A very ambitious and comprehensive guide to pie — from crust technique to decoration to hundreds of unique and interesting flavor combinations — this book from Erin Jeanne McDowell really captured our interest. We talk about the recipes we made, and decide whether this book holds up to the promise.

Recipes mentioned in this episode:

• Striped citrus pie
• Creamy lemon custard pie
• Peanut butter cream pie with raspberry meringue
• Sweet corn pie with blueberry whipped cream
• Roasted pineapple pie
• Pumpkin pie
• Apple pie
• Caramel Earl Grey custard pie in a gingersnap crumb crust
• Blueberry swamp pie with cornmeal crust
• Citrus sugar pie
• Birthday cake pie
• Tres leches slab pie
• Orange vanilla panna cotta pie
• Creamy mango pie
• Mango pie (NYT)
• Peanut butter choco-shmallow pie

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