From crusty baguettes to bubbly focaccias and robust sourdoughs, Babette’s Bread is a comprehensive and unpretentious guide to bread-making, with useful advice on how to make fresh homemade bread fit into even the busiest of schedules.

For Babette Kourelos, the happenstance baking of a humble cottage loaf completely changed the trajectory of her life, leading her away from a career in law to answer a different calling: bread. Before long she’d begun to fill orders from friends and neighbours. Seeking more comprehensive training, she undertook an apprenticeship with renowned French master baker Gerard Rubaud in the woods of Vermont. Bringing her newfound skills back to her native South Africa she opened a wildly successful bakery in Johannesburg’s Maboneng Precinct, which she operated until moving to Canada in 2020.

Babette’s Bread is an accessible primer dedicated to demystifying and simplifying this nourishing staple skill. In her introductory chapter, Babette guides home bakers through each stage of the bread-making process, from sourcing quality ingredients to fermentation, shaping, baking, and storing. She then moves into chapters on straight dough breads, pre-fermented, cold fermented, sourdough, sweet and enriched, rye, whole grain, steamed, and quick breads.

With her simple, unpretentious approach, Babette provides newbie and seasoned bakers everything they need to take back this affordable, soulful domestic practice. From a basic white sandwich loaf to, pizza dough, koulouri, challah, hot cross buns, stollen, beer bread, cornbread, pitas, bagels, pretzels, and buttermilk rusks—Babette’s Bread takes inspiration from around the world and offers a range of mouth-watering breads to try.

With more than 60 recipes, accompanied by photos of delectable loaves and sun-filled work spaces, and interspersed with anecdotes from Babette’s childhood, her apprenticeship in Vermont, and the day-to-day running of her bakery, this is a complete guide to fitting bread-making into your life.

BAKING TO BRING A SMILE TO EVERYONE'S FACE When Peter Sawkins became the youngest ever winner of the Great British Bake Off in 2020, it was a landmark moment on a journey that began when he started baking flapjacks and shortbread aged five. In his debut cookbook, Peter reveals his trademark tricks to baking success. With easy-to-follow recipes, he shares everything from bakes for beginners to celebratory showstoppers . . . and, of course, all with a gluten-free option. From his Cranachan Cake and Christmas Croquembouche to Apple Galette and Mini Carrot Cakes, Peter's flair for flavour and passion for baking make this a book you will turn to again and again.

How to Cook That Dessert Cookbook: Pastries, Cakes and Sweet Creations "How to Cook That is the most popular Australian cooking channel in all the world, and it's not hard to see why." PopSugar Editors' pick: Best Cookbooks, Food & Wine #1 Best Seller in Chocolate Baking, Confectionary Desserts, Pastry Baking, Garnishing Meals, Holiday Cooking, Main Courses & Side Dishes, Cookies, Cooking by Ingredient, and Pie Baking Offering a fun-filled step-by-step dessert cookbook, Ann Reardon teaches you how to create delicious and impressive pastries, cakes and sweet creations. Join food scientist Ann Reardon, host of the award-winning YouTube series How to Cook That, as she explores Crazy Sweet Creations. An accomplished pastry chef, Reardon draws millions of baking fans together each week, eager to learn the secrets of her extravagant cakes, chocolates, and eye-popping desserts. Her warmth and sense of fun in the kitchen shines through on every page as she reveals the science behind recreating your own culinary masterpieces. For home cooks and fans who love their desserts, cakes, and ice creams to look amazing and taste even better. Take your culinary creations to influencer status. You'll also: Learn to make treats that get the whole family cooking Create baked goods that tap into beloved pop culture trends Impress guests with beautiful desserts Readers of dessert cookbooks like Dessert Person, Zoe Bakes Cakes, or 100 Cookies will love How to Cook That: Crazy Sweet Creations.

With great style, wit, and joy, Maira Kalman and Barbara Scott-Goodman celebrate their favorite dessert. In Cake, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman and food writer Barbara Scott-Goodman bring us a beautifully illustrated book dedicated to their love of cakes. Filled with Kalman's inimitable illustrations and memories, from chocolate cake on a terrace in Tel Aviv as a child to a gorgeous pink cake enjoyed over Lucretius and Nietzsche in Rome, and sprinkled with seventeen mouthwatering recipes prepared by Scott-Goodman, Cake is a joyful and whimsical celebration of a timeless dessert.

