Online Class: Pie Baking 101

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13Lessons
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1,327Students
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6Hours
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0.6CEUs
Course Description
- Making meat and fish pies with recipes for Shepherds pie, Turkey Pot Pie, Beef Cottage Cheese Pie, and Salmon Pie.
- Making delicious vegetarian main dish pies such as Pizza Quiche, Vegetarian Pot Pie, Italian Sausage Pie, and Spinach Pie.
- Making Chocolate Mousse Pie, Cheesecake Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, Coconut Cream Pie, Coffee Cream Pie, and other sweet pies.
- Making Boston Cream Pie, Mud Pie, Wine Pie, Snicker Pie, and Yogurt Pie.
- Making fruit pie recipes that are perfect treat with light sugar and fat.
- Making Apple Pie, Strawberry Pie, Lemon Meringue Pie, Watermelon Pie, and Banana Pie.
- Making pies with mixed fruits such as Apple Cranberry Pie, Dense Berries Pie, etc.
- Making holiday pie that increases the fun of holiday celebration- such as Holiday Honey Pie, Holiday Pumpkin Cream Pie, Holiday Eggnog Pie, etc.
- Making nut pies
- Making ice-cream pies
- Making custard pies such as Chocolate Coconut Custard Pie, Butter Squash Custard Pie, Rhubarb custard Pie, Egg Custard Pie.
By the end of this course, you will be able to prepare delightful pies with your own favorite items fruits, meat, or ice creams--and you will no longer present tasteless store-bought pie imitations to family and friends.
Pies go back to the ancient Egyptians and have been a favorite food since 2000 b.c. The ancient Egyptian pies were believed to be made of nuts, honey, and fruits, and were enclosed using bread dough. Historians found pictures of such pies on the tomb walls of King Ramses II. The baked food pie moved to the Greeks from the Egyptians during between 1400 b.c. and 600 b.c. The historical research shows that the pie pastry actually originated with the Greeks. During this period, the pie was made using a flour-water paste that covered the meat to cook and preserve the meat, along with its juice.
During the 12th century, pie was introduced in England. The first pies found in England were made of meat. These pies had more crust than fillings and were called a "coffyn." Initially, the thick crusts of English pies were not eaten; instead, they were used to preserve the moisture and flavor of the filling. These crusts were indeed used as a vessel or storage container, and so were very hard to eat. Then, the art of cooking pies slowly was taken from England to America through the first English settlers. Even in America, the first pie crusts were not eaten, but were used to hold the filling. The two common examples of early English pie are "shepherd's pie" and "cottage pie." Both contained vegetables, along with meat. The shepherd's pies were made of lamb, while the cottage pies were made of beef.
Over the centuries, pies underwent different shapes and tastes. During the 14th century, they became so popular the Duke of Burgundy's chef made a gigantic pie, which accommodated 28 musicians playing from within the pie. In the 15th century, another variety of pie called Partryche and Pecock enhackyll was introduced. This pie was served at the coronation of 8-year-old English King Henry VI and was made of cooked meat from different birds, such as peacock, swans, bitterns, and herons.
- Completely Online
- Self-Paced
- Printable Lessons
- Full HD Video
- 6 Months to Complete
- 24/7 Availability
- Start Anytime
- PC & Mac Compatible
- Android & iOS Friendly
- Accredited CEUs

Course Lessons
Lesson 1: History of Pie -- An Introduction
Lesson 1 Video
Take Poll: Cooking Pie Course
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete Assignment: An Introduction
Complete: Lesson 1 Exam
Lesson 2: Making Pie Crusts
Lesson 2 Video
Review Video: Photos of a Pie Crust in the Making
Complete: Lesson 2 Assignment
Complete: Lesson 2 Exam
Lesson 3: Main Dish Pies Part I
Lesson 3 Video
Review Article: Curried Chicken Pot Pie
Lesson 4: Main Dish Pies Part II
Lesson 4 Video
Review 2 Articles: Main Dish Pie Recipes; More Main Dish Recipes
Complete: Lesson 4 Assignment
Lesson 5: Sweet Pies Part I
Lesson 5 Video
Lesson 6: Sweet Pies Part II
Lesson 6 Video
Complete: Lesson 6 Assignment
Lesson 7: Fruit Pies Part I
Lesson 7 Video
Review Article: Blackberry Pie
Lesson 8: Fruit Pies Part II
Lesson 8 Video
Review Article: Mixed Berry Pie
Take Poll: Favorite Fruit
Complete: Lesson 8 Assignment
Lesson 9: Holiday Pies
Lesson 9 Video
Complete: Lesson 9 Assignment
Lesson 10: Nut Pies
Lesson 10 Video
Complete: Lesson 10 Assignment
Lesson 11: Ice Cream Pies
Lesson 11 Video
Complete: Lesson 11 Assignment
Lesson 12: Custard Pies
Lesson 12 Video
Review Article: Custard Recipes
Complete: Lesson 12 Assignment
Lesson 13: Resources
Lesson 13 Video
Take Poll: Favorite Pie
Take Survey: Course Completion
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete Assignment: Resources
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate cooking pie crusts.
- Demonstrate baking main dish pies.
- Demonstrate baking sweet pies.
- Demonstrate baking fruit pies.
- Demonstrate baking holiday, nut, ice cream, and custard pies, and
- Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
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