Bread & Cakes

Nigel Slater's classic guide to comfort food 'Real food means big-flavoured, unpretentious cooking. Good ingredients made into something worth eating. Just nice, uncomplicated food.'

The Bread Builders explains the grains and flours, leavens and doughs, the chemistry of bread, and the physics of baking in a big book filled with helpful drawings, photographs, recipes, and tips. In a unique angle for a book on baking bread, it also includes detailed diagrams and instructions for building your own masonry bread oven from scratch.

Winner of the Gourmand World Cookbook Award, Best Bread Book

Dieses Buch ist eine kulinarische Reise durch das gelobte Land: von lokalen Märkten und arabischen Traditionen hin zur nomadischen Küche der Wüstenregion und den hippen Restaurants in Tel Aviv.

You don’t need to be a professional baker to decorate like one! Create your own amazing cupcake creations with social media star Rachel Lindsay.With over three million fans on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and Facebook, Rachel Lindsay of Caked by Rach has earned a reputation for fantastically fun cupcakes that are actually super simple to create. Her playful, whimsical creations have inspired bakers of all skill levels to be more creative with their cupcakes.Cupcakes for Any Occasion features 20 scrumptious cake and frosting recipes and over 50 super-creative decorating projects for holidays, birthdays, weddings, baby showers, and pretty much anything else worth celebrating. Rachel’s cupcakes are anything but bland; they’re creative, clever, and absolutely delicious. Bakers of all ages will be charmed by her simple, delightful designs like Halloween ghosts, Christmas trees, butterflies, penguins, and even spaghetti and meatballs. Here’s what’s included:Over 50 decorating projects and recipes for everything from spooky Halloween sweets to festive holiday treats to fanciful flowers and lots more. Simple decorating and baking techniques that anyone can master using simple tools that anyone can afford.20 scrumptious recipes for cupcake bases and buttercream frostings that can be mixed and matched for any project in the book.Detailed, step-by-step photography that guides you through each project from start to finish.With straightforward instructions and easy to execute techniques, Rachel’s exciting creations are simple enough that anyone can make them. Prepare to dazzle your family and friends!

Planet Friendly Baking combines a love for scrumptious recipes and a passion for our planet. With over 50 stunning bakes and insightful chapters on Food Impact and Food Waste, readers can stay conscious as they snack their way through the seasons.

Bake It Easy is a celebration of good, honest baking, with 50 seriously impressive one-pan bakes.   The boys behind The Exploding Bakery are back with a bang. This time, they’re here to show you that low-cost, low-effort baking doesn’t have to be boring. From no-weigh cakes to make-ahead bakes, through storecupboard heroes, and seasonal stars, Bake It Easy takes the humblest of ingredients and transforms them into extraordinary tastes and textures.   With clear instructions, minimal equipment and vegan, and gluten-free options, Bake It Easy contains unbeatable one-pan recipes – each accompanied by a photo – that can be made in ANY home kitchen, by any baker. Discover recipes for Treacle Pudding Loaf and Toffee Apple Cake, plus PB&J Blondies, Tiramisu and Maple and Pecan Friand Cake, and so much more. So: hail the glorious mess that is home baking and get your apron on!

Bring the animal kingdom to your kitchen with these unique, charming bakes that are just as fun to make as they are to eat. This wonderful collection of simple desserts is designed for bakers of all ages and levels-along with ways to customize each and every creation!Wade into ocean waters with Jellyfish Cupcakes and Axolotl Cookies or take a hike through the forest with woodland critters like Hedgehog Chocolate Truffles and Gingerbread Squirrels. Look inside to find helpful tips and tricks to make decorating your creations both easy and fun, along with foolproof recipes for buttercream frosting, edible eyes and chocolate buttons. Sure to be a hit at birthday parties, holidays and family gatherings, these fantastic recipes are perfect for families looking to create special, imaginative desserts.

Bea's Bakery has been a much-loved fixture of California life for almost sixty years, providing comfort and nourishment to thousands in what was once a rich tradition of Jewish bakeries in America. Originally opened in 1968 by Sol Litwak and his son Jules, it was named after Sol’s wife Beatrice, known affectionately as “Bea,” and run by the father and son for over fifty years.In 2023, Jules decided it was time to pass the family business on to the next generation. He had many offers but knew that selling it to dynamic husband and wife Lenny Rosenberg and Adaeze Nwanonyiri, was bashert—a Yiddish word for something that’s meant to be.When Lenny, the son of a Hungarian baker who’d survived the Holocaust, married Adaeze, a Nigerian designer from a noble African tribe, it was a marriage made in heaven. As hosts of It’s a Sweet World for Jewish Life Television, they also knew the power of food to bring people together and allow them to be transported back to the traditional tastes and aromas of their childhood, while bringing them up to date with healthy options that cater to all.This, their first book, is a joyous celebration of the best recipes from Bea’s, including Jewish and Nigerian signature dishes, along with scores of tasty treats from around the globe that will appeal to people of all nations and creeds. If you love to bake—and enjoy discovering new favorites as well as timeless old standards—you’ll find yourself making the recipes again and again to enjoy in the comfort of your own home.

