Yummy (Bake - Rachel Allen)

Member Name: bookworm123

Product:	Bake - Rachel Allen
Date:	09/09/09 (17 review reads)
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Advantages: Lots of very yummy recipes

Disadvantages: Some of the recipes are ones you find in every cook book

Cooking is something that I do for fun, especially baking so for my birthday my parents bought me Bake by Rachel Allen. I had never heard of her before (I don't get many chances to watch television) but my parents who live in Ireland (where Rachel Allen's from) had heard of her and felt that she made the sort of foods that I would adore.

They were completely right! Bake is full of all sorts of scrumptious sounding and tasty (from the recipes that I've tried so far) recipes. Rachel has included a wide range of options both savoury and sweet. The instructions are given clearly with all the basic recipes for pastry, bread, cakes, meringue, decorations and fillings for cakes, sauces, and jams and preserves featured at the back of the book.

My favourite recipes so far have been baklava and baked cheese fondue in a squash. Both of these recipes have been used when I've had my family over for dinner and they both went down brilliantly. Some of the recipes are for basic cakes etcetera but to have them all compiled in one book is very helpful and the other recipes in the book are ones I would never have thought of.

This book is brilliant and I would definitely recommend it for anyone who likes baking.

Summary: Excellent book