BAKE

Celebrating the time-honoured tradition of home baking

An Australian Women's Weekly Cookbook

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Large new hardcover book, first published 2008, this edition published 2017, 688 pages, lots of beautiful colour photos.

There was a period in Australian domestic history when a woman's worth was measured by her capabilities on baking day.

Baking is a ‘special’ subject, where a little bit of skill and magic is involved. These recipes range from the basic to the glamorous, and everything in between. If you love baking, you must have this book.

It is the ultimate guide on how to get the best results from your oven. All those much-loved cakes, muffins, biscuits, slices and scones you remember from your childhood are in this book. Clear instructions and meticulous measurements are what you need when you’re baking. Follow these Triple Tested® recipes to the letter and you’ll be lauded by your friends and family as a Master Baker. Chapters include all kinds of sweet and savoury treats - cakes & cupcakes, biscuits, slices, scones, muffins, pies, tarts, pastries and savoury pies & quiches. As well as fabulous Triple Tested® recipes and beautiful photographs, there are special features, each containing 12 step-by-step photographs, which give you additional information about the deeply satisfying art of baking.

This baking masterpiece is the follow-up to the bestseller Cook and its companion, Kitchen. It is the ultimate guide on how to get the best results from your oven.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Filling the tins - an introduction to the history of baking by Mary Moody
• Chocolate Cakes
• Butter Cakes
• Sponge Cakes
• Fruit Cakes
• Syrup Cakes
• Loaf Cakes
• Rich Dessert Cakes
• Cupcakes
• Kids' Birthday Cakes
• Allergy-free Baking
• Biscuits
• Slices
• Muffins
• Scones
• Friands
• Tarts and Pastries
• Sweet Pies
• Breads and Buns
• Cheesecakes
• Desserts
• Christmas Baking
• Savoury Pies and Tarts
• Equipment
• Baking Techniques
• Glossary, conversion charts and index

Bake: Celebrating the time-honoured tradition of home baking is an Australian publication. All measurements are in metric and metric cups/spoons.

Bake: Celebrating the time-honoured tradition of home baking by The Australian Womens Weekly