Apple Pie Perfect: 100 Delicious and Decidedly Different Recipes for America's Favorite Pie

Ken Haedrich

Harvard Common Press, Aug 8, 2002 - Cooking - 256 pages

If you are an apple pie lover, Apple Pie Perfect is your dream-100 recipes for apple pie in all its delicious incarnations, plus ten versatile crust recipes. There are pies with single crusts, pies with double crusts, crumb toppings, and no toppings. There are traditional pies (My Mom and Dad's Brown Sugar Apple Pie), new twists (Baked Apple Dumpling Pie), multi-fruit pies (Apple-Plum Pie with Coconut Streusel), and pies for those who love apples in any and all forms (Shaker Boiled Apple Cider Pie). It's all written in Haedrich's homey, easy-to-follow style, with plenty of apple lore, tips, and advice, plus a complete pie maker's guide to apple varieties. With Apple Pie Perfect, any home cook can turn out a mouthwatering version of America's favorite pie.

Contents

• PASTRIES FOR YOUR APPLE PIES: 1
• AllAmerican Double Crust: 2
• Shortening Double Crust: 4
• Whole Wheat Double Crust: 6
• Best Butter Pie Pastry: 8
• ThreeGrain Butter Pastry: 10
• Yeasted Butter Pastry: 12
• Flaky Cream Cheese Pastry: 14
• Cheddar Cheese Pastry: 16
• Wheaten Oil Pastry: 18
• Graham Cracker Crust: 20
• APPLE PIES OF FALL AND WINTER: 23
• My Mom and Dads Brown Sugar Apple Pie: 24
• Grated Apple Pie: 26
• Traditional LatticeTop Apple Pie: 28
• Apple Pear Crumb Pie: 30
• Baked Apple Dumplin: 32
• Harvest Pie with Autumn Leaves: 34
• Smushy Paula Red Pie: 36
• Peggys Dutchess of Oldenburg Apple Pie: 38
• AllGranny Pecan Crumb Crust Pie: 40
• Apple and Green Tomato Mock Mincemeat Pie: 42
• Apple Cobbler Pie: 44
• CheddarCrusted Apple Pie: 46
• Dense Apple Crumble Pie: 48
• Apple UpsideDown Pan Pie: 50
• Apple Raisin Gingerbread Pie: 52
• Apple and Pear OpenFaced Pie: 54
• Coxs Orange Pippin Pie with Cinnamon Streuse: 56
• Andys Cranberry Apple Pie with Walnut Crumb Topping: 58
• Apple Pecan PumpkinButter Pie: 60
• Apple Marmalade Pie: 62
• DISTINCTLY SUMMER APPLE PIES: 65
• Nancys Apple and Elderberry Pie: 66
• Apple Strawberry Pie with Mint Jelly: 68
• Farm Stand Apple and Peach Pie: 70
• Fresh Tomato and Apple Pie: 72
• Logging Road Blackberry Apple Pie: 74
• Apple Cherry Pie with Coconut Almond Crumb Topping: 76
• Apple Plum Pie with Coconut Streusel: 78
• Summer Apple Raspberry Pie: 78
• Strawberry Pink Lady Apple Pie: 80
• Blueberry Apple Lattice Pie: 82
• Apple Strawberry Rhubarb Pie: 84
• VERY APPLE APPLE PIES: 87
• Pumpkin Applesauce Pie: 90
• Apple Applesauce Cherry Pie: 92
• Blushing Apple Applesauce Pie: 94
• OatmealRaisin AppleApple Butter Pie: 96
• Chunky AppleApple Butter Pie: 98
• SPECIAL OCCASION APPLE PIES: 101
• Valentines Apple Pie for Two: 104
• Apple and Champagne Grape Pie: 106
• Apple Apricot Peekaboo Pie: 108
• A FreezeandBake Apple Pie: 110
• Teresas Apple and Jalapeno Tailgate Pie: 112
• Sausage Apple and Prune Potpies: 114
• Individual Apple and Plum Pies with Streusel Topping: 116
• Apple BreadPudding Pie: 118
• Vanilla Bean Apple Cherry Pie: 120
• Tropical Apple Pie with Coconut Crumb Topping: 122
