Twelve bread 'lessons' from the classic country loaf, to the fundamentals of bread baking: sourdough, slashing, rising, freeform loaves. Forty additional recipes explore other varieties of bread (seeded, whole grain, pizzas, pocketbreads) and baking projects (coffee cake, cookies).

An instant classic containing Emily Hutchinson's never before shared cookie recipe! Emily Hutchinson, of The Hutch Oven, has spent years mastering the art of buttercream-frosted sugar cookies-and now she's ready to share her secrets for creating her picture-perfect (and delicious) sweets. In Creative Cookie Decorating, Emily will take you through the four seasons with a series of cookies for each, all while sharing her story-how she struggled after her young daughter's death and later triumphed in the kitchen, turning pain into purpose. Relatable, passionate, and honest, Emily presents a collection of recipes and tips that will make you fall in love with her style and technique as well as the process of frosting traditional cut-out cookies that people will rave about for years to come. Creative Cookie Decorating is unlike other cookie cookbooks because of Emily's ability to elevate the typical cookie into a masterpiece that looks "too good to eat" but is too delicious not to. Through hundreds of detailed, step-by-step photographs, you'll learn how to roll, cut out, and bake 85 different cookie designs as well as become familiar with the necessary steps to make perfect, smooth-crusting buttercream. In addition to basic, dairy-free, and gluten-free cookie recipes, you'll get easy ideas for transforming your buttercream in flavor and design. With Emily's help, you will be encouraged and inspired to make perfect and beautiful cookies for any event, party, or celebration. Recipes include: Classic sugar cookie Gluten-free sugar cookie Dairy-free sugar cookie Chocolate sugar cookie Red velvet cookie Crusting buttercream Dairy-free buttercream Honey glaze Berry buttercream And more!

This comprehensive guide to beautiful baked goods features more than 125 recipes from Anna Olsen's popular TV baking show. From chocolate chip cookies to croquembouche, pumpkin pie to petits fours, Anna Olson's newest baking book is full of delectable delights for every occasion, category and skill level. Beginner bakers, dessert aficionados and fans of her show will find over 125 recipes to take their baking to the next level, whether through perfecting a classic like New York Cheesecake or mastering a fancy dessert like Chocolate Hazelnut Napoleon.

'This book is a much-needed, unique and very practical guide to how you can use the new knowledge of the gut microbes to improve your health as well as developing and expanding your skills in the kitchen.' Tim Spector 'It is impossible to read this book without wanting to scuttle off into the kitchen.' Nigella Lawson Foreword by Tim Spector The benefits of sourdough are well known - the slow fermentation process creates a healthier and lighter dough that is easier to digest - but until now they have been mainly linked to bread. If it rises, however, it can be made with sourdough, and in this ground-breaking new book, Vanessa Kimbell focuses on sweet sourdough bakes that not only nourish the gut but also improve your mood. Using a variety of flours, including chestnut, spelt and einkorn, as well as blends you can make up yourself, the classic recipes and new ideas for flavour combinations cover everything from cakes, tarts and biscuits, to doughnuts, brioche and pretzels, and rely on natural sweetness wherever possible. Recipes include Morello Cherry Shortbread, Chocolate, Tangerine & Pistachio Cakes, Carrot & Walnut Cake, Doughnuts and Mille-feuille as well as vinegars, compotes, cultured creams, butters and ghee. There is even Chocolate, Almond & Hazelnut Spread and Sourdough Vanilla Ice Cream. Vanessa also explains how sourdough helps to maintain the health and diversity of your gut microbiome. From understanding the benefits of having diversity in your diet to the amazing work of enzymes, this book is about understanding the connection between our food, gut microbiome and the potential impact on our mental health. New studies are unveiling links between the microorganisms in our gut and our mood and behaviour, and Vanessa is at the forefront of this research. 'Britain's queen of sourdough.' - Telegraph 'Vanessa Kimbell wants to change the bread we eat, one loaf at a time. She's the real deal: a total inspiration.' - Diana Henry 'Just five years ago if someone said to you that they were writing a book about sourdough bread and mental health you would have thought they needed psychiatric help. Today nobody is laughing as the latest science tells us that microbes are the key link between food and the health of our mind and bodies.' - Tim Spector, author of The Diet Myth

