A Week's Worth of Pie with Four & Twenty Blackbirds

For #PieWeek, our guest editors are Emily and Melissa Elsen, the pie mavens behind Four & Twenty Blackbirds in Brooklyn, NY. They will be sharing recipes all week from their first cookbook, and giving away a copy each day!

Today: Pie Week was fun -- good thing the Holidays are around the corner. Don't forget: Today's your last chance to win a copy of the new pie bible.

It's hard not to bring a smile to someone's face when serving up a slice of homemade pie. Thanks to the new Four & Twenty Blackbirds cookbook, we have the power to recreate the feeling in our kitchens, with confidence. This week, our guest editors reminded us that getting a little creative, staying seasonal, and mixing some love into your dough is the best way to come out on top of the pie game.

More: 6 Ways to Fancy Up Your Pies

Black Bottom Oatmeal Pie

All-Butter Crust

More: Another foolproof pie crust, from America's Test Kitchen.

Cranberry Sage Pie

Lemon Chess Pie

Photo by Gentl & Hyers

We're giving away one last copy of The Four & Twenty Blackbirds Pie Book, tell us in the comments: What do you love most about pie? (Unfortunately, we can only ship domestically.)