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Ask any pie lover—the words "southern" and "pie" go together like ripe fruit and flaky pastry. And behind all the mouthwatering, light-as-a-cloud meringue peaks and the sticky dark butterscotch fillings lies a rich and delicious history. In Southern Pies, some of the South's most famous bakers share recipes for 70 pies. Perfect for bakers of all skill levels, these pies are made with simple, easy-to-find, and gloriously few ingredients. Featuring such classics as Sweet Tea Pie and New Orleans Creole Coconut Pie, this tasty homage will fill everyone at the table with Southern hospitality.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Chronicle Books (September 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 081186992X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811869928
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.42 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.75 x 9 inches
Reviewer: Mary A. Madsen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: An Excellent Book With Great Recipes, History And Perfectly Formatted For My Kindle Fire
Review: This book has saved my reputation as a pie baker. I used to be fairly well known for my tasty pies, but since moving to a new home in the South, my pies have been more like sweet dog biscuits...and I couldn't figure out why. The very nice history McDermott gives on pies and pie-making in the South made me realize I have a counter with some "grab" that was causing me to use too much flour to keep the from sticking. Being far away from family, I've had nobody in my kitchen to remind me of some of the old tricks I used to use before I had marble counters, which I don't have here. That's the simple but critical part. The fabulous thing about this book is the attitude the author takes towards pie making. Start simple, don't expect perfection, and so what if there's some goo between your filling and meringue? It's still going to taste good, and you're going to get better the more you try. I also enjoyed the history she's provided, but I think we get green tomatoes and blackberries earlier here in the River Valley Region of Arkansas than other places. I piled right in and made her blackberry cobbler. Delicious. And next weekend I'm scooping up green tomatoes at the farmers market and give that a go. I also happened to have on hand a whole bunch of spiralized zucchini I'd made with another purchase I made here on Amazon with no clue what to do with them. Yep, they've gone into a pie that's smelling pretty good right now.This wouldn't be an adequate review if I didn't say something about the photography. I've worked as a photographer and know how difficult it is to capture food so that it's lit well and looks appealing. Every photo in this book was fantastic and, so far, a fair representation of the finished pies. Aside from being full of interesting recipes and a nice history, the photography and writing style where outstanding and have made this my new go-to book on making pies. I do hope there are more books coming from this author-cook. Oh, yeah. I forgot there was one thing she left out when she talked about picking wild blackberries. She mentioned the snakes but forgot to mention the bears in the hollers where the pickings are the best. But OMG are those berries ever sweet.

Reviewer: Deborah J. Sweetland
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Wonderful recipes!
Review: This book was recommended during a cooking class I attended at Charleston Cooks. I purchased used through Amazon and my daughters and I decided it would be fun to try one recipe per week. In a day of over-ambition with three young women in my kitchen eager to learn how to make pies, they each chose a recipe and we followed four recipes at once! (Old Time Chess Pie, Key Lime Pie, Chocolate Angel Pie, & New Orleans Lemon Pie) About an hour into the process, returning with the fresh lemons and limes we needed for our recipes, I realized what an overwhelming decision we had made - trying to manage the varied cooking times and temperatures and not get the recipes mixed up. Imagine our delight, when after we had competed all four recipes with three novice cooks and myself loosely directing, that ALL FOUR pies were both beautiful and delicious! That has to be a sign of well written and well tested recipes. We will definitely be trying the other recipes in this book - but we will make one at a time in the future! 🙂

Reviewer: xxxxx
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Yummy pies, nice price
Review: So far, so tasty... saw this book but just couldn't bear the sticker price (as I am only a "sometimes" baker). So happy to find it on amazon for much less from a thrift store type re-seller. Came in good shape, as described. Have only tried a couple pies and they were easy and tasty. This one is a winner.

Reviewer: That dang yankee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must have for authentic southern pie!
Review: I sought out this cookbook after purchasing the companion book, Southern Cakes. Like it's partner, this collection of recipes is simply amazing! The Lemon Chess pie has to be my favorite at the moment, although the Sweet Tea pie is a close second!While not all of these may be familiar to each southern cook (I live in South Carolina and to my dismay, no one had heard of a chess pie!), but let's face it, the south is a huge area. Each pie I've tried has been quickly devoured, and none have had the chance to fully cool yet!Among this collection are some rather old fashion walks down memory lane, along with a few modern contributions. Each recipe is well written and most are easy enough for a beginner to follow. If you're looking for good, simple, delectable pies this collection belongs in your cookbook collection!

Reviewer: K. J. Kalin
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Review of "Southern Pies" by Nancie McDermott
Review: This is an excellent pie book and a very well-written one as well. I will never be able to try some of them due to dietary restrictions, but the ones I have tried are excellent. The Buttermilk Pie recipe is lovely, and it may be my favorite pie of all time. I also tried the Bean Pie, but with Small Red Beans instead of Navy Beans, but the resulting pie was better than Pumpkin Pie, and Sweet Potato Pie. I love Pumpkin Pie, but don't like Sweet Potato Pie. Zucchini Pie is also good. The Buttermilk Pie and Bean Pie are now in my permanent pie repertoire. For you skeptics, Bean Pie is very good, and doesn't taste beany at all. Give it a try.

Reviewer: Rebecca Price
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delicious!
Review: I love to make pies and, being a Southerner, was very interested when I read a review of this book in a magazine. This is a great book as it takes you through the basics, even to making to the crusts, etc. Takes me down memory lane as I remember the pies made by my grandmothers and mother and the ladies at our church. Would recommend this to even a novice cook as these are recipes that are easy to follow and call for very familiar ingredients.

Reviewer: Mandy Johnson
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Simply scrumptious
Review: Not a pie in here that I wouldn’t serve at a family gathering! All recipes are mouth watering and easy to follow. Definitely will be making the green tomato pie in the near future.

Reviewer: crazy neale
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Arrived in a timely fashion, was as described and in good shape.Thank you

Reviewer: No profile please
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Great book also DVD wonderfully explained easy to read and understand

Reviewer: mady
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: If you like deserts, you ar ein for a treat. Recipes are not overly complicated and many of them have pictures showing the final product.