Don't run. Don't hide. Vegan cookies are going to invade your cookie jar, one delicious bite at a time. Join award-winning bakers Isa Chandra Moskowitz and Terry Hope Romero (authors of the hit cookbook V"egan Cupcakes Take Over the World") as they continue their world-domination mission--with dairy- and egg-free batches of everyone's favorite treats.
"Vegan Cookies Invade Your Cookie Jar" includes more than 100 irresistible recipes for cookies, bars, biscotti, brownies, and more. Discover festive desserts that are sure to impress family and friends at any occasion, from birthdays to bake sales. Or simply tempt yourself with:
- Magical Coconut Cookie Bars
- Chocolate Chip Cream Cheese Brownies
- Peanut Butter Crisscrosses
- NYC Black & Whites
- Key Lime Shortbread Rounds
- Call Me Blondies
- Macadamia Lace Cookies
Throughout the book, Isa and Terry share their best mixing, baking, and decorating techniques and tackle age-old cookie conundrums. Learn the secrets of vegan-izing name-brand favorites (Nutter Betters, anyone?), whipping up gluten-free batches, and even making cookies you can eat for breakfast. When vegan cookies invade your cookie jar, it's yummy to give in

Learning to bake can be exciting and fun! Featuring step-by-step instructions and full-color photos for over 30 sweet and savory recipes, this easy-to-follow book will help teach your child the baking basics along with finger-licking treats. Beginning with a quick primer on pan prep and necessary ingredients, Junior Baker offers easy recipes that make baking a cinch. Junior Baker will inspire kids to have fun in the kitchen while providing simple instructions on how to bake up a scrumptious collection of sweet and savory favorites. Recipe highlights include: Lemon Poppy Seed Loaf Bread, Cinnamon Monkey Bread, Chocolate Tart, Lemon and Vanilla Cheesecake, Confetti Birthday Cake, Raspberry-Swirled Meringues, Cookies and Cream Cupcakes, Pumpkin Whoopie Pies, Brown Butter Rice Krispy Treats, Garlic and Herb Focaccia, Soft Pretzels and much more! This companion title to Junior Chef, this series will be a staple for your little kitchen connoisseur!

"Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day" distills the renowned baking instructor' s professional techniques down to the basics, delivering artisan bread recipes that anyone with flour and a fridge can make and bake with ease.
Reinhart begins with the simplest French bread, then moves on to familiar classics such as ciabatta, pizza dough, and soft sandwich loaves, and concludes with fresh specialty items like pretzels, crackers, croissants, and bagels. Each recipe is broken into "Do Ahead" and "On Baking Day" sections, making every step--from preparation through pulling pans from the oven-a breeze, whether you bought your loaf pan yesterday or decades ago. These doughs are engineered to work flawlessly for busy home bakers: most require only a straightforward mixing and overnight fermentation. The result is reliably superior flavor and texture on par with loaves from world-class artisan bakeries-and all with little hands-on time.
America's favorite baking instructor and innovator Peter Reinhart offers new time-saving techniques accompanied by full-color, step-by-step photos throughout so that in no time you'll be producing fresh batches of: Sourdough Baguettes - 50% and 100% Whole Wheat Sandwich Loaves - Soft and Crusty Cheese Bread - English Muffins - Cinnamon Buns - Panettone - Hoagie Rolls - Chocolate Cinnamon Babka - Fruit-Filled Thumbprint Rolls - Danish - Best-Ever Biscuits
Best of all, these high-caliber doughs improve with a longer stay in the fridge, so you can mix once, then portion, proof, and bake whenever you feel like enjoying a piping hot treat.

Dessert recipes typically serve eight to ten people. Finding the willpower to resist leftovers is hard. In Dessert for Two cakes and pies are baked in small pans, ramekins or muffin cups, and biscuit recipes are scaled down to make one dozen or fewer. Favourite bars are baked in a bread loaf pan which happily serves two when cut down the middle.

