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How to Bake

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How to Bake by Paul Hollywood, star of BBC2's The Great British Bake Off, offers expert guidance to bakers of all levels. Drawing on his heritage as the son of a baker, Paul dispels myths surrounding baking and provides clear, easy-to-follow recipes. The book covers fundamental techniques before diving into a wide variety of breads, pastries, cakes, and biscuits, including ciabatta, fresh croissants, classic Victoria sponge, and triple layer chocolate cake.
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Format: Hardback
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This book is ideal for amateur bakers seeking reliable, approachable recipes and keen to improve their skills, as well as fans of The Great British Bake Off. It suits home cooks eager to explore a variety of baked goods with professional insights.

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The last word in baking from the nation's favourite expert

The last word in baking from the nation's favourite expert

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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, soda bread, ciabatta, focaccia, chapatis, Cheddar and apple bread, fruit loaf, fresh croissants, scones, classic Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle cake, baklava, buttery shortbread and triple layer chocolate cake.

Time to get baking ...

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Critics praise Paul Hollywood as a leading baking expert, with The Guardian calling him "the greatest expert in the history of British television." Nigel Slater from The Observer commends the flatbread recipe as a success, while The Sunday Telegraph credits Hollywood for sparking a home baking craze.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781408819494

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 05 July 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Illustration: Colour

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 26.0mm

Width: 196.0mm

Height: 248.0mm

Weight: 1144g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Paul Hollywood has shot to fame with his role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off. He worked as Head Baker at exclusive hotels including Cliveden and the Dorchester and he went on to launch The Paul Hollywood Artisan Bread Company, which now supplies Harrods among others.

www.paulhollywood.com / @PaulHollywood

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