James Morton
Monday 4th November 2024
Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews, 7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9HG
6.50pm
7.30pm
James Morton on The Big Book of Bread.
We are extremely excited to welcome bread maestro and Great British Bake Off finalist James Morton to the bookshop.
The Big Book of Bread explores bread in its myriad forms, and offers delicious recipes for recreating loaves from across the globe.
With basic ingredients and equipment, and step-by-step explanations, Dr James Morton guides you through classic key bakes, many offered and selected by bakers from their countries of origin. Covering savoury favourites including Soda Bread, Sourdough and Shokupan, as well as sweet treats such as Babka, Buns and Brioche, this book showcases a world of awesome loaves.
Illustrated throughout with stunning photography, The Big Book of Bread is a compendium of baking knowledge and insight, and a vital book for every bread enthusiast.
James Morton is the author of seven books including Super Sourdough (2019) and Brilliant Bread, which won the Guild of Food Writers Cookbook of the Year award in 2014. In 2012 he reached the final of BBC TV's Great British Bake Off. He works as a GP in Glasgow, Scotland with an interest in climate and sustainability.