- Paperback: 80 pages
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd (2 Sep 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0743221117
- ISBN-13: 978-0743221115
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 21.4 x 0.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 185,560 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Women's Institute has a reputation for traditional home cooking that is second to none in the UK. The Best Kept Secrets is a series of cookbooks written by women who know all about cooking, homes and families from personal experience. They learnt to cook from their mothers and grandmothers, from family friends and from each other. They don't have to re-discover the British tradition of cooking because they never lost touch with it in the first place. Cake-making and the Women's Institute go together and this book brings together a selection of their best recipes. The classics are naturally well represented but they appear in quick and easy versions; there's an all-in-one Victoria sandwich and a quick Madeira Cake. There are fruity flavours in abundance and many of the cakes are given a little lift with some liqueur or spirit. Jill Brand also takes some surprising ingredients (like ready-to-eat dried mango and papaya and cherry-flavoured ale) and incorporates them into some really innovative cakes. There's a Honey and Nut Polenta Cake and a Ricotta Cinnamon Cake. She uses fresh fruit and vegetables in cakes that are guaranteed to have a moist texture and a wonderful fresh flavour. Try Wensleydale Apple Cake and Ginger and Pear Cake Cakes and Biscuits finishes with a chapter of melt-in-the-mouth biscuits and cookies.
About the Author
Jill Brand is a Fellow of the Institute of Consumer Sciences and tutor at Denman College, the Women's Institute college. As the the NFWI Home Economics Adviser, she is responsible for advising WI Members on all aspects of food. She has written recipes for numerous books, leaflets and magazines. She is the author of The WI Book of Cakes and The WI Book of Biscuits. She enjoys gardening, collecting antiques, researching the history of food - and, of course, cooking.
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I bought this book on recomendation from a friend,the recipies are simple to follow,and I have baked a few cakes from it.I would recomend the cappucino bars they are super
Format:Paperback
I borrowed this book from the library as I wanted some good practical recipes for cakes to serve at cricket teas.I loved it so decided I would like to purchase a copy for myself and found it on Amazon. There is a whole series in this range and I will add to my collection in the future. In this book there are recipes for traditional cakes and some with surprising ingredients. It is well set out and easy to follow. I am especially pleased that baking temperatures are also shown for fan ovens as many of my books do not indicate these. The book is in soft-cover format which makes it inexpensive but I would love to have a hard- backed version as I will be using it a lot and fear it will get a bit scruffy over time. Otherwise -brilliant.
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I was buying this product for someone else as loving the book myself and as it's hard to find i didn't mind buying a slightly worn one with "some soiling" as described.
As described there was wear on the front but several pages appeared to be covered in cake mix and some pages were stuck together so I had to prise them apart. I managed to clean it luckily enough so I could give it as a gift in a reasonable condition.
As described there was wear on the front but several pages appeared to be covered in cake mix and some pages were stuck together so I had to prise them apart. I managed to clean it luckily enough so I could give it as a gift in a reasonable condition.
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