This is an incredible selection of recipes using every kind of pastry: shortcrust, puff, rough puff, choux and filo. It draws inspiration from all over the world, including Apple Strudel from Scandinavia, Chicken Pie from Britain, Quiche Lorraine from France and Samosas from India. It includes tempting little pastry-encased treats like Cheese Straws, Knishes, Sausage Rolls, Filo Baskets, and numerous miniature pasties and tiny tartlets. It offers main courses that include Salmon en Croute, Chicken Pie, Beef Wellington, and Tomato and Black Olive Tart. Sweet pies and tarts like Filo-topped Apple Pie, Choux Custard Pastries, Coffee Profiteroles, Brown Sugar Tart and Tarte Tatin will fill the kitchen with delicious aromas. Fragrantly flaky, rich with olive oil, short and buttery or delightfully puffed, pastry is used in all kinds of dishes, simple or elegant, rustic or refined, salty or sweet; and is almost impossible to resist when warm from the oven. This book covers just about every pastry dish ever concieved, with tempting appetizers, snacks, main courses and all kinds of desserts and tea-time treats. Much-loved family classics like Fish Pie, and Steak and Ale Pie sit alongside more exotic recipes like Moroccan Pigeon Pie and Russian Salmon Coulibiac, while desserts include Treacle Tart, Plum Pie, delicious little Mini Mille Feuilles or Almond Cream Puffs. Each recipe comes with easy-to-follow instructions, a full nutritional breakdown and a beautiful photograph of the finished dish. With dishes ranging from the simple to the more adventurous there is every kind of pastry confection to inspire your baking, and delight family and friends.

Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread has brought recipes of delightful sustenance to experienced cooks and novices alike since its original publication thirty years ago. Rejoicing in soups like wicked Gumbo Zeb, Cuban Black Bean Soup, Pumpkin-Tomato Bisque, and Greek Lentil Soup with Spinach and Lemon (the Washington Post's 2020 recipe of the year), this beloved cookbook-born of a legendary country inn in Eureka Springs, Arkansas-joins delicious soups with wonderful, deeply comforting breads like Dairy Hollow House Skillet Sizzled Buttermilk Cornbread and Raisin-Pumpernickel Bread with a Secret.Infused with hospitality, and brimming with good humor, generosity, and a deeply respectful sense of place, Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread invites readers to create a storied table, at home in their kitchens yet as big as the world.

Goldenrod Pastries is a community bakery with an ambitious and talented baker at the helm. Angela Garbacz learned at her mother's and grandmothers' elbows, and her training continued in New York before she returned home and opened her dream shop. Garbacz's pastries come out of the oven perfectly golden and regularly sell out. At her bakery, she creates delicious treats without dairy or gluten but every recipe in this book can be made with butter and flour just as easily as any alternative. With her positive attitude and confident voice, Garbacz makes it easy and fun to bake a perfect dessert that everyone can eat.

The number one bestseller (more than 830,000 copies sold) now updated with new recipes. From their first shop in Notting Hill's Portobello Road, The Hummingbird Bakery introduced London to the delights of American-style baking. The simple yet spectacular recipes for indulgent cupcakes, muffins, pies, cheesecakes, brownies, cakes and cookies, in this, their first and bestselling cookbook, ensured that the home cook could create some Hummingbird magic in their own kitchens too. Now Tarek Malouf and The Hummingbird Bakers have created a new edition of the book, fine-tuning their classic recipes and introducing new bakes such as: Mile-high Chocolate Salted Caramel Cake Sticky Fig and Pistachio Cupcakes Hot Cross Bun Cupcakes Chocolate Cola Cake

Britain's million-copy bestselling, hugely popular bakery is back with over 100 new tried-and-triple-tested recipes that celebrate home baking. This stunning new cookbook, including step-by-step photos and every foolproof recipe with its own image, offers some of the bakers' all-time favourite home baking recipes and brand new, inspirational ideas. Our love of baking has been handed down from generation to generation and this collection of gorgeous Hummingbird bakes includes delicious cupcakes, loaves, layer cakes, biscuits, sweets, roulades, pies, puds and savouries - all with the unique Hummingbird twist. Pecan and Toffee Thumbprint Cookies, Custard Cream Cupcakes, and Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes for afternoon tea; Pineapple Upside-down Cake, Blackbottom Pie, Raspberry and Jelly Roll and for dessert; Blueberry Buns, S'more Brownies or Pinwheels for a delicious pick-me-up; Red Velvet Roulade, Maple and Walnut Streusel Cake, and Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Meringue for something a bit special. From easy-peasy Olive Loaf to gorgeous Lemon Layer Cake, the baker's original cakes and bakes will appeal to novice bakers and confident pie-makers alike - and offer memorable moments for friends, family or simply to enjoy at home. This gorgeous, mouth-watering cookbook evokes a delightful age of classic home baking and will stand out from the baking shelf with recipes to treat, to give, and to celebrate.

