| | |  | Sushi Items | Home » » Bubby's Homemade Pies | | | | | | | Description: | | "One of my fondest childhood memories is of my aunt's pies cooling on the window sill, while father sat with his deputy . . . wait . . . that might be Opie Taylor. If you love pie, and I can only assume you do, Bubby's pies are the best. I'm eating one right now."
--Jon Stewart
"I almost ate the book! If my bubby made pies like this, I'd weigh 400 pounds."
--Billy Crystal
"If a pie cooling in a country breeze is your idea of baking nirvana, with its golden crust and juicy filling beckoning, then the delightful recipes in Bubby's Homemade Pies will guide you toward that goal and, perhaps, initiate the appearance of 'Pie of the Month' at your house. Now wouldn't that be a sweet and welcoming sight?"
--Lisa Yockelson, award-winning author of Baking by Flavor and ChocolateChocolate
"My dad always says, 'Save your fork, there's pie!'"
--Kate Douglass, owner of The Spotted Pig | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Ronald M. Silver | | Hardcover:
| 384 pages | | Publisher:
| Wiley | | Publication Date:
| August 13, 2007 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0764576348 | | Product Length:
| 9.26 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.8 inches | | Product Height:
| 1.34 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.96 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.4 inches | | Package Height:
| 1.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 20 reviews |
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26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Happiness on every page...Sep 14, 2007
By John Dough
What simpler comfort and happiness than pie? I've used a lot of cookbooks (I own over 100) and what the best all have in common:
1)Instructions so clear, so simple--you want to dive right in. The authors have anticipated and solved all problems you could face. Just do what they say and you'll be an instant success.
2)Predictable results--I made 10 peach cobblers over Labor Day weekend and all were world-class, the best ones I've ever had.
3)Careful attention to basic techniques makes this a great book for beginners and a thoughtful, almost meditative exercise for experts. All you need to know about baking--indeed about cooking--is revealed in baking pie crust. It's a never-ending exercise in reaching elusive perfection, but you get closer each time.
Silver and Bervin give nothing away to James Beard and Alice Waters's best work on all these points! You'll congratulate yourself and buy many copies for your friends, I promise.
21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 The finest pies in AmericaSep 04, 2007
By C. Harris
I've been buying pies at Bubby's since they opened their doors. And for a very good reason: they make the best tasting pies I've ever eaten. Whenever I visit relatives or friends a Bubby's pie is a required house gift (I'm frequently told which variety and how many).
So, when Bubby is prepared to teach me how to do it, I pay attention.
The first pie I made was the blueberry peach. Simple, easy-to-follow directions and fun descriptions lightened the fear factor. It was great. The next pie was Brandon's steak and guinness pie. It was every bit as good as Bubby's own, and I made it myself.
My only concern is, now that I can make these incredible pies myself, what will happen to Bubby's?
If you love pie and you can't get to Bubby's, BUY this book!
16 of 16 found the following review helpful:
Go home and start baking!Sep 17, 2007
By C. Veda
"pie enthusiast"
I love this book! I think it would be great for bakers of all levels of experience. I'm a seasoned pie baker, but this book definitely inspired me to try recipes outside of my comfort zone, and I had great results. The instructions are clear, easy to follow, and they think of everything ahead of time so you aren't stuck in the middle of a recipe with a sudden daunting task. And the bonus? You get to have Bubby's Pies at home!! This is a book everyone should have in their kitchen.
12 of 13 found the following review helpful:
Yummy FestSep 27, 2007
By Lance
"Lance"
This is a terrific book. The recipes are spot on and the writing is superbly crafted. It's a delight to have a cookbook co-written by a poet! The illustrations are what really seperate this book from others. They're delicately crafted with a real eye for depicting everything from peaches to a baby lamb. You have to see it to believe it. Oh, and the pies, once cooked, are amazing. Try the blueberry peach pie and send me a piece, I'm addicted to it!
15 of 17 found the following review helpful:
crustophobia conquered!Oct 17, 2007
By G. Kagan
I am a semi-serious cook and I generally feel at ease with many kinds of food preparation. The great exception to this has always been pie making. I am not intimidated by pie fillings but I have always had a traumatic fear of pie crusts. My few early efforts at crust construction all ended in unmitigated catastrophe and I kept my distance from it for many long years. As fate would have it, I received this book as a present and it lay virtually unopened for several months until my daughter insisted I bake a pie for some school related purpose. I wept like a baby but could not escape this demand to bake a pie. Anyway, the clarity and detail of the crust-making instructions actually yielded the desired results, much to my amazement. The darkness has lifted and I can now see a future that includes baking pies.
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