The Essential Baking Cookbook PB Paperback – 1 Mar. 2005

For around the £3 mark for a used book, you really can't go wrong. Especially as the book I received was in very good condition and arrived quickly. The book is filled with endless delicious recipes and the photos will have you drooling within seconds, it's quite old fashioned compared to recipe books that are out nowadays but that is what I love about it. There are plenty of useful tips and tricks to help you along the way and instructions are clear and easy to follow.

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I think this book is for more inexperienced bakers however it does have lovely recipes.Although the description said used it was in excellent condition. I would recommend it for someone just starting to bake.

I bought this book in a Waitrose store while on holiday as a "treat"! It's fantastic and I've made nearly everything in it. The banana loaf is to die for and my husband asks me to make one at least once a month. The recipes are easy to follow and the "what went wrong" bit is fantastic. The quiches are scrummy and same to be said for the scones. I know it's a bit pricey but it is well worth the money for the amount of recipes in it and the information it gives. I bought one for a friend and she bought one for her mum as she wouldn't part with hers!! You see so many "baking" books and some of them have fancy schmancy recipes in it that look way beyond anyones capability this book is nothing like that. No matter what you cooking capability you will be able to do nearly all the recipes in this book.So to finish off JUST BUY THIS BOOK!!!

This is one of the best baking books I have and I use it everytime I want to bake. It has such a wide range of receipes but the best part by far are the trouble shooting sections. For main items like, scones, muffins etc they actually show you pictures of when things go wrong so you can work out what went wrong and how to correct it. So they show you a picture of a "perfect Muffin" verses one that has been overbaked/overmixed/underbaked/mixture to wet etc. It's fantastic just buy it you won't be sorry

I bought this book for my wife last year because she "couldn't bake" (her words!). She has tried quite a few recipes and ALL repeat ALL have been completely successful!Not only that, but other members of the family want to know some of the recipes, so guess what we will be getting as Christmas presents this year? At 12.99 from WH Smiths, it was good value, but with the current Amazon discount price, its a no-brainer. All the other reviews chime true. If in doubt, get it....!

this is an excellent book and i highly recommend it everyone..but i do wish they would put it on kindle books,because my copy is getting a bit grubby and can't afford £ 40.00 for a new 1

This is one of the greatest baking books of all time. It has everything in it from the most basic (scones) to expeirenced recipes. The instructions are clear and easy to follow and are helped by some illustrations. I've dicovered a great love for baking because of this book and would stongly recomend it