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Mary Berry's Baking Bible: Revised and Updated

With Over 250 New and Classic Recipes

Author Mary Berry
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Hardcover
$40.00 US
7.7"W x 10"H x 1.2"D   | 48 oz | 10 per carton
On sale May 09, 2023 | 416 Pages | 9780593578155
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Baking legend Mary Berry, longtime judge of The Great British Baking Show, presents this revised and updated edition of her seminal baking book, featuring 250 recipes, including 20 all-new bakes, updated photography, and Americanized measurements.

Mary Berry’s Baking Bible has been thrilling home bakers with delectable, no-fuss, trustworthy recipes for more than a decade. Now the queen of British baking brings her straightforward advice and expertise to this fully revised edition of classic bakes. Her biggest collection yet also features 20 new recipes plus mouthwatering photography. A sampling of her beloved desserts includes:

• Cakes: Victoria Sandwich; Very Best Chocolate Fudge; Lemon Yogurt
Cookies and Bars: Melting Moments; Orange and Chocolate Shortbread; Bakewell Slices
Traybakes: Lemon Drizzle; Coffee and Walnut; Double Chocolate Chip and Marshmallow
Tarts and Pastries: French Apple Tart; Chocolate Eclairs; Profiteroles 
Breads: Crunchy Orange Syrup Loaf; Quick Sourdough Loaf; White Cottage Loaf
Puddings and Pies: Sticky Apricot Pudding; Classic Apple Pie; Crème Brûlée
Cheesecakes: American Chocolate Ripple; Buttermilk and Honey; and Key Lime Pie

Readers will also be delighted to discover that many of her treasured recipes have been updated and simplified to suit the needs and tastes of today’s home bakers. And, as always with foolproof recipes from Mary Berry, there will be no soggy bottoms!
Dame Mary Berry is the nation's favourite baker and author of over 70 books, including the bestselling Mary Berry Cooks, Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites, Mary Berry At Home and Mary Berry's Baking Bible. She was the much-loved judge on the BBC's The Great British Bake Off and has been teaching the nation to cook for over four decades.

Cordon Bleu trained in Paris, Mary began her career as a magazine cookery editor before publishing her first cookery book in 1966. Mary is also an AGA expert and taught AGA masterclasses for many years from her home with Lucy Young.

In 2009 Mary was awarded the highly coveted Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. View titles by Mary Berry
Introduction

When I published my first major baking book, Ultimate Cake Book, in 1994, it was with the hope that it would encourage more people to take up homebaking, and show inexperienced cooks that cake making isn’t as complicated as it might first appear. The success of that book has been tremendous and I have been touched by how many people still rely on it even now, nearly thirty years later!

In 2003, as I wrote the introduction for the revised edition of the Ultimate Cake Book, I remember marveling at the continuing demand for cake-making instruction. Now, it seems, people are turning to homebaking even more since the success of The Great British Bake Off!

In light of this increased interest in homebaking, I felt it was time to create a new complete book of baking—my Baking Bible. This is a new edition of The Baking Bible to include right up-to-date favorites—such as a glorious Red Velvet Cake, Rainbow Cake, Quick Sourdough Loaf, and Herb and Garlic Flatbread. I hope this book will inspire a new generation of cooks, as well as prove useful to seasoned bakers.

The aim was to produce an easy-to-use baking collection to satisfy all your baking needs. I have included a bread section, containing my new bread recipes. There are some unusual cakes to try, like Zucchini Loaves, and recipes for favorites, such as Cupcakes. But as this is a “baking bible,” I have tried to include as many classic recipes as possible. There are lots of traditional celebration cakes for occasions such as Easter, Christmas and christenings, birthdays and weddings, and some well-known favorites like Victoria sponge and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

I’ve included lots of simple recipes for children to make (with supervision), and some more challenging recipes that require careful timing, and more skill, including pâtisserie-style desserts, such as Gâteau Saint Honoré. Cooks of all levels of experience should find something to make and to challenge them here. Since I first started writing recipes, the equipment available has evolved and improved enormously. Now we have reliable ovens, food processors and electric mixers, nonstick pans and baking sheets, and bread-makers. With the help of these aids, baking has become quick, easy, and stress-free. All you need is to weigh and measure your ingredients very carefully and follow the tested step-by-step instructions.

I have tried to include recipes for all occasions and I hope you will find plenty of bakes to suit your tastes. But, most of all, I hope that this new collection of my favorite and trusted recipes will help you enjoy homebaking. Cakes are made to be shared, so once you have mastered a recipe, invite your friends and family to enjoy the fruits of your labor with a good pot of tea—happy baking!

