50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie - Stacey Mei Yan Fong

\nA love letter written in pie crust to every state in the union--a delicious portrait of the country with more than 50 recipes for extraordinary pies that taste just like home. \n There's nothing quite so American as a slice of pie. That's what Stacey Mei Yan Fong learned growing up in Singapore and Hong Kong, watching movies set in the United States and dreaming about taking a road trip from coast to coast, stopping at diners along the way. After college in Savannah and a decade as a fashion designer, Stacey turned her passion for home baking into an ode to her chosen home: honoring the people, places, and flavors that made her love this country with a pie for each state. \n \n Each pie is an impressive, whimsical tribute that encapsulates a state's unique flavors and honors its culture. \n - For South Dakota, Stacey researched Indigenous ingredients with a Sioux nation chef to create her Wild Rice Pudding Pie. \n - For Illinois, she created a Deep Dish Pumpkin Pie. \n - For Nevada, she brought a Las Vegas all-you-can-eat-buffet into eight extraordinary savory and sweet slices. \n \n And there are plenty of crowd pleasers, such as: \n - Kentucky's Derby Pie with Blackberry Sauce \n - Mississippi Mud Pie \n - Idaho's Mashed Potato Pie with Hash Brown Crust and Scallop Potato Topping \n - Georgia's Sweet Tea Peach Pie with Pecan Crumble \n - North Dakota's Tater Tot Hot Dish Pie \n \n With bonus pies to honor Stacey's trajectory from Southeast Asia to her Brooklyn home, like: \n - A Pandan Custard Pie for her birthplace of Singapore \n - A Kope Jahe Pie in honor of her childhood in Indonesia \n - A Honey Peach Pie for her time at the Savannah College of Art and Design \n - And a Bagel Order Pie to celebrate her new forever New York City home \n \n Every pie is an opportunity to celebrate-or defend your home state's honor. Bake your way through and you'll taste the full range of flavors that America has to offer. \n \n With recipes organized like the all-American roadtrip we've all wanted to complete, this book is a journey through the wonders of pie for bakers of all skill levels-and the story of one extraordinary woman who chose to make this place her home. \n\n