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Leiths Baking Bible - Fiona Burrell

Description: ISBN 0747581894 / Author: Fiona Burrell / Genre: Food & Drink / Dieting / The Leiths cookery series are the most useful books to have in ... more

Leiths Baking Bible - Fiona Burrell ... your kitchen. Produced by the acclaimed Leiths School of Food and Wine, they are the most authoritative, thorough and comprehensive cookbooks you can have. Leiths Baking Bible covers every aspect of baking from bread, patisserie and pastry to cakes, scones, buns, and biscuits. You will find all the classic recipes here - Profiteroles, Quiche Lorraine, Swiss Roll, and Brioche - and innumerable tempting alternatives - Artichoke and Green Olive Tart, Walnut Bread, and Almond Shortbread. As with all the cookbooks in the Leiths series, there will be an emphasis on technique, especially invaluable for a book on this subject. Useful, inspiring and utterly reliable, the Leiths Baking Bible will be the only book you'll need for home baking.

Newest Review: ... ultimate baking book! There are just so many recipes ranging from the basics of pastry and sponge cakes, to more complicated ... more

... cakes and pastries often found in cake shops and tea rooms. There are sufficient pictures to break up the text which is laid out effectively and simply. The recipes are easy to follow and most of the ingredients available easily. I really cannot find any criticism to make of this excellent volume; it is quite essential for any discerning cook. I have so many cake books, but everything you could possibly want is all included here. The index is comprehensive and the book is bound well and the pages of a decent quality pa...more

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Leiths Baking Bible - Fiona Burrell: Essential baking book (158 words)
by - written on 26/12/08 (18 readings)
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I recently received this book as a present and it is superb. I have searched long and hard for such a book over the years, but this is the ultimate baking book! There are just so many recipes ranging from the basics of pastry and sponge cakes, to more complicated cakes and pastries often found in cake shops and tea rooms. There are sufficient pictures to break up the text which is laid out effectively and simply. The recipes are easy to follow and most of the ingredients available easily. I really cannot find any criticism to make of this excellent volume; it is quite essential for any discerning cook. I have so many cake books, but everything you could possibly want is ... Read the complete review

Everything you need to know about baking in one book! (1163 words)
by - written on 15/04/07 (Very useful, 297 readings)
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When I was little my mum was always baking cakes and pies etc and I really enjoyed helping her. However, in this busy day and age, the art of home baking seems to be dying out a bit - there are so many ready made cakes and pies to buy, and I guess we are all that bit more health and weight conscious so do not want to be continually eating this sort of food. Having said that there, there is little more satisfying than seeing your freshly baked cake come out of the oven, and within a short while actually being able to taste it! I was on the lookout for a good baking recipe book, mainly because I thought it would be good to do some baking with my daughter like my ... Read the complete review