Review: Nadiya Bakes: Over 100 Must-Try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More
Hussain, Nadiya. Nadiya Bakes: Over 100 Must-Try Recipes for Breads, Cakes, Biscuits, Pies, and More. 2021. 256p. Penguin Random House/Crown, Clarkson Potter, $29.99. (ISBN 9780593233733). General Audience, cookbook.
Released 7/27/2021
Filled with beautifully vibrant photographs of the baked goods as well as images of Nadiya preparing dishes, readers are given a sense of personalization, charm, and ease as though Nadiya has invited them into her kitchen and handwritten a recipe and directions just for them. There are 8 different sections in this book: cakes, mini-cakes and one-pan bakes, no-bakes, celebration bakes, cookies, tarts and pies, desserts, breads and buns and finally, savory bakes. Recipes reflect Hussain’s style and are playful with colors, textures, and flavors. Each recipe starts with a quick blurb about what that recipe means to her, how she came up with the recipe, or a fun tidbit about the recipe. Recipes are not text heavy, but clearly convey enough details about the process, flowing smoothly and easy to follow.
Aesthetically pleasing and delightful from cover to cover, make room in your kitchen, bookshelf, or coffee table for this one. The multitude of recipes ensure that readers can keep coming back to their favorites, try something new, or modify recipes and make them their own. This reader plans to dust off my own kitchen aid mixer and bake. But what will it be first? I’m debating between the rose harissa rugelach or the strawberry and clotted cream shortcake cupcakes. Either way it will be a win.
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