BAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics
- Downloads：8808
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-06-02 00:51:33
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Paul Hollywood
- ISBN：1526647168
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
The ultimate baking book from internationally beloved baker Paul Hollywood， judge of The Great British Baking Show。
In BAKE， Paul Hollywood shares his best ever recipes for classic bakes: cakes， biscuits and cookies， breads and flatbreads， pizza and doughnuts， pastries and pies， and showstopping desserts。 From classic cakes like Victoria Sandwich and Chocolate Fudge Cake， through brilliant breads like foolproof Sourdough， to savoury and sweet pastries like Sausage Rolls and Danish Pastries， these are the only recipes you'll need to create perfectly delicious bakes time and time again。
With more years as a professional baker than he'd care to remember and over 10 years judging the best baking show on TV， Paul has created， tested and tasted a huge number of bakes。 He has also traveled widely and learnt so much about the craft he loves。 For Paul， one of the most joyful things about baking is how it evolves as we discover new techniques， ingredients and influences。 As our knowledge improves， so do our recipes。
Paul combines every tip and trick he has learned together with his incredible technical know-how to create the ultimate collection of incredible bakes。
In BAKE， Paul Hollywood shares his best ever recipes for classic bakes: cakes， biscuits and cookies， breads and flatbreads， pizza and doughnuts， pastries and pies， and showstopping desserts。 From classic cakes like Victoria Sandwich and Chocolate Fudge Cake， through brilliant breads like foolproof Sourdough， to savoury and sweet pastries like Sausage Rolls and Danish Pastries， these are the only recipes you'll need to create perfectly delicious bakes time and time again。
With more years as a professional baker than he'd care to remember and over 10 years judging the best baking show on TV， Paul has created， tested and tasted a huge number of bakes。 He has also traveled widely and learnt so much about the craft he loves。 For Paul， one of the most joyful things about baking is how it evolves as we discover new techniques， ingredients and influences。 As our knowledge improves， so do our recipes。
Paul combines every tip and trick he has learned together with his incredible technical know-how to create the ultimate collection of incredible bakes。
Reviews
Lili
，
I do not have a crush on Paul Hollywood。 My sister， however， does。 So I chose to read this book to see if it would be an appropriate Christmas present for her。 I’m happy to report that it is。 This collection compiles the all the ultimate versions of recipes that are special to the author， with a focus on his roots in northwestern England， where he first learned to bake bread in his father’s bakery。Bake is divided into six sections - cakes， breads and flatbreads， pastry and pies， cookies and scon I do not have a crush on Paul Hollywood。 My sister， however， does。 So I chose to read this book to see if it would be an appropriate Christmas present for her。 I’m happy to report that it is。 This collection compiles the all the ultimate versions of recipes that are special to the author， with a focus on his roots in northwestern England， where he first learned to bake bread in his father’s bakery。Bake is divided into six sections - cakes， breads and flatbreads， pastry and pies， cookies and scones， pizza and doughnuts， desserts - the longest of which are the bread chapter and the pastry chapter。 Each section starts with a brief introduction before proceeding into the recipes。 The recipes themselves are clearly and concisely written。 Each is preceded by an explanatory note， which gives the author’s opinion on how simple the recipe is and tips to help navigate the tricky bits of the recipe。 Ingredient measurements are provided in both Imperial and metric units。 The vast majority of the ingredients are easily found in a well-stocked American supermarket。 Only dolcelatte - one of the cheeses on the four cheese pizza - gave me a moment of pause。According to the author， cake comes first because it is the simplest thing to bake; as long as you measure the ingredients precisely and mix it properly， your cake will turn out well。 I was pleasantly surprised by how simple the recipes were。 For example， the majority of the cookie recipes are rolled into a cylinder， wrapped， refrigerated， and sliced。 Even the two macaron recipes seemed doable。 The bread recipes were very straightforward - even the recipe for the sourdough bread。 He explained a very simple method for growing an active starter in five days， which was good because it was used not only in the sourdough bread recipe but also in the pizza crust recipe。 When appropriate， the bread recipes explained options both for hand kneading and for mixer kneading。 At the outset， I was confused as to why pizza shared a chapter with doughnuts。 