The Ozarks Pie Project Diary by Kaitlyn McConnell

In “The Ozarks Pie Project Diary,” you’ll discover 48 amazing pie recipes from vintage regional cookbooks. They were tried and tested by Ozarks Alive’s Kaitlyn McConnell, who launched the Ozarks Pie Project in 2024: She began baking pies from her collection of vintage local cookbooks. Out of more than 100 recipes tried, these are some of the best.

In addition to recipes — broken into categories of fruit, nuts and custard-y and cream — the 100-page, full-color cookbook includes photos and stories about how people and pies can bring us together.