The Pie and Pastry Bible

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Summary: Absolutely Awesome!
Review: As a formally trained & accomplished baker and long time fan of The Cake Bible, I love Rose's latest publication. I have baked many of these recipes and all have been wonderful. I love making pies just to try new recipes (and now have many new friends to help me eat them). Thank you Rose for my ever widening hips!

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Summary: Wonderful information; great instructions
Review: Please be aware of an error regarding the lemon meringue pie on page 178. The recipe reads "8 (eight)eggs, separated yolks." I followed this exactly (questioning this as most recipes use 3 or 4 eggs at the most);however in a book entitled the "Bible", one does not question the authority. This mistake spelled disaster; the pie looked beautiful but was simply egg soup. I trust this will save someone from a similar disaster.

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Summary: Delicious recipes
Review: I just finished my first pie out of this book, and although it was quite time-consuming, it was truly delicious. The book holds so many wonderful recipes, that I can't decide on which one to try next, and with Rose's detailed instructions you just can't fail, even if you have never made a pie before. More pictures would have made this a five-star book..

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Summary: Not for the novice
Review: After reading just a couple of her receipies, I discovered this book is not for the faint at heart when it comes to baking. Although when I watched her on an early morning program, I gathered there was a more balanced experience of receipies. Her citation of types of flour is simply more information that I was interesting in having and boardered on what one might call flour snobbery. So far, the only method I have regularly incorporated in my pastry baking is her reference to chilling. So as all is not down the pastry funnel, I will pick and choose a few more receipies now and then to try.

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Summary: another fabulous book
Review: I asked for this book for Christmas and ended up staying up all night reading it straight through like a novel (porno actually) And I had made 4 peanut butter tarts before New Years. This book will join The Cake Bible as the only book I need to maintain my reputation as a serious baker. Very detailed and sometimes time consuming recipes, but they always work, and they always meet with rave reviews! Plus its just SO PRETTY!!!

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Summary: If baking is your hobby, and pie a passion, buy it!
Review: Having heard Rose speak on Public Radio about the value in baking homemade pie for family and guests, I had to order the book if only to have the Flaky Cream-Cheese Pie Crust recipe, which Rose said, "...is the soul of this book." I was impressed when I heard her say she'd tried the recipe 50 times to get it exactly, scientifically right. I am happy to report I tried the cream cheese crust, open-faced fresh blueberry pie yesterday, and it was worth every puttering step. Absolutely great! It looked just like the wonderful color photo provided in the book and tasted fabulous. Rose's book answers every possible question a baker could have about ingredients, storage, problems, you-name-it! What could be a lost art for those of us who grew up with European-born, stay-at-home expert baker moms, Rose's book is indispensable. The mystery and science of my childhood's translucent apple strudel dough is included in this great book. She's translated pinch-of-this, handful of that into very exact weights, measures, and procedures for any kind of putsy pastry, but DOES offer her recommendations for brand mixes for when you're in a hurry.

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Summary: Simply the best
Review: Ms. Beranbaum is the dessert chef's dessert chef. This is a superb book for serious home cooks and professionals. While I might not give this book to a beginner or casual cook, I would definitely recommend it to anyone interested in dessert making who wants to improve their skill level in a dramatic way.

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Summary: Now, all I need is TIME....Awesome book!
Review: I have devoured this book ---- I have truly enjoyed reading it. If you enjoy the" Why" behind baking you will love this book. This is an excellent reference. Better yet, I got raves on the cherry pie that I made. I'm buying her book on cakes and cookies TODAY!

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Summary: Surprises for an experienced baker
Review: I've been baking for more than 30 years, and I thought I did OK - as did my family. But there were a lot of answers to questions that I hadn't even known I had in the Pie and Pastry Bible, and some new techniques that really have made a difference! I'm not enthusiastic about the way the book is set up, because I have to keep flipping back and forth from the filling to the crust until I get her crust recipe memorized. There are some recipes that are quite simple, but are presented in a complicated way. However, the information is very, very complete, and there are many entertaining comments and lots of recipes for any level of training and experience. I like it - and she makes a better pie crust than I do!

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Summary: Excelent, Excelent Excelent
Review: It's simply amazing! The recipes here never fail! I recomend this book to everyone, but remember:patient is everything.If you are the kind of person that not use to follow each detail that the recipe calls for, go to the supermarket and buy something frozen.