A New Way to Bake

Hardcover

English language

Published 2023 by Hardie Grant Books.

ISBN:: 978-1-78488-592-2

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A New Way to Bake reinvents and reimagines cakes, bakes and desserts, using plant-based ingredients that are available globally. Chef Philip Khoury has delved deep into patisserie in an attempt to make desserts that are 'cleaner', and that present finer flavors and textures. In A New Way to Bake, Philip transforms the traditional building blocks of baking by using plant-based, natural ingredients or ingredients that have been in use for over 100 years. A New Way to Bake uncovers a brief history of baking before setting out the Plantry, where the main ingredients and their functionalities are explained. Full of delicious bakes, from Apple Pie to Banana Bread, to Lamingtons and Tiramisu, there are sweet treats for any occasion. Recipes are broken down into digestible steps, with explanations as to why steps are important, and tips along the way too. Plus, there are even QR codes to help navigate …

A New Way to Bake reinvents and reimagines cakes, bakes and desserts, using plant-based ingredients that are available globally. Chef Philip Khoury has delved deep into patisserie in an attempt to make desserts that are 'cleaner', and that present finer flavors and textures. In A New Way to Bake, Philip transforms the traditional building blocks of baking by using plant-based, natural ingredients or ingredients that have been in use for over 100 years. A New Way to Bake uncovers a brief history of baking before setting out the Plantry, where the main ingredients and their functionalities are explained. Full of delicious bakes, from Apple Pie to Banana Bread, to Lamingtons and Tiramisu, there are sweet treats for any occasion. Recipes are broken down into digestible steps, with explanations as to why steps are important, and tips along the way too. Plus, there are even QR codes to help navigate through the recipes. Written in an informative yet approachable style, A New Way to Bake is a comprehensive guide that arms readers with a new outlook and tools to bake a better future. Classic bakes made plant-based; Easy recipes with no branded or territory-specific ingredients that are heavily processed (e.g. egg replacements), just natural ingredients; From a well-connected pastry chef at the top of his game, who is plant-based himself.

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A Worthwhile Vegan Baking Book

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The premise of this book is vegan baking without any specialty substitutions. I don't love some of the "health" vibes the author brings, but it's an incredibly useful approach to vegan baking. I have no qualms to using vegan butter and egg replacers, and I think they are necessary for some recipes, but I don't always have access to them -- this cookbook augments the repertoire rather than replacing it.

From what I baked from this book, I would say it isn't perfect, but a couple of the recipes alone are so good that I consider it a hit. There are a few misses here and there, but main weakness is the cake section -- without anything to replace the eggs, the texture is just not right. There are a few editing mistakes (a missing word, a intro section referring to a different version of the recipe, for example) that …

The premise of this book is vegan baking without any specialty substitutions. I don't love some of the "health" vibes the author brings, but it's an incredibly useful approach to vegan baking. I have no qualms to using vegan butter and egg replacers, and I think they are necessary for some recipes, but I don't always have access to them -- this cookbook augments the repertoire rather than replacing it.

From what I baked from this book, I would say it isn't perfect, but a couple of the recipes alone are so good that I consider it a hit. There are a few misses here and there, but main weakness is the cake section -- without anything to replace the eggs, the texture is just not right. There are a few editing mistakes (a missing word, a intro section referring to a different version of the recipe, for example) that are frustrating to see in such an otherwise well-produced (not to mention expensive) book.

But I would make the vrioche and the nut shortbread any day of the year, and despite my complaints above, the recipes are clear, well tested, and easy to follow. I will absolutely refer back to this book in the future when I want vegan recipes (besides cake).