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Mary Berry Cooks The Perfect
Step by Step
2014
First Published
4.35
Average Rating
648
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Find out how Mary Berry cooks her recipes to perfection Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect features over 100 exciting new recipes. What makes the book particularly special are the Keys to Perfection. For each recipe Mary identifies the crucial part to get right to guarantee best results, and then demonstrates it with step-by-step instructions. She reveals the secret to crisp pork crackling or melt-in-the-mouth salmon, how to bake a feather-light cake, or the key to a super-crunchy crumble topping. Imagine Mary is in your kitchen with you, saying "watch out for this bit" or "keep an eye on that", while also sharing many of the techniques that she honed over the years. There is a variety of recipes for the whole family to enjoy, quick suppers to rustle up after work, and impressive dishes for when you entertain. Some are tried and tested favourites with a new twist, others use a selection of new ingredients or flavour combinations. Mary knows the details in a recipe that make all the difference. Discover them in Mary Berry Cooks the Perfect.

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Author

Mary Berry
Mary Berry
Author · 43 books

There are multiple authors in the Goodreads database with this name. Mary Berry is an English food writer and television presenter. After being encouraged in domestic science classes at school, she went to college to study catering. She then moved to France at the age of 21 to study at Le Cordon Bleu school, before working in a number of cooking-related jobs. She has published more than seventy cookery books (her first being The Hamlyn All Colour Cookbook in 1970) and hosted several television series for the BBC and Thames Television. Berry is an occasional contributor to Woman's Hour and Saturday Kitchen. She has been a judge on the BBC One (originally BBC Two) television programme The Great British Bake Off since its launch in 2010.

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