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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