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Home » Bumper Books Part 5: Rustic baking and Giveaway #30: (CLOSED) Win one of two copies of “Pieminister”

Bumper Books Part 5: Rustic baking and Giveaway #30: (CLOSED) Win one of two copies of “Pieminister”

November 29, 2011 by Sarah / Maison Cupcake

Welcome back to this week’s Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide served in SIX digestible parts.

No fluffy cupcakes today, today it’s proper serious bread and pastry in the spotlight.

Most of these titles below came out, or where re-issued during 2011, some I own, some I’ve gazed at in bookstores, all would make an ideal gift for someone.

Today I’m featuring rustic baking and also giving you a chance to win a copy of Pieminister.

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Clockwise from top left:

For the dedicated baker

Dan Lepard’s new epic volume has a contradictory title, Short and Sweet being what I imagined was a reference to how he likes his pastry rather than the length of the book. In fact, the book was not originally intended to be this length, a pocket size reference book in the vein of Schott’s Miscellany was planned but things took another turn. Four years in the making, 500+ whopping pages and a surprising number of pictures (that Dan also took himself – he was previously a photographer), this really is a telephone directory of baking advice.

With prose in similar style to Nigel Slater, I was initially overwhelmed by the sheer enormity of this book, Dan gives detailed advice peppered with historical information and stuff like where the word “streusel” comes from. The sheer scale of what is in here makes it hard to say which recipes tempt me the most; on my to-do list are tapenade dinner rolls, cheese and black pepper buttons and Creme Fraiche Treacle Caramels. There are also some fun items like Weetabix muffins and Rocky Road Rock Cakes. Possibly if you study this book and do a “Julie and Julia” with it, there would be very little about baking you would not have learned. This book fulfils two criteria I like to find in my favourite cookery books; do I want to sit in bed reading it night after night and do I expect to use it in the kitchen for year after year? (yes and yes). Short and Sweet is published by Fourth Estate in hardback RRP £25.

For beyond the bread machine

Paul Hollywood’s 100 Great Breads has slipped onto our shelves quietly beneath the white noise created by The Great British Bake Off book and The Boy Who Bakes. Given Mr Hollywood’s high profile and ahem, appeal to ladies of a certain age, it’s astonishing the publisher put shock horror a loaf of bread on the cover rather than the silver fox himself (whom we see a bit, but not enough and often in black and white). I have made some wholesome and healthy apricot rye bread from the book which went down a treat with some Wensleydale cheese. 100 Great Breads is published by Cassel Illustrated in hardback RRP £12.99.

My Apricot and Rye Bread - baked from Paul Hollywood 100 Great Breads

For whoever wants to eat all the pies

Pieminister are by now a familiar brand on supermarket shelves; who can forget the Will & Kate Royal Wedding Pie earlier this year? This book works through every pie filling imaginable season by season; how to make all types of pastry, using up left over bits and avoiding soggy bottoms. My favourite section is the autumn one featuring curry pies to tie in with Diwalhi and the recipe for rabbit, pork and black pudding roll. Pieminister: A Pie for all Seasons is published by Bantam Press RRP £17.99 in hardback.

For the time-short bread baker who doesn’t want to use a machine

Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois’ Five Minute Bread was all the rage amongst US foodie tweeters a couple of years ago and now we have our own edition in the UK. No bread machine, no kneading required. Apparently you make one massive batch of dough which gets more sourdough-like as the days pass and you can enjoy freshly baked rolls day after day using the same dough. My disappointment with this book is the lack of pictures, particularly as I’m fairly sure the US version had photos. A diverse range of breads including ciabatta, focaccia and baguettes all get the “five minute” treatment so if you know someone with enough space in their fridge to accommodate ten days’ worth of dough, this is just what they knead. Five Minute Bread: The revolutionary new baking method: no bread machine, no kneading! is published by Ebury Press in hardback RRP £14.99.

With thanks to Fourth Estate, Octopus, Bantam Press and Ebury Press for the review copies.

Come back next when Part Six of the Maison Cupcake Bumper Books Christmas Gift Guide will feature my personal choice of the best looking cookery books of the year and a chance to win an Interflora £60 Christmas Hamper.

Back to Part Four: For Foodie Families

Giveaway #30: Pieminister (two copies to be won)

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  • This giveaway is set to run until Sunday 11th December 2011.
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RULES:

1. Open to UK residents over the age of 18.

2. There are two prizes each of one copy of Pieminister by Tristan Hogg and Jon Simon.

3. Instructions form part of the terms and conditions.

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7. There is no cash or alternative to the prize stated.

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10. Failure to claim prizes within 7 days will result in a replacement winner being chosen.

 

For another chance to win this book visit Fuss Free Flavours.

Come back next time when I’ll be giving away this scrumptious Interflora Christmas hamper worth £60.

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Comments

  1. carole says

    November 29, 2011 at 1:49 pm

    excellent giveaway

  2. Ashleigh says

    November 29, 2011 at 2:01 pm

    steak pie is my favourite!

  3. Maggie says

    November 29, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    Chicken and leek.

  4. Christina Connolly says

    November 29, 2011 at 2:32 pm

    Cheese and potato!

  5. Sarah Arnett says

    November 29, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    Cheese and Onion

  6. Dom says

    November 29, 2011 at 4:57 pm

    I love any kind of pie filling but my fave has t be a creamy chicken and mushroom x

  7. Mike says

    November 29, 2011 at 5:40 pm

    Sweet apple pie!

