Mini Pies: Adorable and Delicious Recipes for Your Favorite Treats

Discover the joy of crafting small, single-serving and handheld pies hot from the oven with this adorable collection of sweet and savory recipes.

The flaky crust and delectable filling of traditional pie in the ultimate grab-and-go, fun-sized desserts—mini pies! Do you love the taste of pie but prefer the cute size of a cupcake? Then toss the pie pan, grab your muffin tin and open this book. With delicious recipes, easy-to-follow instructions and stunning color photographs, Mini Pies provides everything you need to bake these adorable miniature desserts with professional results.

Featuring gourmet recipes for a range of fruit, custard, nut and savory delights, Mini Pies serves up hold in-your-hand, single-serving versions of all your favorites, as well as the authors’ all-new creations, including:

•Apple

• Cherry

• Strawberry

• Pumpkin

• Key Lime

• Lemon Meringue

• Chocolate Cream

• Bourbon Pecan

• Honey and Pine Nut

• Dilled Spinach Quiche

• Onion, Olive and Thyme Tart

Whether you are baking a single batch to have around the house for your family or making a collection of different mini pies to offer guests at your next party, this book is packed with tips, tricks and techniques for creating crowd-pleasing mini pies. The authors guide you step-by-step through making the perfect crust, plus graham cracker, vegan, shortbread and gluten-free variations.

“The cupcake is dead. Long live the pie!”—NPR's Weekend Edition

© 2011 Ulysses Press (Ebook): 9781612430027

Release date

Ebook: October 11, 2011