But the mystery was solved in the first sentence of that chapter’s introduction: that’s what the author would want as his last meal on earth。 Even though his doughnuts are fried and not baked， he had to find a way to work them into this book。 In the pizza chapter， it is！ The pastry chapter had the most complex recipes， including six or seven different types of pastry dough。 Each type of pastry dough was well explained and illustrated with photographs。 The dessert chapter was glorious: trifle， baked Alaska， entremet and more sweet treats that may or may not require baking。 But those not requiring baking were included because the author loves sweets of all kinds， just like me！Full color photographs accompany each recipe so that the reader can start with an idea of what the end looks like。 Certain recipes， especially the more complex ones， also have photographic steps， which are numerically cross-referenced in the recipe instructions。Overall， I enjoyed this book。 The recipe selection is a diverse variety of Anglo-Saxon favorites， and there were hardly any that I wouldn’t feed myself （except for some of the savory pies）。 The ingredients are readily available in my area （New England）。 The recipe steps are clear and easy to follow。 What more could I want？ More importantly， what more could my sister want…。I received this book as a digital advance reader copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for an honest opinion。 I have yet to try any of the recipes from this book， but will update my review when I do。 。。。more
Amy
，
What a gorgeous book！ I was able to review an ARC of Bake from Netgalley。 Bake has beautiful pictures， and lots of great recipes。 It also has lovely stories from Paul， and step by step directions for the recipes。 It was a treat to read in electronic form， and I think in physical form it would be even more impressive。The book is sectioned by type of recipe: There's cookies， breads， pizzas， cakes， scones， and more！ The recipes are really geared toward any baker---not too many ingredients in most r What a gorgeous book！ I was able to review an ARC of Bake from Netgalley。 Bake has beautiful pictures， and lots of great recipes。 It also has lovely stories from Paul， and step by step directions for the recipes。 It was a treat to read in electronic form， and I think in physical form it would be even more impressive。The book is sectioned by type of recipe: There's cookies， breads， pizzas， cakes， scones， and more！ The recipes are really geared toward any baker---not too many ingredients in most recipes， and step by step instructions。I can't wait to try some of the scone recipes， and I know my Scottish father will love the Steak & Mushroom Pie recipe。 Highly recommend this book。 。。。more
joyce w。 laudon
，
To his fans， Paul Hollywood needs no introduction。 He has made his name as one of the judges on the British baking show where contestants vie for a glass plate prize and a handshake。 For those who would like to see what recipes Mr。 Hollywood himself uses and recommends this book will be a delightful treat and， one that is full of treats to make。 These are offered in sections including Cake， Breads and Flatbreads， Pastry and Pies， Cookies and Scones， Pizzas and Doughnuts， and， finally， Desserts。T To his fans， Paul Hollywood needs no introduction。 He has made his name as one of the judges on the British baking show where contestants vie for a glass plate prize and a handshake。 For those who would like to see what recipes Mr。 Hollywood himself uses and recommends this book will be a delightful treat and， one that is full of treats to make。 These are offered in sections including Cake， Breads and Flatbreads， Pastry and Pies， Cookies and Scones， Pizzas and Doughnuts， and， finally， Desserts。The recipes have clear directions and it does not look like one must already be a talented baker to attempt them。 There are also many illustrations throughout， some of which will undoubtedly make readers salivate。One thing that I very much enjoyed in this book were the sections in which Hollywood talks about what baking means to him， the memories that we bring to the cakes we eat， and more。 On the TV shows， Hollywood can seem abrasive at times but he is not in the writing within these pages。I was fortunate to receive an e-galley of this title。 I think that I will buy the hard copy when it is available in July。Many thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury Publishing for this title。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Keith
，
