When Pies Fly: Handmade Pastries from Strudels to Stromboli, Empanadas to Knishes

Fantástico em todos os aspectos. Super recomendo. Muito esclarecedor, as massas são maravilhosas. Sucesso total!!

Another purchase from Amazon suggestions and another delightful find! I am not a pie person but have a deep appreciation of knishes and finding cookbooks with great recipes for this comfort food is difficult. Not only are the knish variations absolutely delicious, but recipes for savory pie and tarts are abundant. From cheeseburger hand pies, crab Rangoon pie poppers and Philly cheese steak galette to a strawberry jam tart and brandied peach pie poppers, every recipe is well planned and concisely presented, and from my experience, delicious. A world of culinary delights not to be overlooked.

"When Pies Fly" is another exciting addition to my Cathy Barrow cookbook collection. So many great recipes in this book, it has a huge variety, ten chapters of different types of pies. Plenty of traditional recipes and then delightful variations. I want to bake everything in this book. I made the antipasto stromboli for dinner tonight, and it was delicious. Her recipes are always reliable, and you can taste all the thought and care she puts into them. This cookbook is great for anyone who enjoys baking, beginners will enjoy the clear instructions, and more advanced bakers will enjoy the variety.

You can absolutely put your pie making future into Cathy Barrow's capable hands. Hubby immediately requested the brown sugar cinnamon hand pies which came out amazing and nostalgic - we ate two and I froze the rest and have been popping them in the toaster as needed (yes - NEEDED!). Next I made the Philly Cheese Steak Galette which blew our socks off - the balance of flavors in a mind-blowing caramelized onion and cheese crust is truly perfect. I have so many "to try" tags in the book I may as well just start at the beginning and bake my way through it. In fact, I think I will.

I haven't started baking from this book yet but I like what I've read so far. There's a variety of types of pies. Lots of pictures and the recipes seem straight forward. I gave one to my mom as a Christmas present and then turned around and ordered a copy for myself. Have fun!