"The only book you'll ever need to create perfectly delicious cakes, pastries, biscuits, breads, pizzas and desserts time and time again. Featuring more than 80 recipes!"--back cover.

At last, the star of BBC2's The Great British Bake Off reveals all the secrets of his craft in How to Bake. The son of a baker, Paul Hollywood is passionate about busting the myths that surround baking, sharing his finely honed skills, and showing that with the right guidance, anybody can achieve success time after time. With this in mind, he has filled this book with easy-to-follow, clearly explained, utterly delicious recipes. Having taken you through the basic techniques, Paul explains how to make an abundance of breads, pastries, cakes and biscuits including wholemeal loaf, tin bread, ciabatta, focaccia, sour cherry and chocolate loaf, Roquefort and almond bread, fresh croissants, milles feuilles, quiche, classic Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle cake, chocolate temptation cake, buttery shortbread and fiery ginger biscuits.

Includes recipes made on the hit television baking show, cook's notes, and measuring conversions from metric to imperial.

Ten new amateur bakers are ready to rise to the Great British Bake Off challenge. While they don their aprons, adjust to their new ovens and get used to baking in a tent, this book takes you through the challenges from the series and shows you how to achieve baking perfection.

"The Great British Bake Off is a glorious celebration of Britain's favorite pastime. As the series has shown us, baking is fun and the perfect way to mark an occasion--to celebrate, to congratulate and reward, and to lift spirits. Covering a wide range of bakes from large and small cakes, biscuits and cookies, sweet and savory pastry, puddings, breads, and patisserie, this book shows you how to bake beautiful, enticing recipes to wow at every occasion. There are dainty bakes for afternoon tea, quick bakes perfect for bake sales, school fairs or coffee with friends, mouthwatering desserts, breads and pastry recipes for lunches and dinner parties, and some really special bakes for birthdays and festive celebrations throughout the year--including a Diamond Jubilee. The book also demonstrates ideas for making your bakes extra special, including exciting finishes using chocolate curls and ribbons, spun sugar and sugar craft, and ideas for icing, shaping and decorating, so you can bring simple sparkle to any bake. A mouth-watering book, with beautiful design and dazzling photography, Great British Bake Off will inspire everyone, whatever level of skill, to get baking and create something showstopping." --

Bake along with the hit BBC series and set yourself challenges that will rival the show! Whether you're a complete novice or a well-practised home cook, Collister shows you the tricks and techniques of making baked goods for any occasion. The recipes-- some from the show, others inspired or featuring a new twist-- are suitable for any skill level.

"Pop round to a friend's with tea and sympathy in the form of chai crackle cookies; have fun making Paul's rainbow-coloured bagels with your family; snuggle up and take comfort in sticky pear & cinnamon buns or a pandowdy swamp pie; or liven up a charity cake sale with mini lemon & pistachio battenbergs or Prue's ... raspberry & salted caramel eclairs. Impressive occasion cakes and ... bakes for gatherings are not forgotten--from a novelty frog birthday cake for a children's party, through a towering croquembouche to wow your guests at the end of dinner, to a ... wedding cake that's worthy of any once-in-a-lifetime celebration"--Publisher marketing.

The brand-new, official cookbook from the popular television show offers a wide variety of flavorful bakes that were created to make mix and match combinations including raspberry & rose drip cake and tropical fruit gateau.

The kitchen is the heart of the home. It's a place to experiment, following new recipes and making bold creations, and it's a place of comfort, where family favourites and classic bakes emerge from the oven time after time. The joy of The Great British Bake Off is exactly this combination of old and new, classic and contemporary - and it's the inspiration for KITCHEN CLASSICS. In these pages, you'll find 80 mouth-watering recipes for Signature Bakes that will sit proudly on the kitchen table, with crowd-pleasing appeal. With biscuits and breads; pastries and patisseries, desserts, chocolate inventions, and, of course, cakes, these are all recipes you'll want to make at home. Combining the comfort of classics with inventive and exciting twists makes this a book you'll come back to again and again. The book features recipes from Paul, Prue, and the bakers from the 2023 season of the show. Their creations - with a brief to add a fresh twist to the classic recipes we all know and love - are truly awe-inspiring signature dishes.

The brand new cookery book from Britain's favourite baker, Paul Hollywood The Weekend Baker contains over 100 sweet and savoury recipes inspired by cities around the world including Paris, Copenhagen, Miami, New York and Naples. From Madeleines to Foccacia, Caprese Cake to Chelsea Buns and Zwiebelkuchen to Marble Bundt Cake, take some time out in the kitchen and bake the world with Paul to uncover new favourites.