I suppose that it is best to begin with a confession: my wife and I are huge， long-time fans of The Great British Baking Show and Paul Hollywood is a big reason for that。 As the judge that all the contestants fear the most—and are most eager to win the approval of with a coveted “Hollywood Handshake”—he shows himself time and again to be knowledgeable about all things related to baking as well as a master of execution in the culinary arts。 So， when it comes to evaluating a cookbook that promises I suppose that it is best to begin with a confession: my wife and I are huge， long-time fans of The Great British Baking Show and Paul Hollywood is a big reason for that。 As the judge that all the contestants fear the most—and are most eager to win the approval of with a coveted “Hollywood Handshake”—he shows himself time and again to be knowledgeable about all things related to baking as well as a master of execution in the culinary arts。 So， when it comes to evaluating a cookbook that promises to include Hollywood’s favorite， time-tested recipes for a wide variety of classic bakes， I am more than a little biased before I even begin。That acknowledged， BAKE is a remarkable collection of outstanding and tantalizing recipes。 The thing about the book that is most impressive is the diversity of its coverage。 Unlike the bread-centric focus of some of the author’s previous cookbooks—baking bread is his passion， after all—this is a far more balanced selection， including dishes from a broad set of sweet and savory categories that cover just about anything a home baker might want to cook， including Cakes， Cookies and Scones， Breads and Flatbreads， Pizza and Doughnuts， Pastry and Pies， and Desserts。 All of the recipes are easy to follow and I really appreciate that the weights and measures were tailored to the U。S。 audience。 Also， at the head of each category， as well as before each recipe， the author offers lovely personal observations that are both insightful and frequently charming。For what it is worth， we baked three of the recipes from different categories: Peanut Butter Cookies， White Sandwich Bread， and Yule Log。 So， in addition to reading all these great preparations and imagining how wonderful they might be on the plate， we have first-hand experience with how a few of them actually turned out。 They were all fun and satisfying to bake and ended up being delicious。 However， our bakes were not uniformly successful—without the right pan for the Yule Log we over-cooked the sponge， which ended up being more of a Yule Parfait， but it was still quite tasty。 Also， the bread came out great and exactly as described， but was very time-consuming given the required dough-rising and proving。 Overall， BAKE is a cookbook that should be an essential resource for any home baker and it is one that we will enjoy using for many years to come。 。。。more
K。A。 Goodsell
，
Bake is a cookbook which shares all of Paul Hollywood's greatest recipes。 Not only are there the classics of Pecan Pie and Pain au Chocolat。 But， there are unique recipes such as Lime Macarons and Pain du Campagne。 The cover is a classic Paul Hollywood photo。 I've seen this lean on him a many times during the Great British Bakeoff and usually it's because he's quite happy or pleased with whatever is occurring in conversation or what's been cooked。 A good sign for what's to come inside the page Bake is a cookbook which shares all of Paul Hollywood's greatest recipes。 Not only are there the classics of Pecan Pie and Pain au Chocolat。 But， there are unique recipes such as Lime Macarons and Pain du Campagne。 The cover is a classic Paul Hollywood photo。 I've seen this lean on him a many times during the Great British Bakeoff and usually it's because he's quite happy or pleased with whatever is occurring in conversation or what's been cooked。 A good sign for what's to come inside the pages。The artwork and style is simple， minimal， and clean。 Each section dawns another color highlight before going back to the white background for each recipe。 This in my opinion is a great feature as it makes finding sections easier。 The photography choices were really nice。 They have a more raw look to them， the colors balanced well and have a very earthy tone to them rather than being overly bright or have colorful backgrounds for each piece of food to stand in front of。 There's also prep photos of cooking in the process on certain recipes and that's a nice touch。5 Stars。 We're excited to dive in and try making their breads （we'll be subbing out the regular flour for gluten free flour in most recipes） and the ginger snap cookies brought me back to Christmas at home with my family immediately once they hit the oven。Now， next on the list is those Lemon Doughnuts because just as Paul Hollywood has said， "you can't beat a good doughnut"。 Thanks to the publisher， Bloomsbury USA and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC copy to read and review。 Review will also be posted to my blog （www。kagoodsell。com/book-reviews）， GoodReads， TikTok （@unearthingeco）， as well as NetGalley reviews。 。。。more
Pam
，
Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Having long been a big fan of the Great British Baking Show and an owner of previous baking books by Paul Hollywood， I was anxious to get my hands on Bake， his newest book。I was not disappointed。 The author’s casual， personable style， his experience， and his delicious-sounding recipes make for a great cookbook。 I especially liked， and will try， his bread recipes。 Anyone that know Thank you NetGalley， the publisher， and the author for the opportunity to read and give an honest review of this book。Having long been a big fan of the Great British Baking Show and an owner of previous baking books by Paul Hollywood， I was anxious to get my hands on Bake， his newest book。I was not disappointed。 The author’s casual， personable style， his experience， and his delicious-sounding recipes make for a great cookbook。 I especially liked， and will try， his bread recipes。 Anyone that knows about Hollywood probably knows that his breads are what made him famous。 I was interested in the fact that he described having what amounts to a ‘sweet tooth’。 Thus， his cookie， pie and cake recipes also look delicious。 The photos in this book make the recipes very appealing。 The ingredients seem to be easily obtainable。 The procedure for making things in this book do not seem overly complex。As a collector of good cookbooks， this one will most definitely find a place on my shelf and on the counter in my kitchen as I experiment with some very tasty baking recipes！ 。。。more
Ashley
，
Bake by Paul Hollywood is a beautiful cookbook。 The photos are gorgeous and the directions are clearly written。 I’m looking forward to trying his macaron recipe！Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for this arc ebook in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions expressed are my own。
Melissa Borsey
，
Love this cookbook！ There are lots of wonderful recipes for cakes， cookies， scones， breads and so many more with step by step pictures which makes following the recipes very easy。 I thank Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this cookbook。
Lisa
，
This is a beautiful cookbook。 The photos are stunning， and the recipes are typical of what I think of when I think of Paul Hollywood。 Lots of step-by-step images make creating fancy baking masterpieces seem so simple。
Brittany
，
Read my full review here: https://www。between-bookends。com/2022。。。 Read my full review here: https://www。between-bookends。com/2022。。。 。。。more
Noreen Trotsky
，
Do not read this while hungry！ Hollywood covers everything from breads & sausage rolls to pizza。 Filled with photos alongside the recipes， you’ll want to rush to the kitchen to start baking。 A wonderful compilation of classic baked goods。 （The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because I always like to see nutritional information included in all cookbooks）
Abbey Smith
，
I love Paul Hollywood and many of his recipes have become favorites and ones that I bake regularly。 This cookbook looks to be more of the same stellar recipes。 I love that there are weighted measurements as well as more American options。 The recipes are delicious with some being super easy and others that present more of a challenge and test your baking skills。 This is another great cookbook from the great Paul Hollywood。
Karen Hancock
，
Every once in a while a cookbook comes out that blows readers away。 World renown chef and judge of The Great British Bakeoff， Paul Hollywood， has released one of the best baking books out there: BAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics。 Hollywood has included an excellent variety of baked goods， such as breads， pastries， cakes， cookies， desserts， and even savory British pies。 The recipes are written in the traditional manner and are easy to follow。 Not to say they are easy （some recipes have Every once in a while a cookbook comes out that blows readers away。 World renown chef and judge of The Great British Bakeoff， Paul Hollywood， has released one of the best baking books out there: BAKE: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics。 Hollywood has included an excellent variety of baked goods， such as breads， pastries， cakes， cookies， desserts， and even savory British pies。 The recipes are written in the traditional manner and are easy to follow。 Not to say they are easy （some recipes have several steps and take time to prepare correctly）， but the instructions are good enough that bakers at every level can successfully follow them and end up with perfect results。 The recipes lean toward British classics， like Sticky Toffee Pudding， Hot Cross Buns， and Lemon Drizzle Cake， Ultimate Sausage Rolls， and Victoria Sponge， Hollywood has included Foccacia， and some mouthwatering international breads such as Naan， Brioche， Croissants， Lagana， and Maneesh。 The photographs are exceptional。 There is a photograph of every recipe， which gives bakers an idea of how their finished product should look。 Hollywood has outdone himself this time， and will inspire bakers to fall in love with this excellent cookbook。 It should be on every baker’s shelf and is a good choice for gifts。 Highly recommended。Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book。 。。。more
Kimberly
，