Learn how to make bread simply and deliciously with three easy-to-master doughs for FOCACCIA, SANDWICH BREAD and PIZZA from the queen of dough behind your favorite viral bread-making videos on social media, Lacey Ostermann (@_lacebakes_). Lacey presents 20 creative yet easily achievable recipes for each dough, whether you’re baking, topping, using up leftover bread or reworking the doughs into a variety of bread products. Every dough also has practical step-by-step instructions, detailed photography and QR codes to video tutorials that will fill you with confidence as you learn to make bread.  * Focaccia dough can be baked into flavorful Chimichurri Focaccia, or turned into Cinnamon Raisin Bread or Roman-style Pizza. Any leftover focaccia can be turned into a Panzanella Salad.  * Sandwich Bread chapter teaches you how to make the perfect White or Wholewheat Sandwich Bread to top with Grilled Nectarine, Burrata and Hot Honey. Try rolling the dough into Cheesy Garlic Swirls or Cinnamon Caramel Monkey Bread for a fun twist.  * Pizza dough is prime time for topping creativity – make sure to try Lacey’s Roasted Pumpkin Pizza with Fresh Basil Pesto and use any leftover dough to make Flatbreads with Creamy Tzatziki Dip or fluffy Doughnuts. Bonus recipes for toppings, dips and sauces are included within the recipes to elevate your bakes – Hot Honey, Pink Pickled Onions, Homemade Ranch Dressing, Everything Bagel Seasoning and One-Minute Pizza Sauce are a few flavorful highlights. Lacey has taken her most-asked questions and feedback from home bakers and streamlined techniques to give you confidence and excitement about making and baking dough. There are even timelines to make sure you know how to make the bread work for you, so you don’t have to work for the bread.   Whether you’re a newbie to breadmaking or a seasoned pro, grab a bag of flour, pop on an apron and let’s dough!

Sarah is all about perfection and is determined to make her bakes the best they can be! Her lifelong passion for baking and recipes passed down from her Grandma Nora and mum. Put on the kettle and follow Sarah on her adventure into brilliant bakes, delicious delights and scrumptious scones for you to enjoy making with the whole family!

With Dolly's Desserts, one thing's for sure: there's always room for dessert! Get ready to indulge with 80 easy-to-follow recipes for brownie bakes, fruity freakshakes, and totally stacked pancakes. From Lemon Pie Blondies to Honeycomb Rocky Road, there's something for everyone - even the dog! - in this cracking collection of confectionery.

A book that explores pudding's enduring popularity and why puddings remain the ultimate comfort food. Since the pandemic, sales of puddings are up 20% overall, written by a chef, this is a thorough cultural history of the pudding in all its incarnations.

Lindt are the experts in creating luxurious chocolate treats to make every moment magnificent.Discover simple yet blissful recipes using all your favourite Lindt products, including bars, truffles, spreads and pralines, tried and tested by the pioneers in chocolate. With plenty of gluten-free and vegan options too, there is an indulgence for everyone.From Ultimate Chocolate Brownies and Chocolate Orange Cheesecake to Caramel Ice Cream Hot Chocolate and Pistachio Panna Cotta, the Master Chocolatiers have thought of everything with these foolproof recipes using their iconic chocolates. They have featured everyday bakes, family-friendly builds and all-out showstoppers for special celebrations - including a whole chapter of festive creations to last you all year.

All the information, guidance, and recipes you need to become a pastry professional—in a single book!Comprehensive in its content and practical in its approach, The Pastry Chef Handbook addresses all the professional steps necessary for this demanding and fascinating profession. In addition to the examples illustrated by step-by-step visuals and essential cultural elements, it addresses nutrition, hygiene, service, and presentation. Beginner pastry chefs will be able to learn the basic rules, and 100 preparation techniques—from making custard in a bain-marie to icing. They will also discover 100 detailed classical recipes, from Saint-Honoré to Opera. Thanks to the QR codes integrated throughout the book, readers will also be able to consult professional learning videos to perfect their know-how on the BPI Campus site.

