Anja Dunk

The Advent season is one of the most special times of the year, when candles twinkle, the Christmas tree is decorated, and the smells of cinnamon, nutmeg and clove fill the kitchen.

To celebrate the magical run-up to Christmas, the wonderful Anja Dunk joins us in the bookshop for her latest book Advent, brimming with recipes for the very best of traditional German festive bakes.

From lightly spiced Lebkuchen, frosted cinnamon stars, jam-filled ginger hearts, snow-capped coconut macaroons, to marzipan-filled Stollen, edible tree decorations, lucky meringue mushrooms and a gingerbread house dripping with candies and sugar icicles, you will find delectable spiced treats to fill your Bunter Teller and share with friends and family.

Featuring Anja’s own linocut illustrations and evocative photography, this is a stunning, comforting clothbound volume that will be a family favourite for many years to come. The weeks of Advent hold all the sweet, almost unbearable anticipation of Christmas for days on end and this gorgeous book embraces that fairy-tale feeling within its pages.

You may be familiar with her co-written book on preserves, Do Preserve: Make your own jams, chutneys, pickles and cordials and the fantastic Strudel, Noodles and Dumplings: The new taste of German cooking.