Cook the simple and flavoursome food of the South of France with acclaimed chef Alex Jackson's Provencal. Provencal is the stunning reissue of Alex Jackson's widely acclaimed first book Sardine. This unique collection of recipes encapsulates the beauty and simplicity of Provencal French cooking and shows you how to recreate the flavours of the South of France at home. Provence and Languedoc are France's window onto the Mediterranean Sea and all that lies beyond, and the culinary influences that converge there make for a cuisine that is varied, rich and deep. The recipes are unpretentious and seasonal, highlighting Alex's belief that cooking the food of Provence is about simplicity, good ingredients and generosity of spirit. Lovingly described, the recipes evoke the South of France with their warmth and flavour; from Bouillabaisse and Autumnal Grand Aioli to a Tomato and Tapenade Tart and Nougat Ice Cream with Fennel Biscuits. The book is divided into seasons and each season contains a 'Grande Bouffe' - a set menu for a feast - so you can really impress your guests and celebrate many wonderful ingredients in one evening's cooking. Provencal promises to reignite a love affair with French provincial cooking, celebrating its multitude of influences, its focus on seasonal eating and, ultimately, an attitude to food which centres around sharing and enjoyment.

Invest in the future with this resource which covers all the knowledge needed to master the specific skills required to excel at Levels 2 and 3 and beyond into a career as a pastry chef. Professional Patisserie, written by leading chef lecturers who have been pastry chefs at the Ritz and Claridge's, includes everything needed to help develop industry-standard skills and knowledge, whether you are starting at Level 2, working towards Level 3, or looking to advance existing skills further. - Master essential skills with step-by-step photo sequences and 400 colour photographs that illustrate hundreds of different skills, products and processes, from petit fours to chocolate and decorative pieces - Navigate your way through each chapter easily with helpful grids identifying the recipes suitable for Level 2, Level 3 or the more advanced practitioner - Learn from past mistakes with 'What went wrong?' sections that give clear analysis supported by photographs

Irreverent, eccentric, Max's Picnic Book is the follow up the Sunday Times Bestseller, Max's Sandwich Book. Both an ode to the art of eating outdoors, and an entertaining, frivolous reinvention of it, Max and Ben will first dissect picnic history, before creating 24 themed menus. Including ingenious hacks - think flavoured salts for dipping eggs and soft-serve with a shot of espresso - as well as twists on familiar favourites, this book about how and why we should picnic. Interpreting the ways in which we can eat outdoors through the eyes of their picnicking heroes, such as Hunter S Thompson, Fergus Henderson and Delia Smith, the reader will be left with a broadened perception of what a picnic truly is.

A Bake for All Seasons is The Great British Bake Off's ode to Nature, packed with timely bakes lovingly created to showcase seasonal ingredients and draw inspiration from the changing moods and events of the year. Whether you're looking to make the best of asparagus in spring, your prize strawberries in summer, pumpkin in autumn or blood oranges in winter, these recipes - from Prue, Paul, the Bake Off team and the 2021 bakers themselves - offer insight and inspiration throughout the year. From celebration cakes to traybakes, loaf cakes, and breads to pies, tarts and pastries, this book shows you how to make the very best of what each season has to offer.

The transformation of a few ingredients into a crackling-crusted sourdough is nothing short of miraculous. Complex and fascinating chemical and biological processes are taking place in your mixing bowl and oven, thanks to wild yeast and bacteria, and the natural sugars, enzymes, and proteins found in flour. However, baking a great loaf of sourdough does not have to be complicated or overwhelming. Understanding the science behind these processes makes all the difference. In Sourdough by Science, molecular biologist Karyn Newman provides a reliable path to sourdough success by arming you with informative descriptions of what's happening on a molecular scale and a strategy for learning from and optimizing your own bakes. Recipes are delectable, doable, and dependable-from a Rustic Boule to Wild Challah to Hazelnut Buns- teaching you the hows and whys of bread making along the way. Sourdough by Science has the answers to an array of sourdough questions: What is a sourdough starter? How do different flours respond? When should you add salt to a dough? How does the crust get crisp and crackly? The book makes it easy for readers to develop sourdough intuition with an invaluable and wide-ranging troubleshooting guide. Complete with resources and step-by-step photos, this is an essential book to build your bread-baking expertise.

