Bubby's Homemade Pies

I have only made two of the pies in this book so far -- the tarte tatin and the chocolate-mocha pudding banana pie -- but they were both fabulous. I have a lot of baking books and I bake a lot, and I have found the recipes to be simpler than many other pie-book recipes, but always delicious. I highly recommend it.

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.

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!

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.

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!