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 *

How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become "white trash"? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like.
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"White Bread" teaches us that when Americans debate what one should eat, they are also wrestling with larger questions of race, class, immigration, and gender. As Bobrow-Strain traces the story of bread, from the first factory loaf to the latest gourmet "pain au levain, " he shows how efforts to champion "good food" reflect dreams of a better society--even as they reinforce stark social hierarchies.
In the early twentieth century, the factory-baked loaf heralded a bright new future, a world away from the hot, dusty, "dirty" bakeries run by immigrants. Fortified with vitamins, this bread was considered the original "superfood" and even marketed as patriotic--while food reformers painted white bread as a symbol of all that was wrong with America.
The history of America's one-hundred-year-long love-hate relationship with white bread reveals a lot about contemporary efforts to change the way we eat. Today, the alternative food movement favors foods deemed ethical and environmentally correct to eat, and fluffy industrial loaves are about as far from slow, local, and organic as you can get. Still, the beliefs of early twentieth-century food experts and diet gurus, that getting people to eat a certain food could restore the nation's decaying physical, moral, and social fabric, will sound surprisingly familiar. Given that open disdain for "unhealthy" eaters and discrimination on the basis of eating habits grow increasingly acceptable, "White Bread" is a timely and important examination of what we talk about when we talk about food.

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Have your cake and eat it, too! Rather than relying on gluten or harmful sugars, Natural Bakes uses fruits and vegetables, as well as other natural ingredients including vanilla, nut-based flours, and spices, to create incredibly delicious - and guilt-free - baked goods. Whip up a tray of almond, mandarin, and orange blossom madeleines, finish a meal with a warming crumble, or wow the whole room with a chocolate layer cake with peanut butter frosting. Natural Bakes has more than 70 recipes that will have you tossing out the sugar and gluten flours in no time.

200 TASTY TREATS FOR EVERY OCCASION Presented in a handy format with colour photographs and easy-to-follow recipes, Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook: 200 Delicious Desserts is great value for money. From fresh and fruity to rich and creamy, here you will find recipes to suit all tastes and seasons. With recipes including Chocolate mousse cake, Lime crunch tart and White chocolate fondue, this book with satisfy even the sweetest tooth. Check out some of the other titles in the series: Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Super Soups Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Halogen Oven Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Fast Vegetarian Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Cakes & Bakes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Gluten-Free Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Really Easy Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Pasta Dishes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Tapas & Spanish Dishes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 More Slow Cooker Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Veggie Feasts Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 One Pot Meals Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Student Meals Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Spiralizer Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Easy Indian Dishes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Cupcakes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Thai Favourites Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 5:2 Diet Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Light Slow Cooker Recipes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Easy Tagines and More Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Low Fat Dishes Hamlyn All Colour Cookery: 200 Cakes & Bakes

OVER 80 DELICIOUS IDEAS FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BANANA RECIPES Sweet or savoury, the humble banana can be elevated to new heights to create innovative and mouth-watering dishes. Rustle up a scrumptious red Thai banana curry or some delectable green banana fries. Or if you're craving something classic, treat yourself to some banoffee cupcakes or kick back with a banana martini. Sally El-Arifi is a baker and chocolatier. She guides you through classic pairings as well as modern twists to showcase the versatility of the beloved fruit, from the parts you love to the parts you would usually throw away. The Little Book of Bananas packs a punch with recipes for every occasion, whatever the season.

WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON AWARD 2021 SHORTLISTED FOR THE FORTNUM & MASON FOOD AND DRINK AWARDS 2022 ___________________ 'I love Dee Rettali's baking - she is obsessed with flavour. A bold and beautiful book' DIANA HENRY The 90 recipes in this book are all about beautiful, natural flavours from quality ingredients like fruits and spices. Dee Rettali is an artisan baker who, over a lifetime of baking, has honed her recipes to bring out intense flavour using forgotten craftsmanship. Dee's cakes, created for her bakery - Fortitude Bakehouse in London - are a world away from generic cakes loaded with sugar or artificial flavours. Many of her recipes are incredibly simple one-bowl mixes, brought together by hand and with no need for fancy kitchen equipment. The batter can be baked then or, to heighten the natural flavours and reduce sweetness further, left to slightly ferment in the fridge. This technique allows you to prep ahead and simply bake the cake when you want it. Some other recipes use a sourdough-like starter as a base to which any combination of seasonal flavours can be added. Dee has roots in both Ireland and Morocco that have inspired the unique flavour combinations in her bakes, such as: * White grape and rosemary cake * Marrakeshi mint and orange peel sourdough loaf cake * Blueberry and lime little buns * Turmeric custard and roast pear brioche buns * Chilli-soaked date and oat loaf cake This is a cutting-edge way of baking and at the same time it has antecedents in Dee's past. Growing up in rural Ireland, seasonal and no-waste baking was simply a way of life. This book brings this back to life in a thoroughly modern way. ___________________ 'This isn't just another book about baking; it's a whole new way of approaching it' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH

