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The Botanical Bakery

60 Delicious Recipes That Make Your Bakes Blossom
By Jenny Linford
Series: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Blending the art of baking with the power of plants, The Botanical Bakery is a unique collection of recipes where ingredients take centre stage. Compiled by expert food writer Jenny Linford and created with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, this stunning cookbook celebrates the natural riches... Read More
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A collection of accessible, vegetarian baking recipes, drawing inspiration from the rich world of culinary plants and fungi, from herbs, spices and flowers to fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and grains.

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Blending the art of baking with the power of plants, The Botanical Bakery is a unique collection of recipes where ingredients take centre stage.

Compiled by expert food writer Jenny Linford and created with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, this stunning cookbook celebrates the natural riches of the botanical world with aromatic spices, fragrant herbs, sweet-tasting fruits, crunchy nuts, and flavourful vegetables and fungi at the heart of every bake.

From squidgy brownies, buttery flapjacks, and double-baked biscotti to crumbly shortbread, cloud-like choux puffs, and earthy pies, The Botanical Bakery is packed with deliciously aromatic, delicately spiced, and softly fragranced suggestions alongside food photographs and illustrations from the renowned Kew archive.

Featuring:

  • Tonka Bean Brownie
  • Bay Leaf Custard Pie
  • Blackberry, Plum and Almond Galette
  • Hazelnut, Chocolate and Cinnamon Palmiers
  • Pandan and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
  • Liquorice Gingerbread
  • Pistachio Ricciarelli
  • Juicy Cherry and Pistachio Tart
  • Warming Peppered Oatcakes
  • Miso Banana Bread
  • Blueberry and Passionfruit Roulade
  • Apricot, Thyme and Kefir Scones
  • Wild Garlic Muffins

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781035437764

Publisher: Headline Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 August 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: OH

Illustration: Over 100 colour line illustrations and photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 192.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 820g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Jenny Linford is a London-based food writer and editor, a longstanding member of the Guild of Food Writers. She is the author and editor of over 20 books, among them The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavour (2018), The Kew Gardens Cookbook (2022), a collection of plant-based recipes by leading food writers promoting biodiversity, and The Kew Gardens Christmas Book (2023), a celebration of the role played by plants and animals in Christmas. She also produces and presents the popular A Slice of Cheese podcast series for Food FM radio.

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