When Allan first set up his cafe a decade ago, little did he know how fast the accolades would come. His strawberry cheesecake was featured as one of the 50 Yummiest Cakes in Singapore and he was crowned one of four Cheesecake Heavenly Kings. This cookbook features Allan s winning recipes for his amazing melt-in-your-mouth cheesecakes in addition to his latest creations, such as the luscious avocado ricotta cheesecake with coconut sponge cake base, the indulgent carrot cake cheesecake with walnut cream cheese frosting, and the rich and creamy sweet potato cashew nut cheesecake. Lighter options such as the no-bake silky tofu cheesecake and the low fat blackberry cheesecake are also included, but your taste buds would never know the difference

From artisan baking recipes to mouthwatering pickles and preserves, The Essential Cook's Kitchen teaches you everything you need to master the art of traditional home cooking. Full of mouthwatering recipes for tasty, heartwarming fare, this comprehensive guide covers all aspects of the country cook's kitchen, from the simple pleasures of baking bread and cakes, to curing, dairymaking, bottling, potting and preserving. As more people look to relearn the culinary skills that their grandmothers would have known by heart, food writer Alison Walker brings these time-honoured techniques into the present day. Rich with detail, each section guides you through an essential skill of the country kitchen, teaching you about the ingredients, techniques and equipment as well as the recipes needed to make these tantalizing home-produced delicacies. From classics like the Victoria sponge and tempting treats like raspberry ripple parfait to rich and hearty game pies, learn how to craft delicious staples of the country kitchen from scratch. Along with these fully illustrated, easy-to-follow recipes are invaluable tips on technique which will equip you with a wealth of knowledge, as well as handy hints to make sure your cooking turns out just right. Bolster your kitchen repertoire as you learn about: Baking breads and cakes - Fill your kitchen with the warm aromas of sweet and savoury bakes, from cottage loaves and crumpets to spiced carrot cake, as well as delicious tarts and pies. Sweets - Whip up delectable sweets such as Cardamom fudge or dark chocolate truffles, or experiment with barley sugar and candied peels. Dairymaking - Experience the delights of the dairy by learning how to churn your own butter and soft cheese, or make irresistible dishes like baked ricotta cheesecakes and nutmeg and bay leaf ice creams. Preserving - Fill up your larder with a mouthwatering array of jams, jellies and chutneys. From lavender and lemon jelly to pear and pumpkin chutney, there is something to suit all tastes. Bottling and liqueurs - Make the most of seasonal fruits by transforming them into fragrant cordials and liqueurs to cheer the winter table with out of season produce. Curing and potting - Learn the lost arts of curing and smoking meat and fish, as well flavourful recipes for your handmade sausages and pates. The Essential Cook's Kitchen is filled with recipes that stand the test of time and skills and techniques that will make your kitchen complete. With this book, you can while away the hours and days baking, bottling and preserving food and drink that is a pleasure to create and a joy to eat.

For Natalie Paull, baking is a gift. It's also a powerful elixir of pleasure, connection, generosity and joy. In Beatrix Bakes, Natalie indulges in baking's sweetest moments with more than seventy recipes inspiring bakers of all kinds to mix and match to make recipes their own - whether it's a lemon curd cream crepe cake or pecan maple cinnamon scrolls. Sparkling with Natalie's distinct voice, and packaged with full-colour photography, illustrations and rock-solid tips for a perfect bake, Beatrix Bakes also includes 'Adaptrix' suggestions (offering ways readers might do things differently, including short cuts) and is peppered with infographics to help them follow their baking heart. Try The Cheesecake (That You Will Love The Most) with a crumb base, or a bought biscuit base, or no base, or a sponge base, or even a failed cookie base! And from there, pick a topping from sour cream, to crumb, to fruity bits. The recipes are divided across eight chapters: Doughs, Pastries & Crusts; Tarts, Pies, a Crostata & a Galette; The Cake List; One in the Hand; Yeasted Bakes; Fruit-full; Creams, Custards, Fillings, Glazes and Buttercreams; and Finishing Touches. While Natalie's creations are inspired by classics the world over, they are irreverent too, and in Beatrix Bakes she delights in showing readers that - once they get the foundations right - the truest magic will come from a willingness to play (with the insurance of her many clever ideas and back-up plans in their apron pocket!). Beatrix Bakes will guide anyone who loves the adventure of baking to perfect their skills and break the baking mould.

