. Now readers can take a little piece of the Hoosier Mama Pie Company anywhere they go.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Agate Midway; Later ptg edition (August 13, 2013)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 384 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1572841435
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1572841437
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.45 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.13 x 1.2 x 9.5 inches
Reviewer: sandra powers
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great book Pictures to walk you thru the steps
Review: Book arrived today. Very informative recipes. Step by step pictures Can't wait to try some recipes.Thank You

Reviewer: Christa S. Trinler
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Very educational and great recipes
Review: Love this book and have bought it as gifts for many friends. Great recipes and really teaches you about making great pies.

Reviewer: S. Claeys, Athens, GA
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A vegan recommends
Review: I was curious about a "pie" cookbook, so I borrowed this one. I ended up reading the whole thing in one go. There is absolutely nothing that I can make in this book without completely redoing the recipe BUT... I have been inspired. The recipes are well thought out and organized logically. There are plenty of pictures and everything is well explained. The ingredients are listed by weight and also by Tbsp, tsp, etc. if there is an unusual ingredient then there is an explanation of why you need to run out and get this ingredient and what you can do with it afterwards. There are a large variety of recipes representing cultures from around the world. I think my husband (the meat eater) would like this cookbook and like I said... I am inspired.This cookbook has pies as desserts and pies as meals. I give it five stars!!!

Reviewer: Kindle Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Pies!
Review: This is an informative cookbook that gives you explanations of how to make delicious and exceptional tasting pies. I may even purchase the book to make it easier to bake a variety of these recipes.

Reviewer: Judy Cook
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: All good except for the leaf gelatin
Review: I like this book a lot but would love it if it left out leaf gelatin. I have nothing against gelatin but leaf gelatin has to be ordered or I could drive to Dallas and see if a speciality store has it. But I live in a small town that does not carry it! The author does give a conversion formula but it would have simplified things to just use the Knox gelatin that i can get at my local store. The vanilla paste isn't a big deal though. You can very easily substitute vanilla extract which is widely available. The recipes that I have tried were delicious and the instructions are easy to follow but if the author would have put a little more thought into the gelatin it would have been perfect.

Reviewer: Anonymous
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: My favorite pie cookbook, always helpful!
Review: I am not familiar with the authors' pie shop, not have I tested their pies. But in my mission to always bake kick*ss pies for every occasion, I bought their book.My pie baking has improved by leaps and bounds since I got this book. This cookbook has so many good tips. It has great explanations for each step in each recipe, and how it affects the final product.I have celiac disease, so I make my own crusts or modify recipes to be gluten free. I've made great use of this book's instructions for pie fillings, and my pie crusts are also looking and tasting better after learning some techniques from this book. Even if I can't follow the recipes exactly, I'm still learning a lot of food science and baking techniques from reading and cooking my way through it.When I need to know what to add to a particular fruit to make it stand out, I look up what the Hoosier mama version calls for - maybe a pinch of salt, a squeeze of lemon, a particular spice or a dash of almond extract - and find that it really brings out the flavor.This is one of the most useful cookbooks I own and I highly recommend it.

Reviewer: N. Lionette
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Spectacular book.
Review: This book has many ideas and information not found in other recipe books. My only criticism is probably more a cultural/regional difference than a true criticism. Where I grew up in Pennsylvania Mincemeat Pie actually had “minced meat” (often deer meat) in it.

Reviewer: Kathryn Marsh
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: So well written
Review: The carefully written directions are great, especially because the final product is so delicious. I learned the hard way to stick with the instructions! Beautiful photos.

Reviewer: Sanjay Bansal
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: It has all the tricks and the secrets to help you make great pies. The detailing is excellent and saves you from making lot of mistakes.

Reviewer: Magpie
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Purchased for my wife. She loves this book and the recipes are easily to follow though some terms are American but one can easily work this out. She also loves the title and it's now part of her collection of cookery books.

Reviewer: Ángela
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Me encanta. Hacia tiempo que no compraba un libro de recetas sin fotos pero tras la recomendación de una amiga me lo compré y estoy encantada. Las recetas salen a la perfección y el sabor es muy americano. Sin duda va a ser un libro indispensable en mi estanteria

Reviewer: Danièle
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I loved this book so much that I bought a second one for my mother! The pie crust recipe worked like a charm and I even used the leftover pie dough scraps from my freezer to make another scrumptious pie crust a few weeks later.This book is full of great recipes and great stories of a little pie shop. And the photos really helped me understand the recipe techniques. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Reviewer: Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I appreciated the preview of book contents and therefore the book was exactly as I had anticipated.