MARTHA STEWART'S NEW PIES and TARTS

150 Recipes for Old-Fashioned and Modern Favourites

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Brand new large softcover book, published 2011, 352 pages, lots of gorgeous, mouthwatering colour photos and step-by-step instructions

A must-have for every baker - featuring the most delicious, easy-to-assemble sweet and savoury pies and tarts.

Filled with seasonal fruit, piled high with billowy meringue, or topped with buttery streusel, pies and tarts are comforting and foolproof. In Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts, the editors of Martha Stewart Living include 150 recipes: Some are savory, some are sweet; some are simple enough for a weeknight, while others are fancy enough for special events. Throughout, readers will find plenty of fillings and crusts, basics, and techniques for creating flavors and textures for every taste - from down-home classics that come together easily with fresh berries and stone fruits to modern tarts layered with chocolate ganache or finished with a wine glaze. There are also individual hand pies, savory comforts like quiche and potpie, holiday-worthy desserts for nearly every occasion, and much more. 

As is expected from Martha Stewart, this book is at once a feast for the eyes and the palate, as well as a practical teaching tool. Each dish is accompanied by a lush, four-color photograph. Throughout the book are simple instructions for decorative crusts and finishing techniques (latticework, cutouts, classic edgings). A complete Basics section of tools, pantry staples, and dough recipes (pâte brisée, cream cheese dough, press-in cookie crusts, puff pastry), plus plenty of tips and make-ahead tricks, help readers along the way. Whether making an effortless, free-form galette or the perfect latticework pie, bakers of all skill levels will look again and again to Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts.

Each tantalizing recipe is accompanied by a lush, full-color photograph, so you never have to wonder how the tart or pie will look. Beautifully designed and a joy to read, Martha Stewart’s New Pie & Tarts is rich with helpful tips and techniques for baking, decorating, and storing, as well asbasic dough recipes, variations and finishing techniques.

Chapters feature pies and tarts for everyone:

• Classic - Mile-Hihg Lemon Meringue Pie, Lattice-Top Blueberry Pie, Pumpkin Pie
• Free-form - Thin Pear Tart, Apricot-Pistachio Tart, Apple Butter Hand Pies
• Sleek - Creme Brulee Tarts, Caramelized Lemon Tart, Chocolate Mousse Tart with Hazelnuts
• Dreamy - Mississippi Mud Pie, Frozen Chocolate-Peanut Butter Pie, Butterscotch Praline Cream Pie
• Rustic - Rhubarb Crumble Pie, Cheddar-Crust Apple Pie, Blackberry Jam Tart
• Layered - Poached Pear and Almond Tart, Rainbow Puff-Pastry Tarts, Chocolate Pear Tart
• Dainty - Poppy-Seed Tartlets with Lemon Curd, Roasted Fig Tartlets, Cranberry Meringue Mini Pies
• Artful - Vanilla Bean-Pineapple Tart, Peach-Raspberry Slab Pie, Pumpkin and Ricotta Crostata
• Holiday - Rocky Road Tart, Neapolitan Easter Pie, Gingerbread-Raspberry Snowflake Tart
• Savory - Spinach-Feta Turnovers, Leek and Olive Tart, Summer Squash Lattice Tart

Martha Stewart’s New Pies and Tarts is a US publication and measurements are in imperial - pounds, ounces, inches, cups and spoons.

About the author

Martha Helen Stewart (née Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising. Stewart's syndicated talk show, Martha, is broadcast throughout the world, she has written numerous bestselling books, and she is the publisher of the Martha Stewart Living magazine.

In 2001, Stewart was named the third most powerful woman in America by Ladies Home Journal. In 2004, she was convicted of lying to investigators about a stock sale and served five months in prison. Stewart began a strong comeback campaign in 2005, with her company returning to profitability in 2006.

Martha is the author of three dozen bestselling books on cooking, entertaining, gardening, weddings, and decorating. She is the host of The Martha Stewart Show, the popular daily syndicated television show.

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Martha Stewart's New Pies and Tarts by Martha Stewart