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    Haynes Men's Pie Manual

    Jan 5, 2015 by Ian Carruthers | This post may contain affiliate links.

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    I've had a fair amount of experience with Haynes manuals although mostly for cars, for which they are most known. The step by step guide with handy photographs has made car maintenance at home a reality, I'm not sure that without my trusty Haynes manuals I would have fixed half the problems I've had on my cars.

    So when Louise was sent a copy of the Haynes Men's Pie Manual to review there was really only one man for the job. So in order to do this reviews justice I got myself a cup of tea and sat down with my new Haynes manual and started flicking through, first impressions are that it is quite different from a car manual, for a start the pictures are all in colour, however it does still have section of tools and techniques.

    Having read through the book I thought it would be best if I was to try out one or two of the recipes, I thought I'd go for puff pastry and then use that to make sausage rolls. I'm not sure the puff pastry was the best recipe to choose as even in the book it says just use readymade and not to bother making your own, still I wanted to try. I think given that there is a preference to buy puff pastry rather than make your own the instructions weren't quite as detailed and step by step as they are for other pastries, the rough puff for examples does go into much more detail and even has photographic steps. Still I managed to follow the instructions to make puff pastry and then use it to make sausage rolls.

    I’m not sure this is a book I would go out and buy, but it would make a good present for the man that wants to cook but doesn’t. The recipes are simple good food deigned to appeal to the manly man, which man doesn’t like pie and a pint?

    Sausage Rolls

    About the manual
    The manual includes everything you need to know about making and baking proper pies. Covering tools and equipment, perfect pastry, and fantastic fillings, it will have you wowing your friends and family.

    About the author
    Andrew Webb is a food journalist and author. He’s appeared on TV, Radio, and regularly writes forDelicious magazine and various newspapers. He’s also been a judge at the British Pie Awards since 2011 – consequently he knows a good pie when he sees one.

    Great British Menu star and Michelin starred chef Tom Kerridge says:

    “Andrew Webb is a man after my own heart and his book is packed with proper pies; go on, dig in!

    Disclaimer: The “Haynes Men's Pie Manual” by Andrew Webb is out now, and is available from www.haynes.co.uk priced £21.99.

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