Create Delicious Masterpieces with Elegant Pie: Transform Your Favorite Pies into Works of Art

Pat Perrier, Author: The person I gave this to loved it. She's a pie person. Savory or sweet, she loves pie. And this book was perfect from the standpoint of its beautiful photography and its clear, concise and imaginative recipes.

United States on Aug 08, 2023

Bernie Lee: Pastry techniques, measurements, excellent book

Spain on Jul 27, 2023

Irene: Great instructions to create beautiful pies.

United States on Mar 18, 2023

Ellen: Creative, beautiful photography, easy how to instructions. A welcome addition to any cookbook collection. A great gift.

United States on Mar 09, 2023

Patricia Callum: I got this for Christmas last year and have ooohed and amazed my.way through this year. I bought this for my daughter this year. Hope.she saves me a piece!

United States on Jan 11, 2023

Vunda: Great buy, very easy to follow instructions, lots of recipes. A great book for a first time pie maker. The back of the book has stencils to help you

United Kingdom on Apr 19, 2022

Amazon Customer: Very informative and easy to follow. Have made one pie so far and used one of the simpler designs.

Canada on Feb 23, 2022

Amazon Customer: What a wonderful book. Some of the designs are complicated but they have some easy ones too. For the person who wants to make a showpiece, this is the book for you.

Canada on Jul 31, 2021

A Southern Yankee: What a terrific book. The author shows you how to make some lovely and creative pieces of edible art. Not only are there step-by-step instructions, there are also templates that you can copy in the back of the book. The designs fire your imagination where after duplicationg the pies shown in the book, you can go off and explore new possibilities on your own.
I can't wait to try out freeze dried powdered blueberries to color dough. There are so many available flavors & colors like mulberry, strawberry, even beets! Recently, I've seen recipes turning sliced root vegetables & fruit into roses for pies & tarts. Why not use these freeze dried powdered fruits & vege's to add color to tint & color these and even pastry cut-outs instead of gel food colorings. It's worth a shot, wish me luck. I'm hoping to add color and flavor to potato roses, etc...
Would I give this book as a gift? Yes, there's always a cook in your life that would love new and proven ideas for a special dinner, pot-luck, or even a gift for your local police or fire department for the holidays. Most people forget our 1st responders over the holidays. Or even just to make your family smile when...

United States on Nov 22, 2020

Peggy: Karen shares tips and methods to help others transform their pies from okay to wow. What I most appreciate about the book is its clarity (great writing). Karen provides workarounds for bakers who may not have the all the tools she uses to create her works of art. For example, I don't own a "borderless pastry lifter" but I do have a pizza peel. Karen suggested using it instead. Works like a charm. The basic pie dough recipe included in the book has become my go-to dough recipe. The dough is easy to make, easy to work with -- and it's delicious!

Canada on Jul 18, 2020