Pie: a SAVOR THE SOUTH cookbook

Savor the South Cookbooks

by Sara Foster

Sara Foster takes the expression "easy as pie" seriously. New and experienced bakers alike will thrill to Foster's encouraging approach to tossing together the most delicious made-from-scratch pies. A southern kitchen is unimaginable without pie, says Foster, who grew up on a farm in Tennessee, where many a meal ended with a bubbling pie or cobbler straight from the oven. "There were many pie makers in my family, and no one ever needed a recipe--they just mixed, rolled out pastry, and baked to perfection," she writes. Surrounded from an early age by her pie-baking mother, grandmothers, aunts, cousins, and neighbors, Foster developed a natural passion for pies.

Here, reap the rewards of Foster's inspiration: fifty-seven recipes for amazing pies, including the southern classics, each one matched to one of eleven perfect pie crusts. You'll find pies piled with fruit, pies stuffed with nuts, custard and cream pies, icebox pies, tarts and hand pies--and savory pies, too. Guided by Foster's clear instructions and how-to tips, you too will soon be pulling a pie pan of joy out of the oven for every season and taste.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

167 pages, Paperback

Published September 4, 2018

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Reviews

[Yaaresse · Rating 2 out of 5]

It had all the right "pieces parts" and some intriguing regional pies, but the whole thing came across as phoned in, as if the author was bored with the subject before even beginning.

This was one of 24 books in this Savor the South series. Each is written by a different person, and I believe all of them have ties to the greater Southern US. (I recognize most of the names, but not all, and so may be wrong about that.) This is the only volume of the series our library had. It didn't really make me want to go look for the rest of the series. And that's probably unfair of me some of the others might be more interesting and informative.

[Jodi Geever · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m surprised how tiny this book is. It represents a broad cross section of pies across the south both savory and sweet. The book is no nonsense, including not a single photo. But the recipes are easy to follow, and look delicious.

[cleo s · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'll admit I haven't made any recipes from here yet, but I definitely plan to! They all look really good! I think it has some great family recipes that haven't been seen by the public before. I like that it includes crust recipes as well. I also like that it has sweet and savory.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good advice on making pie crusts, and many tasty-looking recipes for various pies. I’m going to try her recipe for buttermilk pie over the holidays.

[Rose Ann · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, the author is rather patronizing. If I was a neophyte pie-baker, her tone would put me off. As an experienced pie-baker, I'm taking a bit of umbrage at her tone! And besides, there's nothing new here. Nothing that can't be found in other, better cookbooks, like a "Southern Living" cookbook.