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Elegant Pie: Transform Your Favorite Pies into Works of Art Kindle Edition

by Karin Pfeiff-Boschek (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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A designer who’s “turned pie crust decorating into an art form” shows how to embellish an ordinary crust—for a creation as beautiful as any cake (Martha Stewart).

Everyone knows that serving a pie for dessert makes guests happy. And serving one with a beautifully designed crust that makes guests swoon is even better.

Pies can be as stunningly attractive as the most decorative cakes with the use of some basic techniques and the appropriate care when working with pie dough. The recipes and techniques in this book give any home baker the tools to create breathtaking works of pie art. From preparation of the dough to the last moments of baking, all methods are clearly presented using step-by-step photographs. A flat surface, rolling pin, sharp knife, and cookie cutters of different sizes and shapes make embellishing an ordinary pie crust easy.

The 25 designs in this book, arranged by three levels of difficulty, range from graphic art styles to seasonal-inspired florals—offering the first guide to creating these stunning works of edible art.

“[A] gorgeous cookbook…As the book progresses, so do your skills.” —Taste of Home
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Eye in the Pie

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Summer Flower Garden

Pie and Book

Apple Pie Filling

Makes one (9 to 13-inch/23 to 33-cm) pie

Instructions:

Thinly slice the apples into flat slices so the filling can be made smooth under the top crust. Place the apple slices in a large bowl and sprinkle the lemon juice over them if they are very sweet or if you need to keep them awhile before using. The juice will add tartness and also keep the apples from turning brown.

Add the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice. Mix all the ingredients with your hands or use a large salad spoon and fork. It’s important that all of the apple slices be coated evenly with the flour, sugar, and spices.

Pour or spoon the apple mixture into a prepared pie shell and scatter small bits of butter over the surface. Alternatively, you can melt the butter and drizzle it over the top of the apples. Proceed with your top crust, decoration, and baking as directed.

For a pleasant variation, add 2 tablespoons (30 ml) of Calvados to the apple mixture before putting it in the crust.

Ingredients

  • 8 to 12 medium-sized apples (tart, firm varieties such as Granny Smith), peeled and cored
  • 12 tablespoons (180 ml) freshly squeezed lemon juice (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • ¼ to ¾ cup (50 to 150 g) brown sugar (according to taste and the sweetness of the fruit)
  • ½ to 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon allspice
  • 2 tablespoons butter

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“Picture the pie as a blank canvas for edible art—or at least that’s the premise behind this gorgeous cookbook. And forget about the intimidation factor; the beginner chapter eases you into pie crust decor with only a few special tools (think cool cookie cutters). As the book progresses, so do your skills.” (Taste of Home)

About the Author

Karin Pfeiff-Boschek was born and lives in a rural area of central Germany. Both of her grandmothers were avid bakers and influenced Karin as a young child so that she began a baking career in her early years. After meeting her US-born husband she became interested in pie baking. Coming from the field of textile design she began applying her training to the embellishment of pie crusts. In less than two years her Instagram account grew to include 200 of her edible art works and over 85,000 followers. As a skilled and talented photographer she presents her pies in dramatic and appealing photographs. In addition to baking and photography Karin, together with her husband has completely renovated a 22-room abbey in which they live.
 

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07Y13LBWT
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC (October 29, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 29, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 121316 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 184 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 1,167 ratings

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Karin Pfeiff-Boschek was born and lives in a rural area of central Germany. Both of her grandmothers were avid bakers and influenced Karin as a young child so that she began a baking career in her early years. After meeting her US-born husband she became interested in pie baking. Coming from the field of textile design she began applying her training to the embellishment of pie crusts. In less than two years her Instagram account grew to include 200 of her edible art works and over 85,000 followers. As a skilled and talented photographer she presents her pies in dramatic and appealing photographs. In addition to baking and photography Karin, together with her husband has completely renovated a 22-room abbey in which they live.

