Home baking is once again one of the most popular forms of cookery and this is the perfect introduction for all those who want to make their own bread but fear that baking is time-consuming and complicated.
Home Baked starts with a clear summary of kneading, rising, proving and baking itself. As in all forms of cookery, bread's appearance is almost as important as its flavor, and the Scurfields describe how to transform a tasty but ordinary-looking loaf into a supremely attractive and appetising one.
Here are easily-made recipoes for croissants, brioches and penettone, for traditional English tea breads and a variety of European breads from Swedish caraway to Irish soda bread.
Home Baked is essential kitchen equipment for those who suspect that bread-making can be more rewarding than warming up a frozen supermarket 'French stick' but fear that they could never get their dough to rise.