Sallets and Salmagundis: Salads, Salad Dressing. This volume provides an account, accompanied by many recipes, of the often-shifting ideas and tastes surrounding salad, throughout history and around the world. One example is 'a grand spring sallet', which counts cowslip and violet buds, capers, currants and samphire among its diverse medley.

A charming holiday baking cookbook brimming with delicious, indulgent recipes, cozy winter photography, and lots of holiday cheer from Sarah Kieffer. Here's a festive holiday baking book to celebrate this very special time of year. Sarah Kieffer, author of 100 Cookies, beloved baker behind The Vanilla Bean Blog, and creator of the "bang-the-pan" method offers more than 50 delicious recipes for seasonal brunches, cookie swaps, and all those Christmas, Hanukah, and New Year's Eve parties. Delight family and friends with edible gifts and whip up some delicious baked goods to treat yourself through the long winter months after the holidays have ended. Recipes include: Triple Chocolate Peppermint Bark, Meyer Lemon-White Chocolate Scones, Pear-Almond Danish Bread, Hot Chocolate Cake, and Pumpkin Pie with Candied Pepita Streusel. With cozy holiday imagery, a lovely, clean aesthetic, and easy yet innovative recipes, this is a go-to cookbook for baking enthusiasts, anyone who loves the holiday season, and, of course, fans of Sarah Kieffer and her hugely popular cookie book, 100 Cookies. GREAT GIFT OPPORTUNITY: With happy, festive photography and anyone-can-do-it recipes, this is a perfect holiday gift alongside a cute apron or baking product. It's sure to please anyone in your life who loves to while away the winter months in their warm and cozy kitchen. BELOVED, ACCOMPLISHED BLOGGER AND AUTHOR: Sarah Kieffer is the beloved blogger behind The Vanilla Bean Baking Blog, which won the SAVEUR Reader's Choice Best Baking & Desserts Blog in 2014. Her pan-banging cookie technique went viral on the New York Times website. She has written two cookbooks and been featured by Food52, The Today Show, Mashable, The Kitchn, America's Test Kitchen, Huffington Post, and more. Perfect for: * Bakers of all ages * Holiday bakers * Fans of Sarah's bang-the-pan cookies, 100 Cookies, and The Vanilla Bean Blog * Holiday gift givers

More Than 50 Delicious Pumpkin Recipes, including Paleo Friendly, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, and Vegetarian Options to Enjoy All Fall Long! Pumpkin is not just for pie! With help from Maggie Michalczyk, registered dietitian and creator of the popular Once Upon a Pumpkin blog, you can discover brand-new ways to use your pumpkin, whether fresh or canned. From snacks and side dishes to breakfast, dinner, and dessert, you'll never get tired of the creative ways to use your pumpkin! Recipes include: Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Pumpkin Ginger Oat Bowl (Dairy-Free) Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Pumpkin Donuts (Gluten- and Dairy-Free) Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Lemon Pumpkin Soup (Gluten-Free and Vegetarian) Pumpkin Mac and "Cheese" (Dairy-Free and Vegetarian) Pumpkin Spice Latte Pie Pumpkin Turmeric Hummus (Gluten- and Dairy-Free) And many more! These fantastic recipes are not only delicious but feature paleo-friendly, vegetarian, and gluten- and dairy-free options! Recipes also feature ingredients from your favorite brands, including Libby's, Simple Mills, Quaker, and siggi's. Don't leave your pumpkin for fall baking. Now with The Great Big Pumpkin Cookbook, you can eat all the pumpkin your heart desires all year round!

One-dish is a winning formula for today's busy families. In 101 One-Dish Dinners, Andrea Chesman shows off the versatility of Dutch ovens, skillets, and casserole pans. Classic baked dishes like ham and potato gratin, chicken potpie, and vegetable lasagne go head-to-head with diverse stovetop suppers like jambalaya, seafood paella, and pad Thai. For those looking for something a little lighter but still filling, there are plenty of meal-in-a-bowl salads and timeless soups. Serve up a nourishing meal tonight with little fuss and fewer dishes!