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The Absolute, Most Gorgeous Pie Book!
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The Absolute, Most Gorgeous Pie Book!
I bought this for my sister who is the family’s pie baker. She read it cover to cover, took notes and purchased some new baking tools. She’s recreated several of the pies and swears it has the BEST pie crust recipe she’s EVER used.
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Jenaque
5.0 out of 5 stars The Absolute, Most Gorgeous Pie Book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
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I bought this for my sister who is the family’s pie baker. She read it cover to cover, took notes and purchased some new baking tools. She’s recreated several of the pies and swears it has the BEST pie crust recipe she’s EVER used.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Absolute, Most Gorgeous Pie Book!
Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2024
I bought this for my sister who is the family’s pie baker. She read it cover to cover, took notes and purchased some new baking tools. She’s recreated several of the pies and swears it has the BEST pie crust recipe she’s EVER used.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous images, fun to read!
Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2024
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This book was lovely! Gave as a Xmas gift and we all took turns looking at it after it was opened. The book has beautiful images and great inspirational ideas that actually look doable. Highly recommend to anyone who loves a beautiful pie!
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DeBonne Wishart
5.0 out of 5 stars A PLUS FOR PIE ARTISTRY
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2023
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The best book for pie crust artistry😊😊😊😊
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Melinda Ann Stryker
5.0 out of 5 stars I enjoy creating pies with designs.
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
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The way they makes patterns to cut out and show ways they connect cut outs to dough tops or cookies or make up a dessert or a snack
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A Southern Yankee
5.0 out of 5 stars What a terrific book!
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2020
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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 they see it, just before they demolish it. In my opinion, the book was a good investment for an addition to my cookbook collection.
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Nancy Trecina
4.0 out of 5 stars Award winning pie designs for sure!
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2022
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I’ve always been a pie lover and baker but now they will be totally over the top! Compliments abound since I’ve used this book. Great instructions and beautiful decorative ideas. If I had time I’d make a pie every day!
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Pat Perrier, Author
5.0 out of 5 stars Great for the Pie Person
Reviewed in the United States on August 8, 2023
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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.
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lumindanu
5.0 out of 5 stars Think of it like an Art book
Reviewed in the United States on January 20, 2022
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Ok, the photos are great, and the tips very useful. But IMHO the book is best purchased as an inspirational book. There are a million pie and pie crust recipes …. Many excellent.

If this book didn’t have a single recipe, I would still have purchased it. The ideas and techniques are really helpful. I am an experienced baker… but never made lattice pies because they are fussy and often, and exercise in frustration and futility. This year, success … easily, using the books techniques.

In addition to the practical aspect, there are just LOTS of ideas. And yes, right now, those same ideas are on Pinterest, but in 5 years, they will be gone, and the inspiration with them.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fun
Reviewed in Canada on December 7, 2023
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Beautifully illustrated, having fun just making my own designs.
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E Roman
5.0 out of 5 stars Fue un regalo y quedó encantada
Reviewed in Mexico on July 10, 2021
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Excelente libro con ilustraciones e instrucciones precisas, aunque algunos ingredientes como los colorantes naturales en polvo son difíciles de conseguir en México, pero se pueden encontrar sustitutos. Fue un regalo y de lo mejor, quedó muy contenta la persona.
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Bernie Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars Everything you need for great pies
Reviewed in Spain on July 27, 2023
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Pastry techniques, measurements, excellent book
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Vunda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy, very easy to follow instructions. r
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 19, 2022
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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
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Nora Fabian
5.0 out of 5 stars Tolles, fotoreiches und künstlerisches Buch
Reviewed in Germany on March 15, 2021
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Liebe das buch! Sehr schön gemacht. Mal sehen wie gut die Rezepte aufgebaut sind aber der Aufbau so wie bei einem bastelbuch finde ich toll und hilfreich. Und ich mag das eher quadratische Format- mal was anderes!
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