Baking

This book features over 300 delectable cookies, cakes, pies, tarts, brownies, bars and breads, shown step by step with more than 1350 photographs. More than 300 recipes featuring a mouthwatering selection of homemade treats for every occasion. Delicious recipes for cakes and family tea-time treats to tempt you to revive the art of traditional home baking. It includes a fantastic range of breads – from everyday loaves to international classics. Every recipe is wonderfully illustrated with beautiful step-by-step photographs. This compendium of baking offers an irresistible spread of recipes for an extensive range of baked foods. The book begins with a comprehensive techniques section, covering all the ingredients, equipment and skills you will need, including how to bake blind, make a lattice top for a pie, or make a case for a cheesecake. A profusion of tempting recipes includes everything from rustic cookies and traditional pies to sumptuous cakes and tortes, with classics such as Shortbread ranged alongside the more sophisticated Caramel Layer Cake. There are plenty of delicious breads to make too. Fill your kitchen with the scents of baking with this glorious cookbook.

Author Biography

Martha Day has compiled this comprehensive collection of recipes. A contributor to many cooking publications and magazines, she is a keen home cook and enjoys baking for family and friends at her house in the country.