The Holiday Sketchbook

40 Festive Bakes, Weighed and Drawn

Coming soon to Amazon

Forty festive bakes. One scale. No guesswork.

From Linzer cookies and saffron buns to sticky toffee pudding, pecan pie and chocolate truffles, this sketchbook-style collection gathers forty bakes for the whole holiday season: the cookie tin, festive cakes, holiday breads, pies and tarts, and edible gifts to wrap and share.

Every recipe is written in grams and comes with the numbers that matter at a glance: yield, pan size, oven temperature, bake time and rest time, each beside a hand-drawn watercolor illustration.

Inside: a make-ahead planner, a gifting and storing guide, a troubleshooting page, and room for your own family recipes.

Inside the book

The Cookie Tin

Eight cookies for gifting, swapping and leaving out on a plate. Most doughs can be made weeks ahead and frozen.

Festive Cakes

Centrepieces for the holiday table, from a rolled chocolate log to a sticky toffee pudding worth waiting all year for.

Holiday Breads

Soft, spiced and golden. Enriched yeast breads for holiday mornings, plus a quick soda bread and a savoury wreath for parties.

Pies, Tarts & Puddings

Buttery pastry and warm puddings for the end of a long, happy meal.

Edible Gifts

Truffles, toffee, caramels and candied treats to wrap in paper and ribbon. Most need a thermometer rather than an oven.

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