The Italian Bakery

I’ve been baking through the savory breads in this book, and the step-by-step photography made the process easy even for a beginner. The recipe for focaccia turned out perfectly crisp on the outside and airy inside.

The pastry and bread sections alone are worth the price — I've already made the focaccia twice and it came out with a proper crisp crust. Photos are gorgeous too, though fair warning, it'll make you want to bake everything at once.

Bought this after loving the original Silver Spoon cookbook, and the baking volume holds up just as well. The step-by-step dough photos made my first focaccia actually work, which I didn't expect from a book this thick.