OneofTheNewYorker’sBestCookbooksof2020!Ameticulouslyresearched,beautifullywritten,andrichlyphotographedcookbookcelebratingtherecipes,ingenuity,history,andheritageofBritishbaking.“RegulaYsewijnblendshistoryandrecipesinthemostdelectableway,withtraditionalcakes,buns,ppies,andtarts.ABritishbakingbible.“-TomParkerBowles,TheDailyMailWithover100iconicrecipes,TheBritishBakingBooktellsthewonderfullyevocativestoryofbakinginBritain--andhowthisinternationallycherishedtraditionhasevolvedfromitsrichheritagetotoday’simmensepopularityofTheGreatBritishBakeOff.Withlavishimageryandevocativenarrative,theexpert-bakerauthordetailsthelandscape,history,ingenuity,andlegends--andshow-stoppingrecipes--thathavemadeBritishbakingaworldwidephenomenon.Fromcakes,biscuits,andbunstocustards,tarts,andpies,authenticrecipesforBritain’sspectacularsweetandsavorybakedgoodsareincludedhere--likepink-frostedTottenhamcake,jam-layeredVictoriasandwichcake,quintessentialtealoaf,sweetlambpie,Yorksirecurdtart,andmore.IllustratingthestoryofhowBritishbakingevolvedthroughoutthecountry,manyoftherecipeshaveasense-of-placeheritagelikeDorsetapplecake,Whitbylemonbuns,Cornishcake,Grasmeregingerbread,andScottishoatcakes.Evocativeandfascinating,thiscookbookoffersaguidedtourofBritain’sbestbaking.