I am a huge fan of The Great British Baking Show！ When I found out I would receive an ARC， I was ecstatic！ Paul Hollywood 's voice was clear in my head as I read his cookbook， and who wouldn't want to learn from the best。 The layout and recipes definitely reflect his personality。 I loved that he is included in pictures of himself for baking techniques ！ Its great to see some of the recipes featured in the show like biscotti， ciabatta， and baked Alaska！ I will be buying this cookbook for myself f I am a huge fan of The Great British Baking Show！ When I found out I would receive an ARC， I was ecstatic！ Paul Hollywood 's voice was clear in my head as I read his cookbook， and who wouldn't want to learn from the best。 The layout and recipes definitely reflect his personality。 I loved that he is included in pictures of himself for baking techniques ！ Its great to see some of the recipes featured in the show like biscotti， ciabatta， and baked Alaska！ I will be buying this cookbook for myself for sure。 。。。more
Jodi
，
The secrets of Paul Hollywood revealed。 This book includes many traditional as well as some non traditional recipes。 Baking at its finest。 Recipes， photos， to do and examples from Paul Hollywood showing the ways to create some beautiful breads， cakes， desserts。 This will be a wonderful addition to any cookbook collection and will add to your baking library and learning。
=^。^= Janet
，
Publication date: July 19， 2022Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that I currently have nothing better to do than read multiple books a day！SYNOPSIS*****************The ultimate baking book from internationally beloved baker Paul Hollywood， judge of The Great British Baking Show。In BAKE， Paul Hollywood shares h Publication date: July 19， 2022Thank you to NetGalley， the author， and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review an advanced reader's copy of this book。 This in no way affects my review， all opinions are my own and may be affected by the fact that I currently have nothing better to do than read multiple books a day！SYNOPSIS*****************The ultimate baking book from internationally beloved baker Paul Hollywood， judge of The Great British Baking Show。In BAKE， Paul Hollywood shares his best-ever recipes for classic bakes: cakes， biscuits and cookies， loaves of bread and flatbreads， pizza and doughnuts， pastries and pies， and showstopping desserts。 From classic cakes like Victoria Sandwich and Chocolate Fudge Cake， through brilliant loaves of bread like foolproof Sourdough， to savoury and sweet pastries like Sausage Rolls and Danish Pastries， these are the only recipes you'll need to create perfectly delicious bakes time and time again。With more years as a professional baker than he'd care to remember and over 10 years judging the best baking show on TV， Paul has created， tested and tasted a huge number of bakes。 He has also travelled widely and learnt so much about the craft he loves。 For Paul， one of the most joyful things about baking is how it evolves as we discover new techniques， ingredients and influences。 As our knowledge improves， so do our recipes。Paul combines every tip and trick he has learned together with his incredible technical know-how to create the ultimate collection of incredible bakes。I can bake but yeast scares me so I tend to make soda bread and cake from mixes so I need not have 12 different flours in my larder as I hate to have "Nailed It" results。 This book may make me more confident in the kitchen as everything is explained in detail and seem fool-proof。 Even a newbie would be able to understand the recipes and their directions and get some great results。 。。。more
Danielle
，
Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 I think most fans of the GBBO are familiar with Paul Hollywood。 He's the tougher judge， but his recipes always look amazing。 In Bake， the recipes all look great！ The pictures （There is a picture for EVERY recipe and even some that have step-by-step pictures accompanying it） are beautiful and really sell the food more。 I love that each recipe is very well written and easily instructed， plus it has cups and weights for those who Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book。 I think most fans of the GBBO are familiar with Paul Hollywood。 He's the tougher judge， but his recipes always look amazing。 In Bake， the recipes all look great！ The pictures （There is a picture for EVERY recipe and even some that have step-by-step pictures accompanying it） are beautiful and really sell the food more。 I love that each recipe is very well written and easily instructed， plus it has cups and weights for those who use a scale。 So many different categories here， too。 Cakes， cookies， breads， pizza， doughnuts， pastry， pies， and other desserts。 I can't wait to make the Chocolate Fudge Cake， the chocolate brownies， Paul's biscotti recipe， and my own pizza dough。 。。。more
Amanda Karsh
，
After years of watching Paul Hollywood on the Great British Bake Off， I’ve wanted to try one of his recipe books。 When this book came up for review， I leapt at the chance and I was not disappointed！ I’ve tried a few of the recipes and they all turned out wonderful， something rare for me！ The selection is all foods I love or would love to try to make and the recipes are all easy to follow。 I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves baking！
Jennifer
，
