March 14th is celebrated by math and pastry lovers everywhere as Pi Day! The date 3/14 resembles the first few digits of pi, 3.14, which is used to calculate the circumference of circles. Or circular foods, such as pies. Here are some baking books to help you celebrate this delicious day!
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The book on pie : everything you need to know to bake perfect pies
by Erin Jeanne McDowell The award-winning New York Times food stylist and author of The Fearless Baker presents a comprehensive, single-volume resource on the secrets to making great pie that provides coverage of everything from flaky crusts to special-occasion classics. 30,000 first printing. Illustrations. |
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The Cast-Iron Pies Cookbook : 101 Delicious Pie Recipes for Your Cast-Iron Cookware
by Dominique Devito An elegant presentation of more than 100 sweet and savory pies tailor-made for everyone’s favorite cooking tool—the cast-iron skillet! |
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Easy As Pie : The Essential Pie Cookbook for Every Season and Reason
by Saura Madani 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. Master the art of pie-making and start enjoying a lifetime of fresh, homemade pie with this pie cookbook. |
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First prize pies : shoo-fly, candy apple & other deliciously inventive pies for every week of the year (and more)
by Allison Kave Collects inventive recipes for a variety of pies such as root beer float pie, bourbon-ginger pecan pie, and chocolate lavender pie, with instructions for different crusts, including classic, vegan, gluten-free, and chocolate cookie crust. |
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Martha Stewart's new pies & tarts : 150 recipes for old-fashioned and modern favorites
by Martha Stewart A follow-up to Martha Stewart's Cupcakes features 150 illustrated recipes for classic dessert pies, savory potpies and seasonal tarts, in a treasury that is complemented by instructions for preparing a range of doughs and adding decorative finishes. |
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The new pie : modern techniques for the classic American dessert
by Christopher A. Taylor Circuit pie experts, and winners of more than 500 awards for baking, use traditional techniques, innovative flavors and their love of kitchen gadgets to reinvent the traditional pastime of pie-making, in a cookbook filled with step-by-step instructions and aimed at bakers of any level. |
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The perfect pie : your ultimate guide to classic and modern pies, tarts, galettes, and more
by America's Test Kitchen Covers corner-bakery classics and French-patisserie favorites—plus a host of whimsical, modern pies and tarts of all kinds such as Crab Apple Rose Pie, Chocolate-Hazelnut Raspberry Mousse Tart, and Holiday Eggnog Custard Pie. |
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Pie academy : master the perfect crust and 255 amazing fillings, with fruits, nuts, creams, custards, ice cream, and more : expert techniques for making fabulous pies from scratch
by Ken Haedrich Featuring step-by-step tutorials, along with more than 250 recipes, this master class in pie making taught by the dean of The Pie Academy is the perfect how-to for bakers of all levels. |
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Pie camp : the skills you need to make any pie you want
by Kate McDermott The James Beard Award-nominated Pie Camp instructor presents a follow-up to Art of the Pie that shares expert insights into pie foundations, troubleshooting and mix-and-matching crusts with fillings, providing gluten-free options and one dozen master-level recipes. |
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The Pie and Tart Collection : 170 Recipes for the Pie and Tart Baking Enthusiast
by Brian Hart Hoffman Featuring 170 recipes for piecrusts, custards, fruit fillings, whipped toppings, and more. From reimagined classics, like Apple Crumb Pie, to creative new takes, like Banana Pudding Meringue Pie, this cookbook is a well of baking inspiration. With tried and tested recipes and photography as your guide, explore the glorious world of artisan pies and tarts from your home kitchen. |
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Pieometry : Modern Tart Art and Pie Design for the Eye and the Palate
by Lauren Ko The award-winning founder of Instagram’s popular @lokokitchen account shares step-by-step instructions for making her signature geometrically intricate pies, from honey ricotta tart with herbed pastry shell to butternut bacon macaroni and cheese pie. |
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Pies Are Awesome : The Definitive Pie Art Book; Step-By-Step Designs for Every Occasion
by Jessica Leigh Clark-bojin World-renowned pie artist Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin shares her easy, approachable, and never-before-seen pie art techniques, delicious recipes, and 28 pie art designs centered around holidays and life occasions. |
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Pie squared : irresistibly easy sweet and savory slab pies
by Cathy Barrow Made in a sheet pan, a slab pie can make enough dinner or dessert for a crowd. PIE SQUARED includes more than 60 savory and sweet pie recipes along with 20 crust and topping recipes and step-by-step techniques for rolling and decorating that will appeal to baking aficionados as well as occasional bakers. This fresh, uncomplicated take on pie will encourage those of you who have been reluctant in the past to now take out your rolling pin and try it. |
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Sister Pie : The Recipes and Stories of a Big-hearted Bakery in Detroit
by Lisa Ludwinski A collection of favorite recipes for sweet and savory pies from the owner of Detroit's Sister Pie bakery features such options as ginger peach biscuit, toasted marshmallow butterscotch, and sour cherry bourbon pie. |
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Tart it up! : sweet & savory tarts & pies
by Eric Lanlard Provides instructions for savory and sweet recipes for tarts and pies with tips and techniques to make puff, almond, chocolate and brioche pastries. |