WHISK! — Cookbooks at VOLUME — How to Heat your Kitchen

Feeling the chill? Stuck inside?
Get baking and warm your kitchen. A new baking cookbook can open doors to new flavours and expert techniques. Be inspired and keep your tins full with biscuits ready for a quiet cup of tea or aromatic coffee, cake to cheer up a dull day, a lush dessert to complement a winter meal, or a pastry to wow.
And there are bonuses! Endear yourself to your housemates, keep your kids occupied with a fun activity inside, learn a new technique, or add something new to your baking repertoire! Here are a few baking books from our shelves to warm your winter heart and home.

Brush up your technical skills with The Elements of Baking. Learn how to alter recipes for gluten-free, eggless, and dairy free options. And there are recipes too!
"The Elements of Baking practically and beautifully shares a wonderful message — baking is truly for everyone." — Erin Jeanne McDowell, author of The Book on Pie and host of Happy Baking

Love a biscuit any time of the day? Early morning or late-night snack, there’s something for everyone —you’ll never run out of choices with Crumbs. Here you will find recipes from all over the world, and variety galore.

Bring the sunshine in with Taboon. Celebrating the delights of the Lebanese bakery, Hisham Assaad shares authentic recipes, both savory and sweet, and the “oven as the beating heart of every community”.

With Paris on our minds in Volume Focus this week, how could we ignore the French pâtisserie. In Sweet France, Francois Blanc, journalist at Fou de Patisserie magazine, seeks out the one hundred best contemporary French sweets. The recipes are designed for the home baker. Expert advice along with detailed instructions will take your baking to the next level. So make yourself a pastry, settle down with a Parisian-focused book and your favourite sweet drink. Bon appétit!