I received a copy of Bake via NetGalley。 My husband and I binged The Great British Baking show during lockdown so we are both well aware of Paul Hollywood。 He is the tougher judge and clearly knows his stuff。 My husband is the baker of the house so I knew he’d want to try Paul’s recipes。 My husband was glad to see that the ingredients are listed both in cups （more for beginners like me） and grams。 He prefers to bake with grams since he says that’s more exact。 There are a variety of recipes and n I received a copy of Bake via NetGalley。 My husband and I binged The Great British Baking show during lockdown so we are both well aware of Paul Hollywood。 He is the tougher judge and clearly knows his stuff。 My husband is the baker of the house so I knew he’d want to try Paul’s recipes。 My husband was glad to see that the ingredients are listed both in cups （more for beginners like me） and grams。 He prefers to bake with grams since he says that’s more exact。 There are a variety of recipes and not everything is sweet which is nice。 My husband and I have bookmarked three recipes that we have been looking to try but wanted a trusted source for the recipe。 After that we have a few more marked that just sounded amazing。 There was one dessert my husband said would take some practice （I don’t remember which off the top of my head but I believe it was one of the cakes） so I know my husband will enjoy making the easy recipes as well as trying more challenging ones！ 。。。more
Grace
，
Thanks so much to Bloomsbury USA and NetGalley for the free digital ARC in exchange for an honest review！Like most people， I'm familiar with Paul Hollywood through The Great British Baking Show， though I feel like I've mostly heard about his expertise when it comes to bread， so I was curious to see his other recipes。First off， this was a super quality digital file， and I really enjoyed the layout of the cookbook。 It's quite simple and clean， with measurements in cups/weights。 EVERY recipe has a Thanks so much to Bloomsbury USA and NetGalley for the free digital ARC in exchange for an honest review！Like most people， I'm familiar with Paul Hollywood through The Great British Baking Show， though I feel like I've mostly heard about his expertise when it comes to bread， so I was curious to see his other recipes。First off， this was a super quality digital file， and I really enjoyed the layout of the cookbook。 It's quite simple and clean， with measurements in cups/weights。 EVERY recipe has a photo--the gold standard！--and several also have some step-by-step photos as well。 The book is divided into six sections， and there is a good mixture of sweet and savory bakes， which I really appreciated！ For the most part quite classic flavors， and while there are obviously a lot of vegetarian options， there are essentially no vegan or gluten-free recipes， which is not at all a surprise， just something to note for those with restrictions。 This definitely isn't a strong personal touch IMO， which isn't necessarily a bad thing， as sometimes I just want a cookbook and not a lot of touching stories。I've got a ton of the recipes bookmarked and am excited to make them--this is definitely a cookbook I'm happy to have picked up！I've Made:Cheese Crackers - I've made a few different cracker recipes and this is the first one I've made with no liquid， and the technique was super interesting！ The texture of these was really light and unusual--I enjoyed them， though it's not my most favorite cracker recipe。 。。。more
Christine Piepmeier
，
The newest cookbook from celebrity baker， Paul Hollywood！ More delicious recipes from him including of course， lots of bread。 There are other things though if bread seems daunting like cakes， cookies， desserts， etc。 Lots of delicious sounding recipes。 I'm definitely picking this one up when it comes out。 I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 The newest cookbook from celebrity baker， Paul Hollywood！ More delicious recipes from him including of course， lots of bread。 There are other things though if bread seems daunting like cakes， cookies， desserts， etc。 Lots of delicious sounding recipes。 I'm definitely picking this one up when it comes out。 I received my copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Andi
，
I love to bake and I love the Great British Bake Off， so I jumped at the chance to review an early copy。 Paul Hollywood may best be known to Americans as one of the judges on the Great British Bake Off （or Great British Baking Show on this side of the pond）， but he has over 30 years of expertise， starting with learning how to make bread at his dad’s bakery as a kid。 In this cookbook， Paul gives us classic recipes that he has refined and perfected over the years。 First and foremost， every recipe I love to bake and I love the Great British Bake Off， so I jumped at the chance to review an early copy。 Paul Hollywood may best be known to Americans as one of the judges on the Great British Bake Off （or Great British Baking Show on this side of the pond）， but he has over 30 years of expertise， starting with learning how to make bread at his dad’s bakery as a kid。 In this cookbook， Paul gives us classic recipes that he has refined and perfected over the years。 First and foremost， every recipe has a full color photo and everything looks absolutely delicious。 