With Natural Baking you can now have your cake and eat it too! Described by Jamie Oliver as his 'favourite cooking book of the year', this is your new baking bible for healthy baking recipes to create an awe-inspiring array of stunning cakes and sweet treats, whilst cutting down on the sugar too! Discover all of your favourite cake recipes and baked goodies, from carrot cake to hot cross buns, all redefined in a healthy and imaginative way by use of natural ingredients. Dive straight in to discover: -Over 70 delicious low-sugar and sugar-free recipes of all your favourite cakes -Featuring 120 photos of the finished product to accompany each riveting recipe -Many recipes are gluten and dairy free -Includes a seasonal calendar to guide you through how to bake using fresh and seasonal produce Each delicious recipe contains little or no processed sugar, and instead relies on easy-to-source sugar substitutes and natural sugar alternatives, such as honey, maple syrup and more. From honey swirls to hazelnut cake, cranberry pie to panettone, this all-encompassing healthy baking book promises something for everyone to love, with a diverse range of low-sugar cakes, pastries, muffins and more. A must-have volume for those looking to cook healthier treats for the whole family to enjoy, whether you're a health-conscious consumer or a keen baker looking for healthy and creative baking ideas. Author Carolin Strothe and Sebastian Keteil are a husband and wife duo who share a strong love of healthy cooking and baking. Carolin's award-winning food blog has over 64,000 followers on Instagram and inspires thousands to fall in love with baking, without compromising on calories! A recent study suggests 57% of consumers reported low-sugar is an important factor when deciding what food to buy for their household. However, the ever-growing pressure of daily life in today's society, and trying to balance a career with the demands of family life, often gives way to temptation for easily-accessible sugar supplies, baked goods and more. Despite knowing that excessive sugar is bad for health, a lot of people still crave it on a daily basis. However, this book can help people to satiate their cravings, without undermining their health! This ground-breaking baking book allows readers to tap into the world of healthy baking, without using expensive and difficult-to-source ingredients. In fact, many of the healthy-substitute ingredients can already be found in your kitchen! Stunning atmospheric shots within the book add character and inspiration to each recipe, whether it's pastries, pies, pancakes, cakes, biscuits and more!

Cake Decorating with the Kids: Get messy in the kitchen with 30 gorgeous, easy-to-follow contemporary cake decorating projects to make at home with the kids. Children of all ages will love to get involved and take charge of spreading the fillings and toppings, rolling out fondant icing, cutting shapes and making sugar decorations to help create delicious sweet treats, from cupcakes and cookies to cake pops, whoopie pies and tiered party cake ideas. Cake decorating is a fun, exciting craft for children and each recipe includes tasks for younger and older kids. The cake designs are perfect for school events, birthday cakes for children, parties, or simply rainy day fun in the kitchen, but as they are so professional-looking they are would also suitable for adult parties as well Includes essential safety information for working with children in the kitchen, as well as storage, transportation and presentation advice, perfect for children's parties You will also find yummy cake recipes and all the basic cake decorating techniques you need to know to create the projects. Comes with lay-flat binding to keep the book open when your hands are covered in flour

Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook Award 2020 'If you only have one book about how to make bread, this should really be it.' Nathan Outlaw 'All it takes to make bread is flour, water and salt. To make great bread, add a little Bertinet.' Pierre Koffmann 'Richard never ceases to amaze me with his writing and effortless skills as a baker... whenever I am with him for a coffee, a bite to eat or teaching with him, I always come away with new knowledge... a bread genius.' Angela Hartnett 'The subtitle of this book is "show the dough who's boss" and, frankly, that puts it above most other baking titles straight away. Bertinet is a bread guru (this is his sixth book) and this is so calm and instructive, you'll be knocking out brilliant baguettes in no time.' Waitrose Renowned baker Richard Bertinet brings bread right up to date with his hallmark straightforward approach to achieving the perfect crumb. Richard shares his expertise through every step of the baking process, including the different techniques of fermenting, mixing and working - never 'kneading' - the dough. Richard shows you how to make everything from classic and rustic breads to sourdough using different flours and ferments. Learn how to bake a range of delicious sweet and savoury recipes from Cornbread with Manchego Cheese & Chorizo, Saffron & Seaweed Buns and Green Pea Flatbreads to Chocolate, Pistachio & Orange Loaf and Cinnamon Knots. There are also options for gluten-free breads and the best bakes to improve your gut-health by experimenting with different types of flour. Finally, Richard shares ideas for cooking with bread for delicious tartines or mouthwatering Brioche Ice Cream. With stunning step-by-step photography, simple advice and helpful techniques throughout, Crumb will inspire and fill you, whatever your experience, with the confidence to 'show the dough who's boss'. * Online demos available at thebertinetkitchen.com *

"I'm thrilled to see that Liz Clark's wonderful breads are reaching a wide public-now everyone can enjoy them " -Nick Malgieri, pastry cook, teacher, author of Nick Malgieri's Perfect Pastry, Great Italian Desserts, and How to Bake. "Liz was a friend of the great Richard Olney both of whom were born in Iowa."-Reviewer "Liz Clark's keen interest in travel, history, and ability to 'tell a charming story from her childhood' is deliciously expressed in her prose as well as her recipes that are distinct and unmistakably accessible to even the most timid bread baker. Her mouthwatering bread recipes gave rise to an urgent desire for a Norman Rockwell 'heel' of warm bread slathered with farm-churned butter]." -Janeen Sarlin, lecturer, teacher, author of Food From an American Farm, The New Meatlover's Cookbook, and Everyday Roasting. About the Author: Liz Clark was born and raised on a farm at the juncture of the Des Moines and Mississippi Rivers in Southeast Iowa. The American Institute of Wine and Food featured Liz as one of the "Leading Chef's of the Mid West" in 1989. Besides this book, Liz is the co-author of Apple Companion, contributed to Barbara Grunes's Heartland Food Society Cookbook, Susan Hermann Loomis's The Farmhouse Cookbook, and the James Beard Foundation's The James Beard Celebration, edited by Barbara Kafka. Liz operates a cooking school and a private, by-reservation-only, restaurant in a restored 1847 Italianate Villa-Style house on a bluff above the Mississippi River in Keokuk, Iowa.

Okashi Treats is collection of cakes, cookies and pastries that represent the intricacy of French-style baking, and the delicate simplicity of Japanese flavours. The featured recipes have been refined and given a new edge through the delicate fusion of French-style baking and Japanese flavours and techniques. Replete with a fully illustrated section on essential baking equipment, with step-by-step pictures, concise information on baking techniques and useful tips and headnotes for each recipe, experienced bakers and beginners in baking will be in no lack of inspiration.

Some fruits are at their best when eaten fresh, while others reveal their truest and most delicious flavour when cooked. Understanding how to enjoy fruit at its peak of flavour, whether it's lightly sauteed, poached, baked, braised or roasted, is the key - and this cookbook for home cooks shows you how. 'Simple Fruit' inspires home cooks to explore and enhance the flavours of fruit throughout the year. Each recipe applies a cooking technique that wakes the senses with the distinct flavour characteristics of a fruit. The 50 recipes in this book are organised seasonally and by type of fruit, with a focus on bringing out the best flavour. Whether it's Vanilla-Roasted Rhubarb, Strawberry Pavlova, Cherry Hand Pies or Grilled Apricots with Brown Butter and Maple-Tamari Glaze, 'Simple Fruit' encourages and inspires readers to explore cooked fruits, and gives them options to create a variety of seasonal desserts.