  8. Jane Willis says

    November 29, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    Cheese and onion (although fish pie is my favourite – but being a mash-topped pie that might not count)

  9. Claire Smith says

    November 29, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Steak and Kidney is my favourite!

  10. Anna Ling says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:36 pm

    I love steak and ale

  11. claire woods says

    November 29, 2011 at 8:41 pm

    Mushroom

  12. bakingaddict says

    November 29, 2011 at 9:25 pm

    Chicken and mushroom!

  13. cory says

    November 29, 2011 at 10:06 pm

    My favorite pie filling is lemon for lemon merengue

  14. Lorraine Bishop says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:46 am

    Mushroom, leek & cheese

  15. Aveen says

    November 30, 2011 at 6:27 am

    You can’t beat a good old-fashioned steak and ale pie. And the pastry should be under the pie as well as on top, otherwise it’s just a stew with a lid!

  16. Choclette says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:26 am

    Mushroom, without a doubt.

  17. Choclette says

    November 30, 2011 at 11:32 am

    Forgot to say, I think Short & Tweet is my favourite baking book ever – have made loads from it so far.

  18. Fran Light says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:01 pm

    My favourite savoury pie filling is chicken and mushroom.
    My favourite sweet pie filling is apple 🙂
    …. just thinking about pies has made me hungry – time to get my lunch!

  19. Rhoda says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:23 pm

    chicken and mushroom – mmmmm

  20. Martina Pichova says

    November 30, 2011 at 1:24 pm

    apple and blackberry

  21. Mel (Sharky Oven Gloves) says

    November 30, 2011 at 2:06 pm

    What a fantastic giveaway!
    I love game pie, made with a mix of game – venison, rabbit, pheasant, etc. Yummy!

  22. kim mayhead says

    November 30, 2011 at 3:40 pm

    Steak and Mushroom !

  23. riddlexic says

    November 30, 2011 at 4:33 pm

    meat & potato

  24. Erica Price says

    November 30, 2011 at 7:02 pm

    Apple & mincemeat

  25. Emily Hutchinson says

    December 1, 2011 at 3:30 pm

    cheese and onion

  26. Samantha Deakin says

    December 2, 2011 at 10:40 pm

    Mmm… Pie

  27. El Pasticcio says

    December 3, 2011 at 8:02 pm

    Mushroom and chicken is my favorite!

  28. Sian says

    December 5, 2011 at 11:48 am

    Brilliant give away :0)

  29. helena haddock says

    December 7, 2011 at 1:26 am

    chicken and Mushroom

  30. Laura Pritchard says

    December 7, 2011 at 4:59 pm

    Beef & onions!

  31. vicky haddock says

    December 8, 2011 at 10:23 am

    Chicken and Mushroom

  32. Maya Russell says

    December 8, 2011 at 6:49 pm

    My favourite is ham and chicken in a white sauce.

  33. Greig spencer says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:45 am

    chicken and mushroom, mmmmmmmm

  34. Eleanor Wigmore says

    December 9, 2011 at 1:05 pm

    Steak and stilton! Yum

  35. Judith Brown says

    December 9, 2011 at 3:25 pm

    Raymond Blanc’s Tarte au Pomme is just gorgeous with chantilly cream, yum!

  36. Kate Webster says

    December 9, 2011 at 4:27 pm

    Steak and Ale, never ceases to warm and fill you up on a cold day

  37. shelagh milne says

    December 9, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    Steak and Kidney scrumptious

  38. Sharon Moncrieff says

    December 9, 2011 at 8:08 pm

    Minced beef and Onion is my fave!

  39. Karen Railton says

    December 9, 2011 at 9:36 pm

    steak and mushroom

  40. Emma Howard says

    December 9, 2011 at 10:22 pm

    Steak and ale

  41. Vanessa Earle says

    December 9, 2011 at 11:14 pm

    Cherry pie 🙂

  42. Dave Glenister says

    December 10, 2011 at 12:01 am

    Chicken & ham!

  43. Laura Carroll says

    December 10, 2011 at 5:46 am

    Cherry pie for a sweet pie is my absolute favourite!
    If it must be a savoury pie (lol!) then it would be steak and kidney! Lovely with a plate of chips 🙂

  44. Karen says

    December 10, 2011 at 7:56 am

    My favourite pie filling is cheese and onion

  45. Gillian Holmes says

    December 10, 2011 at 12:57 pm

    Chicken pie is best!

  46. phyllis ellett says

    December 10, 2011 at 1:03 pm

    Beef with Kidney

  47. Dessiree Brown-Llaneza says

    December 10, 2011 at 2:15 pm

    Cheese and Potato. Yummmmmmmmmmmmmm

  48. Jackie ONeill says

    December 10, 2011 at 3:24 pm

    Steak pie

  49. Boo Roo and Tigger Too says

    December 10, 2011 at 8:43 pm

    Apple, raisins and cinnamon

  50. Sheri Darby says

    December 10, 2011 at 8:54 pm

    I love apple and cinnamon

  51. Erin says

    December 11, 2011 at 4:15 pm

    The classic Beef & Ale is my all time favourite

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  2. Bumper Books Part 6: Best looking cookbooks and Giveaway #31: Win an Interflora Christmas Cracker Hamper RRP £60 | maisoncupcake.com says:
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