The New Pie

<p><strong><strong>Create 75 beautiful and unique pies using traditional techniques and modern tools from a couple who has baked their way to the top. </strong></strong><br /><br /><strong>IACP AWARD FINALIST &acirc;&euro;&cent; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR AND <em>FOOD52</em></strong><br /><br />Get ready for a new, fresh take on baking the ultimate feel-good dessert: pie! In <em>The New Pie</em>, Chris Taylor and Paul Arguin&mdash;winners of more than 500 awards for baking (including the Best of Show Award at the National Pie Championships)&mdash;re-examine the wholesome world of pie. Through traditional time-honored techniques, modern cooking methods (like sous vide), innovative flavors (birthday cake; Tahitian pineapple; and mocha "mystery"), and a love for kitchen gadgets (like immersion circulators and silicone texture mats), these legendary competition circuit pie experts reinvent the traditional pastime of pie-making. With step-by-step instructions and playful photography, you'll learn to make groundbreaking creations, including a magnificent Blueberry-Maple Pie with wood-grain lattice, the King Fluffernutter Pie, and a striped chocolate Pie of the Tiger. Whether you are a pie voyeur, new baker, or baking enthusiast you will find inspiration at every turn and pies to satisfy every craving.</p>