Most of the recipes do not seem too difficult and the more complicated ones， like New York Chocolate Brownie Cheesecake （yum！） and croissants （yep， they’re in here too！）， have step by step photos of Paul making them。 The numbers in the pictures correspond to steps within the instructions so they’re very easy to follow。 Any time I got to a recipe I knew was going to be difficult， there was Paul， showing us how it’s done。 It’s not all desserts either。 You’ll find recipes for pizzas and savory hand pies， as well as an extensive section on bread， that includes types of bread from all over the world like naan， focaccia， tortillas， pitas， maneesh， and chapatis。 Whether you’ve seen The Great British Bake Off or have never heard of Paul Hollywood at all， I think this cookbook is fantastic。 I can’t think of many （if any） desserts that are not in here。 If you’re a baker， this is something you should use as a reference。 I will be using this often， for sure。 Thank you to Bloomsbury Publishing and NetGalley for allowing me to view an early copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Lindsay
，
I'm a huge Great British Bake Off fan， and avid home baker， so I had to check out this latest cookbook from Paul Hollywood。 It does not disappoint！ Disclaimer: I'm in the midst of a kitchen renovation project， which means baking is off the table for me right now， so I have not yet personally kitchen tested any of these recipes。 （Although there is one no-bake recipe， I'm just not sure I can pull it off in my makeshift non-kitchen。） This cookbook was a delight to read， and in many ways， a trip dow I'm a huge Great British Bake Off fan， and avid home baker， so I had to check out this latest cookbook from Paul Hollywood。 It does not disappoint！ Disclaimer: I'm in the midst of a kitchen renovation project， which means baking is off the table for me right now， so I have not yet personally kitchen tested any of these recipes。 （Although there is one no-bake recipe， I'm just not sure I can pull it off in my makeshift non-kitchen。） This cookbook was a delight to read， and in many ways， a trip down GBBO memory lane。 GBBO fans will recognize many past signature and technical bakes。 I love Paul's stories and tips sprinkled throughout。 The food photography is well done， and where there are tricky steps， there are extra pictures。 Recipes appear well laid out and well written， and a big shout out for metric weights on ingredients！ It really is a beautiful cookbook filled with British classics plus some others Paul has adopted from his travels。This cookbook would make a great gift for any Great British Bake Off fan。Thanks to NetGalley and Bloomsbury for the eARC of this cookbook， in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Courtney | Novel Maven
，
I love The Great British Baking Show so I bought Paul Hollywood's book How to Bake and it was a wonderful resource for a beginner to make bread （and beyond）。 I'm still working my way through that book， but the one thing that was hard with it was conversions。 I had to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit which was easy， but learning the different names for ingredients in the UK that are different in the US was a steep learning curve。 I still recommend that book as a wonderful resource for beginning bake I love The Great British Baking Show so I bought Paul Hollywood's book How to Bake and it was a wonderful resource for a beginner to make bread （and beyond）。 I'm still working my way through that book， but the one thing that was hard with it was conversions。 I had to convert Celsius to Fahrenheit which was easy， but learning the different names for ingredients in the UK that are different in the US was a steep learning curve。 I still recommend that book as a wonderful resource for beginning bakers。This new book gives measurements in both weight （grams） and American measurements （ounces/cups/tsp/tbsp）， but real bakers know weight is the best！ There's not as much background included and fewer step-by-step photos than in How to Bake， so this book is best for bakers who already know their way around the kitchen。 More difficult recipes （croissants， for example） do have a few step-by-step photos to guide you along。The recipes included are British classics like shortbread， sticky toffee pudding， sausage rolls， pasties， and Victoria sandwich cake; staples like cookies and sandwich bread; and decadent pastries and desserts like lime macarons， pain au chocolat， and brownie cheesecake。Bakers who love Paul Hollywood should add this to their cookbook collection as it is a resource they will use again and again。I received an electronic galley copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Debbie
，
Thank you NetGalley for the ARC of BAKE by Paul Hollywood in exchange for an honest review。 I have enjoyed watching the Great British Baking Show and Paul for years so I was so excited to see this book。 The recipes look delicious and are laid out nicely with great pictures。 They include everything from sweet to savory and I can’t wait to BAKE！
Chelsea
，