Beatrix Bakes - Natalie Paull

Beatrix Bakes embraces the unparalleled joys of baking seasonally and creatively.

It invites you to choose your own adventure – with seasonal mix-and-match alternatives given for each recipe. Its more than 70 recipes are inspired by classics the world over, but offer new takes on these.

The book teaches you that – once they get the foundations right – the truest magic will come from a willingness to play and add your own twists.The recipes (and engaging, instructive conversation) are all beautifully photographed and are divided across eight chapters: Doughs, pastries & crusts; Tarts, pies, a crostata & a galette; The cake list; One in the hand; Yeasted bakes; Fruit-full; Creams, custards, fillings, glazes and buttercreams; and Finishing touches.

Peppered throughout are infographics, offering readers a visual (pie chart) guide to following their baking hearts, and adaptations for each recipes.For example, The Cheesecake (That You Will Love The Most) presents options for a crumb base, a bought biscuit base, no base, a sponge base and a failed cookie base!

And from there, ideas for toppings from sour cream, to crumb, to fruit bits.