• Apple Pie Frangipane: 124
• NotQuiteaMileHigh Apple Ginger Pie: 126
• Wine Country Green Grape and Apple Pie: 128
• Tipsy Apple and Dried Cranberry Pie with Grand Marnier: 130
• THE CREAM OF THE CROP: 133
• FarmStyle Buttermilk Pie with Fried Apple Rings: 136
• Cottage CheeseCheesecake Apple Pie: 138
• Almond Custard Pie: 140
• Apple Cheesecake Pie: 142
• Sour Cream Apple Crumb Pie: 144
• Apple Rose WaterCustard Pie: 146
• APPLE PIE PURE AND WHOLESOME: 149
• SkinsOn Apple Pie in a Whole Wheat Crust: 152
• Sugarless Apple Pie: 154
• Honey Apple Pie with Walnut Mosaic Crust: 156
• Nittany Apple Pie with Molasses and Whole Wheat Streuse: 158
• Honeyed Apple Pear Pie in a Rosemary Semolina Crust: 160
• Maple Apple Pie with a Very Pecan Crumb Crust: 162
• Honey Whole Wheat Apple Pie: 164
• WHEN APPLE PIE MEETS PANTRY: 167
• Cardamom Apple Pie with Dried Tart Cherries: 170
• Jonagold Apple Pie with Gingersnap Crumb Topping: 172
• Apple Pie with Graham Cracker Streusel: 174
• Susan Jasses FiveSpice Powder Peekaboo Pie: 176
• Southern Apple Pie with Pecan Syrup: 178
• Apple Pie with Prunes and Port: 180
• Apple Apricot Pie: 182
• Dried Apple and Walnut Pie: 184
• Ginger Gold Apple Pie with Golden Raisins: 186
• Apple and Poached Fig Pie with Hazelnut Crumb Crust: 188
• APPLE PIE ON THE FRINGES: 191
• Apple and Brie Hand Pies: 194
• Apple Hand Pies with Apricot Preserves: 196
• Apple and Pear Hand Pies with Raisins and Walnuts: 198
• Assembled Apple Pie: 200
• Apple Calzone Pie: 202
• Apple Pizza Pie: 204
• A FEW FOR THE KIDS: 207
• Apple Marshmallow and Chocolate Chip Hand Pies: 210
• Frozen Apple and Peanut Butter Cloud Pie: 212
• NoBake Apple Ice Cream Pie: 214
• Sam and Jims Butterscotch Apple Pie for Kids: 216
• CaramelApple Nut Pie: 218
• APPLE PIE IN A JIFFY: 221
• Your Basic Great Apple Pie with Northern Spies: 224
• Crispin Apple Lemonade Pie: 226
• Quick Apple Cherry Pie: 228
• Gravenstein Apple and Pear Pie with Cornmeal Streusel: 230
• Cortland Apple Pie with Granola Crumb Crust: 232
• FourApple Pie: 234
• New York States Official Apple Pie: 236
• INDEX: 238

About the author

KEN HAEDRICH, with his four decades of experience as a "comfort food" cook, has collaborated with The Old Farmer's Almanac on two books: Comfort Food and Everyday Baking. Author of 13 cookbooks, many from The Harvard Common Press, and winner of the Julia Child Cookbook Award, his recipes, food articles, and tips have brought great food and delicious dishes to millions of people. Ken lives in the Lowcountry of South Carolina, and is the "dean" of The Pie Academy found here: thepieacademy.com."

Bibliographic information

• Title: Apple Pie Perfect: 100 Delicious and Decidedly Different Recipes for America's Favorite Pie
• Author: Ken Haedrich
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Harvard Common Press, 2002
• ISBN: 1558322256, 9781558322257
• Length: 256 pages
• Subjects: Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Desserts; Cooking / Courses & Dishes / Pies; Cooking / General; Cooking / Specific Ingredients / Fruit