Just Like Mum Used to Make: Cakes and Bakes

Description

A delicious collection of traditional teatime recipes taken from the National Trust's famous tearooms, featuring many classic favourites like Chelsea Buns, Cherry Bakewells and Victoria Sponge, just like mum used to make. All the basics of good baking are covered, including how to make pastry, basic bread making and pie making, with useful tips on common baking problems and how to avoid them. In addition to all the classic teatime bakes there is advice on how to choose a tea that best complements each recipe.

Jane Pettigrew became involved in the world of tea after opening her teashop 'Tea-Time' in Clapham in 1983. She is author of Traditional Teatime Recipes and Tea Classified. She speaks at conferences around the world and appears regularly on television and radio. She lives in London.