Come Home to the Country Kitchen!

.,."a treasure trove of folksy tips, homey recipes, and guides for forgotten chores like making butter and sour cream, alongside recipes for salsas and chutneys. Inside is something for everyone." (Susan Herrmann Loomis, Author of Farmhouse Cookbook and Proprietor of On Rue Tatin Cooking School)

.,."full of intriguing, country recipes from our past (consider making you own goat cheese) and easy-to-read charts, as well as the satisfying rural cuisine that we have come to respect and love. I am eager to try Hibiscus Tea, Johnny Appleseed Cake, Crispy Fried Squash Blossoms, and the Zucchini Parmesan Jalapeno Flatbread. A great book for either a beginning or advanced cook." (Marcia Adams, Author of More Recipes From Quilt Country and Producer of PBS's Marcia Adams' Kitchen)

Martha Storey, country-living publisher for more than 17 years, draws on her country roots to bring you the time-honored classics of the American country kitchen.

Here you'll find simple, mouthwatering dishes with country soul, potluck-supper recipes that are never out of style, and family favorites that you will hand down to your children and grandchildren.

Recipes include Mimi's Sunday Pot Roast, Blueberry Sour Cream Pancakes, Daddy's Banana Pudding, Perfect Grilled Vegetables, Peach Cobbler Ring, Aunt Ina's Relish, and hundreds more!

Martha also shares techniques for such things as making cheese, preserving food, pulling taffy, baking bread, and making pies and ice cream.

Published in celebration of Magnolia Bakery on the eve of its twenty-fifth anniversary, a beautifully photographed book offering nearly 150 scrumptious recipes and tips, tools, and techniques accompanied by 250 photographs and illustrations destined to be the favorite resource for the home baker. When it opened its doors in 1996, Magnolia Bakery quickly became a landmark and destination in New York City. Fans lined up around the block to get a taste of the shop's freshly-baked cupcakes, cakes, banana pudding, cheesecakes and much more. Today, Magnolia Bakery can be found in shops in New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Dubai, Manila, and Bangalore. Bobbie Lloyd, Magnolia Bakery's Chief Baking Officer, has played a critical role in maintaining the company's reputation for handmade baked goods, and its authenticity and excellence throughout its growth. Bobbie has worked to update its classic treats, introduced new temptations, and carefully expanded the business both online and in new locations across New York and the world. The Magnolia Bakery Handbook is the first book Magnolia Bakery has published since the business was sold by the founders in 2007. Gorgeously designed, filled with irresistible creations, it is sure to become an essential staple for home bakers. Along with almost 150 recipes, all beautifully photographed, Bobbie shares hundreds of tips, tricks, techniques, and must-have tools for successful baking. Inside you'll find everything you need to make the classic desserts of Magnolia Bakery at home. Chapter include: Invaluable Tips and Techniques for the Home Baker The Ingredients Used in My Kitchen and at Magnolia Bakery Tools of the Trade Cakes Cupcakes From the Cookie Jar Brownies and Bars Pies and Crisps Muffins Scones and Coffee Cakes Ice Box Desserts Banana Pudding Base Recipes: Buttercreams and Icings, Crumbs and Crusts, Fillings and Sauces, Adornments Sources Whether you have a craving for Magnolia Bakery's popular banana pudding, classic icebox cake, or their rich double fudge brownie, The Magnolia Bakery Handbook shows you how to make it and bake it right.

Nothing beats a chocolate chip cookie fresh from the oven, but everyone has their own idea of what makes a chocolate chip cookie perfect. Do you like them chewy, crumbly, or crispy? With nuts or without? Exotic, nutritious, spicy, super-chocolatey? Whatever you crave, you'll find it here Try a classic version or branch out and enjoy Kahlua Coconut Chocolate Chip Cookies, Macadamia Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies, Melt-in-Your-Mouth Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies, Molasses Chocolate Chip Cookies, Kentucky Derby Chip Delights, Apple-Kissed Chocolate Chip Cookies, or one of dozens of other varieties. Irresistible