From Earl Grey scones to mocha passionfruit opera cake, this gloriously illustrated baking bible from the popular food blogger and pastry chef Nicola Lamb comprises a hundred mouthwatering recipes arranged according to the time it takes to create each treat.
Nicola Lamb is the go-to person for all your baking questions and cravings. In her essential new baking bible, SIFT, she takes the fear out of failure and offers up an inspiring collection of over 100 delicious bakes.
In the first half of the book, Nicola breaks down the key elements and techniques with boundless enthusiasm and beautiful illustrations. Explore every how and why of baking and move forward with complete confidence – you'll never again wonder why your custard has curdled, why your sponge didn't rise or why your panna cotta didn't set.
Nicola's recipes are divided into the time it takes to make a bake, ranging from gooey cookies and airy cakes that you can whip up in an afternoon to fabulous showstoppers you can devote a weekend to. These include:
Bake in an afternoon: Roasted Strawberry Victoria Sponge, Miso Walnut Double-Thick Chocolate-Chip Cookies and Bread-and-Butter Pudding with Caramel Mandarins
Bake in a day: Salted Vanilla and Pistachio Layer Cake, Fancy Rhubarb Tart and Olive Oil Brie-oche with Roasted Grapes
Bake in a weekend: Mocha Passionfruit Opera Cake, Pain au Chocolat and Tiramichoux
Publisher: Ebury Publishing
ISBN: 9781529906226
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 1300 g
Dimensions: 252 x 198 x 27 mm
If you find baking a mysterious art in which success and failure are bestowed seemingly at random by a capricious kitchen god, Nicola Lamb is on hand to add a little scientific rigour to your pastry, biscuit and cake making. - The Times and Sunday Times Food Book of the Year
Ever wondered why your bakes won't behave? Look no further than Lamb's upcoming bible, which you'll have covered in sticky fingerprints in no time. Insightful and approachable, the pastry chef decodes everything you need to know about the intricate science of baking while sharing 100 creative recipes for everything from speedy miso, walnut and chocolate-chip cookies to a stage-stealing mocha passionfruit opera cake. - Evening Standard’s Best Cookbooks of 2024
Great recipes and a clever layout mean you can dip into the techy science behind making as much or as little as you like. I'm not a natural baker and don't have a particularly sweet tooth, but I genuinely get excited to make things from SIFT. - Delicious Magazine's Best Cookbooks 2024
This is an amazing book, very accessible and inclusive but explains the way baking works followed by wonderful recipes across the field of patisserie. Production is excellent at all levels- feels and looks beautiful.
I wish I had had a book like this when I first learnt to cook. It's almost a 100 pages before you get to a recipe as the author goes into great informative detail about the baking process and the properties of... More
Absolutely gorgeous book. Delicious photos and recipes are excellent. Truly tried and tested. The only sweet tart pastry recipe you’ll ever need! Love also how recipes are marked by the amount of time you need.... More
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