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About

Baking legend Mary Berry, longtime judge of The Great British Baking Show, presents this revised and updated edition of her seminal baking book, featuring 250 recipes, including 20 all-new bakes, updated photography, and Americanized measurements.

Mary Berry’s Baking Bible has been thrilling home bakers with delectable, no-fuss, trustworthy recipes for more than a decade. Now the queen of British baking brings her straightforward advice and expertise to this fully revised edition of classic bakes. Her biggest collection yet also features 20 new recipes plus mouthwatering photography. A sampling of her beloved desserts includes:

• Cakes: Victoria Sandwich; Very Best Chocolate Fudge; Lemon Yogurt
Cookies and Bars: Melting Moments; Orange and Chocolate Shortbread; Bakewell Slices
Traybakes: Lemon Drizzle; Coffee and Walnut; Double Chocolate Chip and Marshmallow
Tarts and Pastries: French Apple Tart; Chocolate Eclairs; Profiteroles 
Breads: Crunchy Orange Syrup Loaf; Quick Sourdough Loaf; White Cottage Loaf
Puddings and Pies: Sticky Apricot Pudding; Classic Apple Pie; Crème Brûlée
Cheesecakes: American Chocolate Ripple; Buttermilk and Honey; and Key Lime Pie

Readers will also be delighted to discover that many of her treasured recipes have been updated and simplified to suit the needs and tastes of today’s home bakers. And, as always with foolproof recipes from Mary Berry, there will be no soggy bottoms!

Author

Dame Mary Berry is the nation's favourite baker and author of over 70 books, including the bestselling Mary Berry Cooks, Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites, Mary Berry At Home and Mary Berry's Baking Bible. She was the much-loved judge on the BBC's The Great British Bake Off and has been teaching the nation to cook for over four decades.

Cordon Bleu trained in Paris, Mary began her career as a magazine cookery editor before publishing her first cookery book in 1966. Mary is also an AGA expert and taught AGA masterclasses for many years from her home with Lucy Young.

In 2009 Mary was awarded the highly coveted Guild of Food Writers Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2012 she was made a CBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours list. View titles by Mary Berry

Excerpt

Introduction

When I published my first major baking book, Ultimate Cake Book, in 1994, it was with the hope that it would encourage more people to take up homebaking, and show inexperienced cooks that cake making isn’t as complicated as it might first appear. The success of that book has been tremendous and I have been touched by how many people still rely on it even now, nearly thirty years later!

In 2003, as I wrote the introduction for the revised edition of the Ultimate Cake Book, I remember marveling at the continuing demand for cake-making instruction. Now, it seems, people are turning to homebaking even more since the success of The Great British Bake Off!

In light of this increased interest in homebaking, I felt it was time to create a new complete book of baking—my Baking Bible. This is a new edition of The Baking Bible to include right up-to-date favorites—such as a glorious Red Velvet Cake, Rainbow Cake, Quick Sourdough Loaf, and Herb and Garlic Flatbread. I hope this book will inspire a new generation of cooks, as well as prove useful to seasoned bakers.

The aim was to produce an easy-to-use baking collection to satisfy all your baking needs. I have included a bread section, containing my new bread recipes. There are some unusual cakes to try, like Zucchini Loaves, and recipes for favorites, such as Cupcakes. But as this is a “baking bible,” I have tried to include as many classic recipes as possible. There are lots of traditional celebration cakes for occasions such as Easter, Christmas and christenings, birthdays and weddings, and some well-known favorites like Victoria sponge and Chocolate Chip Cookies.

I’ve included lots of simple recipes for children to make (with supervision), and some more challenging recipes that require careful timing, and more skill, including pâtisserie-style desserts, such as Gâteau Saint Honoré. Cooks of all levels of experience should find something to make and to challenge them here. Since I first started writing recipes, the equipment available has evolved and improved enormously. Now we have reliable ovens, food processors and electric mixers, nonstick pans and baking sheets, and bread-makers. With the help of these aids, baking has become quick, easy, and stress-free. All you need is to weigh and measure your ingredients very carefully and follow the tested step-by-step instructions.

I have tried to include recipes for all occasions and I hope you will find plenty of bakes to suit your tastes. But, most of all, I hope that this new collection of my favorite and trusted recipes will help you enjoy homebaking. Cakes are made to be shared, so once you have mastered a recipe, invite your friends and family to enjoy the fruits of your labor with a good pot of tea—happy baking!

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