This is the official book to accompany the hit BBC2 TV series The Great
British Bake-off, presented by Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc. This book
takes us on a tour of the very best in baking our nation has to
offer*--from Eccles cakes to Cornish pasties, Chelsea buns to Scottish
gingerbread. With trips to notable landmarks from baking
history--Melton Mowbray and Sandwich among the more famous, as well as
locally loved secrets from towns and villages around the country--*the
book highlights the importance of baking as part of the UK's national
heritage. More than 120 recipes, as well as numerous adaptations and
suggestions, cover the whole range of baking skills from sweet jam tarts
to savory game pie. These are recipes that have been passed through the
generations, securing themselves as baking classics, and include recipes
from the contestants of The Great British Bake Off. Whether you want
to try your hand at the delicate art of petticoat tails shortbread or
dish up a hearty steak pie to a hungry family, you will be looking
between the pages of The Great British Book of Baking time and time
again, as Linda Collister has brought together the very best recipes
from around the British Isles.