Notes about Recipes in this book

• White bread

  • fia_1yyfxq on March 24, 2026

    So so easy and yummy!!

• Crusty cob

  • fia_1yyfxq on March 24, 2026

    Very easy and quick to come together (despite the rising time)

• Cottage loaf

  • Beth891 on July 06, 2024

    Really delicious! I added a heaped tsp of caster sugar and 11g of dried fast acting yeast. Added the water warm and ended up needing a bit more flour as I was kneading it as the dough was a bit wet. Kneaded it for a bit longer than 5 mins until it was nice and stretchy then proved in a just warm oven for 45 mins until doubled in size then baked for 28 mins and it's really nice. Crusty on the outside and lovely and soft on the inside:) First bread I've made in ages and I'd definitely make again!

• Named bread

  • pearlstein1 on January 23, 2022

    Fun for young kids

• Beer bread

  • Jesmondgirl on February 26, 2021

    Since made this with lager and other beers. Always good. .

• Ciabatta

  • airwair75 on November 08, 2025

    My bread ended up with a much tighter crumb than what I'd like in ciabatta. I could not "whisk together" the ingredients- I had to knead. The result was absolutely fine for a non-descript average white bread. I was hoping for something with bigger holes and a chewier crust.

• Cypriot village bread (Koulouri)

  • Carol.Furness on September 24, 2017

    Lovely bread, the seeds give it a lovely crunch and flavour

• Pita bread

  • SACarlson on February 10, 2019

    This is a very wet dough. I don't use bench flour, and I had to knead this for quite a long time. However, the bread came out beautifully.

• Bell pepper and onion flowerpot bread

  • pearlstein1 on January 23, 2022

    Makes nice gift

• Stilton and walnut whole-wheat loaf

  • mjes on September 12, 2021

    Stilton & walnut are such a classic combination that it naturally works well in bread. The bread portion of the recipe is solid but not special.

• Chocolate and sour cherry bread

  • kateastoria on September 22, 2025

    cherries completely lost, couldn't taste them at all. Chocolate tasted great but it's a very simple basic flavor. Not worth it. (Followed Bake Off masterclass instructions rather than the book, made one braided loaf.)

• Hollywood hot cross buns

  • Rebbiejaye on April 05, 2026

    I forgot to add the wheat gluten, and didn’t use quick rise yeast, so they didn’t rise properly. Will have to try again and use the fresh fruit.

• Blueberry muffins

  • angrygreycat on July 17, 2022

    I had some blueberries that needed using and I was out of regular flour but had bread flour so I made these. This makes a lighter, fluffier and sweeter muffin than my norm but the crust has a nice crunch before you get into the muffin. This is a muffin that leans more to the cakier side than the more rustic muffin-y side that I generally make. Would make again in a pinch or for my book club as they like sweeter cakier muffins.