The Mini Book of Pies

Description

Pies are the ultimate comfort food. Enjoy sweet and savoury pies, try traditional and modern recipes and discover new family favourites with The Mini Book of Pies. The perfect book for the beginner pie maker, it features 85 inventive and delicious recipes for the true British classic, the pie. This book also includes simple to follow guides on making pastry, pie dishes and pie decoration and also reveals a few secret baking tips, making sure your pies turn out perfect every time (and no soggy bottoms!). Whether you are looking for simple family suppers or pies to impress; a winter warmer or a summer picnic pie; a meaty pie, a veggie pie, a fish pie or a classic pudding pie, you will find it in The Mini Books of Pies. Recipes include; Beef and Beer Pie with Sweet Potato Mash Pie Moroccan Lamb with Apricots Pie Sausage and Caramelised Onion with Mash Pie Spanish Chicken Pie Smoked Trout and Almond Quick Pie Roasted Vegetable with Cumin Puff Pastry Pie Butternut Squash, Sage and Goat's Cheese Pie Easy Peasy Plum and Blackberry Pie Features content first published in Pies by Sophie Conran, 2006

Sophie Conran is a mother of two and an entrepreneur with a passion for food, family and friends. One of the famous Conran clan, she has inherited her parents' flair for food and design. As a girl Sophie helped her mum, Caroline, an iconic food writer, to test her recipes. Sophie continues to create fantastic new pie recipes and the range won four medals at the Great Taste Awards 2005. She has designed a range of beautiful cookware with homeware company Portmerion, she contributes to magazines and publishing as an entertainment editor and also works in fashion with her brother Jasper.

Review for Pies "Pies glorious pies; savoury ones, sweet ones, easy ones and smart ones. This book has a pie for every season, occasion and mood." Olive Magazine "This book contains some real humdingers for pie lovers. " Sunday Business Post