ESSENTIAL, Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion by Annabel Langbein

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    from ESSENTIAL, Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion ESSENTIAL, Volume Two by Annabel Langbein

    • Categories: Beverages / drinks (no-alcohol); Breakfast / brunch; Indian; Gluten-free
    • Ingredients: mangos; yoghurt; honey; ground cardamom; ground cinnamon; ground ginger
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Notes about this book

  • e_ballad on May 13, 2018

    Just received this for Mothers Day - an absolutely stunning book. My 4yo son & husband also kindly went to the trouble of “decorating” around the edges with colored post-it notes, indicating the pages with recipes that they liked the look of: you’d be hard-pressed to find a single page without a post-it!!!

Notes about Recipes in this book

  • Vanilla buttercream

    • e_ballad on March 01, 2020

      My go-to recipe. Never fails!

  • Choconut bliss balls

    • e_ballad on August 11, 2018

      Obscenely easy & utterly delicious. It would take you longer to pay at the shop counter than make these!

  • Apricot power balls

    • e_ballad on November 26, 2018

      Excellent & so simple to make.

  • Banana bran muffins

    • e_ballad on August 29, 2021

      I’ve tried all 3x versions of these bran muffins (pumpkin, apple, & banana). I just can’t make this recipe work. The cooking time is much longer than specified & there isn’t the light crumb of a muffin , despite minimal mixing.

  • Apple bran muffins

    • e_ballad on August 29, 2021

      I’ve tried all 3x versions of these bran muffins (pumpkin, apple, & banana). I just can’t make this recipe work. The cooking time is much longer than specified & there isn’t the light crumb of a muffin , despite minimal mixing.

  • Pumpkin bran muffins

    • e_ballad on August 29, 2021

      I’ve tried all 3x versions of these bran muffins (pumpkin, apple, & banana). I just can’t make this recipe work. The cooking time is much longer than specified & there isn’t the light crumb of a muffin , despite minimal mixing.

  • Chocolate and zucchini muffins

    • e_ballad on October 15, 2020

      When I popped these in the oven, I was really concerned about the outcome, as the batter just didn’t seem right. But I had made the grave mistake of doubting Annabel. She was never going to lead me astray! She is hands-down the most consistently on-point cookbook author & this recipe is no exception. These are beautifully textured & very moreish, plus you can almost convince yourself that they’re a health food with all of that zucchini.

  • Chia muffins

    • e_ballad on November 11, 2021

      These did not work at all. There didn’t appear to be enough binding agent in the mixture, but I went with. No amount of cooking led these to form anything but inedible pucks. Perhaps there was an ingredient missing or inaccurate quantity.

  • Gluten-free snack bars

    • e_ballad on August 13, 2019

      Also found in “A Free Range Life: Share the Love” as “Breakfast on the run bars” (albeit with a scaled-down quantity), these would make a great nut-free school lunch. If left out at room temperature, they did become quite soft - I wonder if freezing them would work better if used in a packed lunch.

  • Gluten-free snack balls

    • e_ballad on August 13, 2019

      Also found in “A Free Range Life: Share the Love” as “Breakfast on the run bars” (albeit with a scaled-down quantity), these would make a great nut-free school lunch. If left out at room temperature, they did become quite soft - I wonder if freezing them would work better if used in a packed lunch.

  • Ginger loaf

    • lou_weez on October 20, 2018

      This is a melt-and-mix loaf = quick and easy and lovely with a cup of tea. I made it using 2 loaf tins, so now I have one to keep and one to give away :)

  • Classic one-pot sultana cake

    • lou_weez on October 23, 2020

      My sultanas were on the dry side, but once boiled, they were back to being plump and juicy. This is a great cake to have with a cup of tea. Lasts for a couple of weeks in the fridge, which makes it handy for when guests pop in.

  • Chocolate log

    • svokes on August 24, 2021

      Looks fabulous but the addition of brittle while it looked great did nothing for the taste. A bit dry and disappointing

  • Hazelnut mousse cake

    • svokes on August 24, 2021

      decadant celebration cake. turned out well. The kids loved it

  • Italian apple custard cake

    • svokes on August 24, 2021

      Fabulous, easy not too sweet dependable recipe. Love it.

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Reviews about this book

  • Eat Your Books by Jenny Hartin

    Drop everything and order this volume along with the first - they are brilliant, beautiful. With Annabel's help, you will bake like a rock star.

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  • ISBN 10 0473417669
  • ISBN 13 9780473417666
  • Published Mar 19 2018
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 296
  • Language English
  • Countries New Zealand
  • Publisher Annabel Langbein Books

Publishers Text

In a superb new book, bestselling New Zealand cookbook author Annabel Langbein shares her best-ever versions of just about every sweet recipe you could dream of. Featuring everything from nostalgic baking classics to modern vegan desserts, plus tried-and true tips for perfect results every time and ’springboard’ recipes that allow you to add your own creativity, this comprehensive compendium is the only book you’ll ever need to bring a little sweetness to your life.

Building on the success of Annabel’s bestselling book of savoury recipes, ESSENTIAL Volume One: Best-Ever Meals for Busy Lives, this second volume in the duo showcases hundreds of her favourite and most popular recipes for all things sweet, as well as dozens of fresh new ideas.

“In this book I have sought to bring you the best of everything I know and love from the sweet kitchen,” says Annabel. “I don’t have time for fancy techniques, hard-to-find ingredients or longwinded procedures. On these pages you’ll find classic recipes made simpler, indulgent recipes tweaked to be lighter and healthier, and loads of exciting brand-new recipes, plus an encyclopaedia of tips and tricks that I’ve gathered over the years.”

ESSENTIAL Volume Two: Sweet Treats for Every Occasion contains something for everyone, with recipes to suit all lifestyles, appetites and dietary needs, and separate indexes to help you identify the many refined sugar-free, gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian and vegan recipes.

The ESSENTIAL duo marks 20 years since Annabel published her bestselling book The Best of Annabel Langbein: Great Food for Busy Lives, which has been reprinted countless times, sold hundreds of thousands of copies and is known as ‘the bible’ in many New Zealand kitchens. “If The Best of Annabel Langbein: Great Food for Busy Lives has been a mainstay on your kitchen bench for the past 20 years, these two new books will be your trusted companions for the next 20,” says Annabel.



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