{"id":932,"date":"2011-11-22T17:28:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-22T17:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pastrysampler.com\/blog\/vegan-pie-in-the-sky-great-baking-book-for-everyone\/"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:31:07","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T16:31:07","slug":"vegan-pie-in-the-sky-great-baking-book-for-everyone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pastrysampler.com\/blog\/2011\/11\/vegan-pie-in-the-sky-great-baking-book-for-everyone.html","title":{"rendered":"Vegan Pie in the Sky: Great Baking Book For Everyone"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vegan desserts are those that are obviously meatless and completely animal free. Vegan Pie in the Sky: 75 Out-of-this-World Recipes for Pies, Tarts, Cobblers, and More <\/em>provides fun and tasty desserts for any diet.<\/em><\/p>\n

Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero have teamed up again to produce Vegan Pie in the Sky. Their previous team works include the books: Veganomicon<\/em>, Vecan Cupcakes Take Over the World<\/em>, and Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar<\/em>. They are also the backbone of the The Post Punk Kitchen<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Vegan Baking Tips Good for Non-Vegans, Too<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m not vegan, but loved trying the recipes. Vegan Pie in the Sky<\/em> gives great tips on ‘boozy’ pie crusts, or those containing vodka, and crusts made with solid coconut oil. I’m always looking for new ways to make pies and using coconut oil was new to me.<\/p>\n

Vegan Pie in the Sky<\/em> Chapters and Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n

The book is separated into two main parts: How to Create the Universe or Bake a Pie From Scratch; and The Recipes. Since this is a baking book focusing on fruit desserts and pies, pies, tarts, and cheesecakes are all covered as well as these popular fruit desserts: cobbler, betty, crisp, pandowdy, and buckle. For those looking for recipes, they give good, tested recipes in these chapters: Pie Crusts; Fruit Pies; Creamy Pies, Harvest Pies, Chocolate Pies, and A Few Toppings.<\/p>\n

The Base and the Top<\/b><\/p>\n

If you’ve never made a pie before in your life, the authors have documented the work over several pages with their steps: <\/p>\n