The editors of Delish.com know one thing for sure: ANYONE can bake an amazing dessert. Crammed with surprising ideas for treats that are both fun and easy, the wildly popular brand's second cookbook features 100 recipes: new classics and reader favourites that have been shared hundreds of thousands of times. You'll find all the essentials (Snickerdoodles, Death By ChocolateBrownies, and Extra-Fluffy Vanilla Cupcakes), but also the crazy twists Delish is known for, like Creme Brulee Cookies, Samoa Cheesecake Bars, and Moscow Mule Cupcakes - plus an entire chapter dedicated to over-the-top cookie cakes and skillet desserts. This indulgent book will appeal to food lovers who bake the way most of us do - sometimes with a boxed mix, sometimes from scratch; as therapy for a bad day; or to impress friends on Girls' Night.

The world loves cookies. The English have their biscuits, Germans their keks , and Italians love to dunk biscotti or amaretti into whatever they might be sipping. While the affinity for cookies is universal, distinctions abound. The cookies of the South are no exception. Now, the editors of Southern Living magazine and the revered Southern Living Test Kitchen bring you an all-new book filled with our favorite treat. Just like The Southern Cake Book and The Southern Pie Book , the two previous bestselling books in the series, The Southern Cookie Book imbues a distinctly Southern mindset and flavor to creating and enjoying these treats that can be enjoyed with family, created for special events, or shared with friends and neighbors. There are over 120 tried-and-true recipes that run the gamut of cookies, bars, and confections, with mouthwatering photographs to match each recipe. You'll master classic recipes including Linzer Cookies, Tea Cakes, and Snickerdoodles, as well as venture into new territory with Cherry Pistachio Bark, Peppermint Wedding Cookies, and Bourbon Pecan Gingerbread Cookies. What makes these treats stand out most is their "Southern-ness." Each recipe contains great Southern flavor, ingredients and themes, while many are of Southern origin. The book also includes 10 Tips for "Cookie Rookies," Recipe and Equipment Basics, tips for decorating, and much more. Whether you're an experienced baker, but were lacking the one book that would bring your cookie game to a master level, or just learning the ins-and-outs of baking, The Southern Cookie Book will have you creating delicious treats to enjoy and share in no time flat!

Winner of the Andre Simon Food Book Award 2011 The ultimate baking compendium from Dan Lepard, the country's foremost baking guru. Dan Lepard's innovative and earthy approach has made him the baker that every top chef wants in their kitchen, and with this utterly dependable how-to-bake book you'll be baking cakes, pastries, breads and cookies like never before. Collecting together Dan's best recipes - and mixing science with old-fashioned kitchen wisdom - Dan has tried and tested almost every baking technique out there. Guiding you through the crispest flatbreads, blue cheese and oatmeal biscuits, gluten-free white loaves, savoury leek and smoked haddock pies, caramel sweets, frostings, simple scones and pumpkin and ginger cupcakes, Short and Sweet uses the newest flours and ingredients and has everything from updates on the classics to the latest in baking for intolerances. If baking is therapy then Dan is your life coach. He'll show you how to improve, what to work on, how to take what is just ok right up to brilliant, without a sweat. No wonder he is the country's cutting-edge baker.

Cutters are a fun and easy way to create fabulous cake decorations. In this book, Sandra Monger shows you how just a few basic cutters can be used to great effect to make a huge range of decorated cakes, from a stunning yet simple wedding cake to a magical fairy castle cake. There are 13 gorgeous designs to choose from in a variety of contemporary styles, each accompanied by step-by-step instructions, a comprehensive materials lists, and a fabulous photograph of the finished cake. The book also includes a useful guide to the various cake coverings and edibles used, including handy recipes for making your own; information on the materials and tools you need; and a basic techniques section on how to cover a cake, using different types of cutter, and creating a textured finish. This is a must-have resource for beginners as well as more accomplished sugarcrafters looking for ideas and inspiration for decorating cakes using cutters in fun and imaginative ways.