A great deal of mouthwatering baking has come from Alison Holst's kitchen over the years! Best Baking is a collection of Alison's most popular, tried and true recipes. Simon and Alison have simplified and updated these to suit the needs of today's busy cooks.

Best Baking includes:

• Flavourful biscuits for lunch boxes and after school snacks
• Super-simple scones and pikelets
• Traditional tea-time treats
• Cakes for every-day eating and elegant entertaining
• Family favourite loaves
• "Cut and come again" coffee cakes
• Scrumptious slices

Please your family with home-made treats and delight your friends with gifts from your kitchen.

Table of Contents

1. Weights and measures; 2. Before you start mixing; 3 Fuss free biscuits; 4. easy piklets; 5. simple scones; 6. uncooked squares; 7. Muesli bars; 8. teatime treats#; 9. Gingerbread; 10. Cakes for the family; 11. Coffee cakes; 12. Dessert and dinner part cakes; 13. cooked squares and slices; 14. Sweet loaves; 15. Index