A Baker's Life: 100 fantastic recipes, from childhood bakes to five-star excellence

Going with the Channel 4 arrangement, A Baker's Life contains 100 of Paul Hollywood's absolute best preparing plans, which have been finessed over many years spent as a bread cook.

Every section is loaded up with prepares that speak to an alternate decade – learning the fundamentals at his dad's bread shop; sharpening his baked good aptitudes in the best inns; finding the strong kinds of the Middle East while working in Cyprus; and discovering notoriety with the incredibly famous Great British Bake Off TV arrangement.

On account of this book (and its reasonable bit by bit guidelines), plans that Paul has gone through years culminating can be reproduced at home. Top picks incorporate garlic loaves; feta and chive bread; chorizo and stew Scotch eggs; mum's ginger rolls; twofold chocolate Danish turns; and hazelnut cappuccino cake.

With photos from individual family collections, in addition to numerous expert experiences into and accounts that uncover what makes an extraordinary pastry specialist, A Baker's Life will tell you the best way to bring the heating abilities Paul has learnt over a long period into your own home kitchen.

About the Author
Paul Hollywood shot to fame with his role as a judge on The Great British Bake Off. The son of a baker, Paul spent six years in Cyprus working at one of top hotels before becoming Head Baker at exclusive hotels in the UK, including Cliveden and the Dorchester. He went on to launch The Paul Hollywood Artisan Bread Company, which now supplies Waitrose, among others. The author of the bestselling How to Bake, Paul Hollywood's Bread, Paul Hollywood's Pies & Puds and Paul Hollywood's British Baking, Paul makes regular contributions to national press, tours nationwide with sellout cookery demonstrations, and works extensively with the Flour Advisory Board. He lives in Kent with his wife and son.

If you have an interest in really learning how to bake properly, with consistently great results, you want to learn from Paul Hollywood. I got hooked on the Great British Baking show and thought he was simply a "celebrity type judge". I could not have been more mistaken. He knows his stuff. He explains in detail, and the results show in the end product. --flwrks

Wonderful book but be aware, the measurements are for English cooks so must be converted for American cooks. --Ellen Jatzen

This book is filled with some very challenging yet rewarding recipes. Prepare for metric measurements. Perfect gift for someone looking to hone their capabilities. --Benjamin Dunham

A Baker's Life: 100 fantastic recipes, from childhood bakes to five-star excellence