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Twist: Creative Ideas to Reinvent Your Baking Kindle Edition

by Martha Collison (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 193 ratings
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Martha Collison amazed the judges and viewers alike as the youngest ever contestant in the 2014 series of The Great British Bake Off.

Martha shone with her Showstopper skills and extraordinary 'Technical Challenge' knowledge. Here in her first book, she offers a brilliant new approach to baking – a way to master baking, while adding 'twists' to recipes to make contemporary bakes that everyone will love.

With clever illustrations and know-how throughout, alongside beautiful photography, Martha demonstrates how to take basic recipes and alter them into something new. Whether it’s a cake, a biscuit or even a pastry recipe, she shows how to alter the method, the balance of ingredients or the mixture of flavours to ensure exciting, magical bakes every time. Transform her Never-Fail Vanilla Cupcakes into Lemon Cheesecake Cupcakes, for example, or Caramel Macchiatos. Try Pink Grapefruit Drizzle Cake, instead of the usual Lemon, and then mix it up with Gin & Tonic flavours. Or take Macarons to a whole new level and try Peach Bellini Macarons or even a Macaron Shell Ice-Cream.

Fresh, innovative and genuinely exciting, Twist looks set to make adventurous bakers of us all.

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‘reliable recipes for favourite bakes, as well as new ideas for creations that are sure to impress’ – GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

‘A wonderful guide to rustling up Martha’s tried-and-trusted favourites. It is engaging, well-written and reflects her interest in the science underpinning baking’ – YOU magazine

About the Author

Martha Collison is the youngest ever baker on The Great British Bake Off – she made it all the way to the quarter finals whilst studying for her AS Levels! Martha is a self-taught baker who started cooking at the age of eight – the result of her brave parents letting her loose in the kitchen and enjoying the (sometimes mixed) results. Since then her baking repertoire has grown no end, and she now balances studying part-time for her A Levels with writing and testing recipes for various purposes, including a monthly column in Waitrose Weekend as well as her own blog. She loves spending time with her family, and is passionate about helping with charitable campaigns including #NoChildTaken with Tearfund.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01ARSASR4
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins (July 14, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 14, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 29900 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 388 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 193 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Twist is easy to follow and has yielded amazing results thus far
Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2017
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The book is so well thought out, it starts with 'basic' recipes that you can modify in so many different ways. Twist is easy to follow and has yielded amazing results thus far. Whether you are an amateur or experienced baker, I think you'll find the recipes and flavors unique and refreshing. In love with this book; can't wait for Crave to come out!
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John W Griffiths
5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to Follow
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2019
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I absolutely love this book! The recipes are wonderful and the directions are very easy to follow. I've made a few recipes now, and they've all come out beautifully.
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Jamey H
5.0 out of 5 stars Great cookbook!
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2020
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This cookbook is wonderful. It’s fun to read and the recipes are super yummy!
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Alyssa
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely love this cookbook
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018
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Absolutely love this cookbook! I made Martha's basic brownie recipe recently and received so many compliments. I highly recommend. As a note, the measurements are all in grams and there are some ingredients that appear to be unusual. Many of these are simply called something different in the united states: example double cream = heavy cream. I suggest googling any ingredients that you aren't familiar with as you may have most of these in your kitchen as well as purchasing a scale for measuring in grams as grams does not convert easily to cups (one unit measures volume, one mass). The only ingredient I found throughout the recipes that might be slightly less common in a US household or grocery store are digestive biscuits, which can be purchased on Amazon for around $8.

The cookbook itself is incredibly well made, easy to follow and has a lot of great information on the science behind each bake.
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The Wright Family
5.0 out of 5 stars "That's a Good Bake" - Paul Hollywood
Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2017
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Martha Collison has been my favorite baker on "GBBO" and her book is jaw droppingly gorgeous. Being state-side, the recipes are novel and there are some conversions to be done, but that's easily handled. The pictures are outstanding. Do not read when hungry.
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M. Dameron
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent cookbook
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2018
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Love this cookbook. Lots of wonderful, fun recipes everyone will enjoy. The book arrived promptly and was in excellent condition. A++ seller and author!
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Jane A
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun, intriguing recipes
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2019
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Just what I'd have expected from Martha. The bakes are lovely and different. Great little book.
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SJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2018
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I am obsessed with the Great British Baking Show. Martha was one of my favorite contestants. Her recipes are absolutely gorgeous, and fun to make. One of my favorite purchases.
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clc1951
5.0 out of 5 stars Love it!
Reviewed in Canada on February 10, 2018
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I got this out of the library and liked it so much I bought it. Practical ways of changing recipes to suit your taste or what you have in the kitchen. Looking forward to her second book.
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paul doyle
5.0 out of 5 stars netflix gbbo Martha cookbook
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 28, 2018
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With the arrival of GBBO 2014 on netflix we decided to watch some of the older seasons we had not seen. We each pick a winner at the start of episode 1 and my 11 year old chose Martha. Got this cookbook for her so that she could make some recipes from Martha who she is quite smitten with. A good book which she enjoys using.

There are some slight issues in that I think the descriptions of how to do the steps to make the recipes aren't well explained or expalained at all. For instance my daughter made brownies. Step one was add butter, brown sugar and caster sugar to a saucepan and simmer for 5 minutes until not grainy. Well the first batch the butter went in at room temperature and all the sugar and heated on lowish until it simmered. By the end of 5 minutes she had concrete like caramel. The kitchenaid did not like this at all but is still working. lols

2nd batch she melted the butter first and added the sugar slowly and she got a liquid that could be mixed. Still its enjoyable and macarons are planned next (ingredients are here but haven’t made them yet as we got distracted)

We just baked Martha’s meringue pie. We did the Great Doyler Bake Off and used Martha’s recipe as the technical recipe as her recipes are missing some instructions. Amazing fun and the meringue pies turned out well.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 2, 2017
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Love the photos and simplicity of the recipes
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T. Draper
5.0 out of 5 stars It really does "Twist"!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 18, 2017
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I can't agree with the negative reviews! This is my favourite baking book. It is well written with lots of helpful information especially if you are a new baker (which I am not! I like that she gives a "basic" recipe and then offers variations on a theme, there is something for everyone regardless of skill level. I bought the book on the basis that I had tried one of her recipes "pistachio and lime courgette cake" when it was published in a newspaper weekend magazine. Fantastic way to use up excess courgettes in the summer, you would never know it contained courgettes, and it was eagerly devoured by my family! The "Bollywood bar" was a great take on the classic rocky road, and today I made the "Ginger and white chocolate loaf" for an event and everyone loved it! There is a lot to like about this book and so far I have not found a single negative!
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Random Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2018
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Although I would have liked more illustration (not every recipe is shown) this book contains lots of recipes that I know I will try. I like the way she gives very straightforward instructions.
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