The Botanical Bakery: 60 Delicious Recipes That Make Your Bakes Blossom
Product Description
A collection of accessible, vegetarian baking recipes, drawing inspiration from the rich world of culinary plants and fungi, from herbs, spices and flowers to fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and grains.
Author: Jenny Linford. 208pp. 100 colour illustrations. 246 x 192mm. Hardback, ISBN 9781035437764, OH in association with Kew Publishing, 2026
Beautifully illustrated with botanical drawings ... a book to feed the imagination of the experienced baker, and to propel the novice. – Nigella Lawson, nigella.com
Blending the art of baking with the power of plants, The Botanical Bakery is a unique collection of recipes where ingredients take centre stage.
Compiled by expert food writer Jenny Linford and created with the Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew, this stunning cookbook celebrates the natural riches of the botanical world with aromatic spices, fragrant herbs, sweet-tasting fruits, crunchy nuts, and flavourful vegetables and fungi at the heart of every bake.
From squidgy brownies, buttery flapjacks and double-baked biscotti to crumbly shortbread, cloud-like choux puffs and earthy pies, The Botanical Bakery is packed with deliciously aromatic, delicately spiced and softly fragranced suggestions alongside food photographs and illustrations from the renowned Kew archive.
Featuring:
- Tonka Bean Brownie
- Bay Leaf Custard Pie
- Blackberry, Plum and Almond Galette
- Hazelnut, Chocolate and Cinnamon Palmiers
- Pandan and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
- Liquorice Gingerbread
- Pistachio Ricciarelli
- Juicy Cherry and Pistachio Tart
- Warming Peppered Oatcakes
- Miso Banana Bread
- Blueberry and Passionfruit Roulade
- Apricot, Thyme and Kefir Scones
- Wild Garlic Muffins
Author Information
Jenny Linford is a London-based food writer and editor, a longstanding member of the Guild of Food Writers. She is the author and editor of over 20 books, among them The Missing Ingredient: The Curious Role of Time in Food and Flavour (2018), The Kew Gardens Cookbook (2022), a collection of plant-based recipes by leading food writers promoting biodiversity, and The Kew Gardens Christmas Book (2023), a celebration of the role played by plants and animals in Christmas. She also produces and presents the popular A Slice of Cheese podcast series for Food FM radio.
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