"A beautifully written book by a true artisan. . . . Easy to read and likely to inspire, this book will take your bread-making to the next level."--Sandor Ellix Katz, fermentation revivalist; author of The Art of Fermentation and other fermentation bestsellers "It's impossible to read through the recipes in The Hungry Ghost Bread Book without being inspired to scoop out some sourdough starter and get mixing."--Maurizio Leo, author of James Beard Award-winning The Perfect Loaf For the adventurous home baker and small-scale commercial baker alike, The Hungry Ghost Bread Book is a delicious guide and a pious devotional to the wonderful, awe-inspiring world of sourdough. What does it mean to take on the practice of bread? Jonathan Stevens, co-owner of Hungry Ghost Bread in Northampton, Massachusetts, has pondered this question over thirty years of baking sourdough bread. Baking is a ritual that demands attention, physical proximity, close observation, and continual adjustment. It begets sustenance, fosters community, and connects us with a 10,000-year-old craft. The Hungry Ghost Bread Book is a window onto one baker's artisan approach to sourdough bread--the culmination of his time in the tide of dough. Sourdough, declares Stevens, is not a style of bread. It is bread. The sourdough starter--the microbial community used to inoculate bread dough--transforms flour into something truly digestible by humans, unlocking the nutrients that are otherwise inaccessible. Stevens's unique approach to working with sourdough can be summed up by three tenets, each of which begins with "more." More hydration, more fermentation, and more heat in the oven. Inside these pages, you'll find tools, techniques, insights, short-cuts, ingredients, warnings, and a handful of haikus. You'll find instructions for creating and nurturing your own sourdough starter, as well as formulas for a variety of loaves, flatbreads, crackers, folds, scones, bagels, and more, including: Eight-Grain Bread Fig & Sage Bread Potato-Thyme Fougasse Sesame-Spelt Crackers Rosemary Walnut Scones The results are quite fantastic: bread that bites back, heels worth chewing on, and scraps worth toasting. A return to real Wonder. "The Hungry Ghost feeds more than spirits with its spectacular breads."--Saveur (naming Hungry Ghost Bread a "Great American Bread Bakery")

The ultimate book of donuts!Learn how to perfect the beloved donut at home with Donuts. This delicious, colourful book features 21 donut recipes, from classic sugar-glazed, chocolate, and sugar and cinnamon, to strawberry and white chocolate, marshmallow and sprinkles, and apple crumble. With a comprehensive, step-by-step guide to making your own dough, easy-to-follow recipes for all the flavours imaginable, plus all the basics, this book will leave you never wanting store-bought donuts ever again!

In The Changing Tides, award-winning chef Roberta Hall McCarron shines a light on the abundance and quality of Scottish produce, and how it has inspired her delicious, hyper-seasonal approach to cooking. Includes over a hundred recipes for the home cook and also features a skills section with basic game and seafood prep.

This book will explore how bread, a ubiquitous staple, has helped connect communities and shape society as well as how it has been the agent of disease and disorder. The principal question to be answered will be: Is bread good or bad?

The ultimate collection of air fryer baking recipes, with simple ingredients, quick baking times and guaranteed results.

Thanks for stumbling across my wee book. I'm Jonny, aka The Hungry Hooker. I used to be a professional rugby player, but after an injury led to my retirement I jumped straight into my other passion, baking. It has totally changed my life and this book has all the recipes that have helped me find my way again. And they're seriously delicious. If you enjoy baking without all the fuss, I've made this book for you. Jonny xNo matter what your baking skill, for any at-home baker, you'll discover treats you can tackle in this cookbook. Including over 100 recipes, you'll find something perfect for:Sunday morning brunchCelebrating a birthday or anniversaryTreating your colleaguesMaking with kids for the school fairOr simply; enjoying by yourself, with a cuppa. From traybakes and breads to cakes and buns, this is a book for bakers to fall in love with - from Jonny and his nanny's kitchen to yours.

100 simple recipes to be made in an air fryer, from Sunday Times bestseller and viral sensation Fitwaffle (14 million followers). Mouth-watering recipes from Fitwaffle, ready in a flash - including both sweet and savouryFitwaffle is back, with 100 tasty recipes to be made in your air fryer. Whether it's something to satisfy your sweet tooth, such as Choc Chip Cookie Sandwiches or Peanut Butter Lava Cakes, or a lunchtime light bite such as Pizza Pockets or Hot Honey Chicken Tenders, all of these are speedy, tasty and oh-so-simple. Includes 50 sweet and 50 savoury recipes, so you can enjoy Fitwaffle goodies all day long.

Hetal Vasavada has wowed her followers all over the world with vibrant, colorful sweets that meld traditional Indian flavors with Western baking techniques. Desi Bakes offers a new world of over-the-top glamour and bling to home bakers and industry pros alike who wish to build on their knowledge of Indian flavors and traditions.   Hetal’s newest book brings decorating inspiration, and recipe adjustments for gluten-free, egg-free, and vegan treats to an audience looking to create eye-catching mithai, sweets, shared on special occasions, and explore traditional Indian holidays through a new lens. Think Saffron Madeleines, Masala Chai Semifreddo, and Kesar Pista Cream Puffs. Learn what to bring to a friend’s Diwali celebration, how to use leftover besan ki burfi in Muddy Buddies or Crispy Rice Treats, and how to mirror beautiful Indian textiles with icing on cookies.   From cookies, to cakes, to puddings, frozen desserts, and even drinks, Desi Bakes brings vivid color and spice to all the sweet moments in life.