The Great British Book of Baking: 120 best-loved recipes from teatime treats to pies and pasties - Hardcover

Linda Collister

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0718157117 ISBN 13: 9780718157111

Publisher: Michael Joseph, 2010

Synopsis

Wooden spoons at the ready for Linda Collister's The Great British Book of Baking. This is the official book to accompany the hit BBC2 TV series The Great British Bake-off, presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. This book takes us on a tour of the very best in baking our nation has to offer - from Eccles cakes to Cornish pasties, Chelsea buns to Scottish gingerbread. With trips to notable landmarks from baking history - Melton Mowbray and Sandwich among the more famous, as well as locally loved secrets from towns and villages around the country - the book highlights the importance of baking as part of our national heritage. Ideal for avid bakers. This hardback book has 351 pages and measures: 25.5 x 20 x 3.5cm approx

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Collister trained at the Cordon Bleu, then La Varenne in Paris. She has written over twenty-five books, nearly all on the subject of baking. Sheila Keating is a food writer who has worked on a wide range of books. She has a special interest in the provenance of British food and has written the narrative introductions for The Great British Book of Baking.

From the Back Cover:

Celebrate Britain's great baking heritage and discover forgotten traditions with recipes from all around the British isles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Michael Joseph
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0718157117
• ISBN 13: 9780718157111
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 352