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At a time when we’re all looking for smarter ways to work with ingredients, this book is welltimed with its 70 recipes to batch bake pastries, pizzas, pies, cakes, breads and cookies. In Batch Baking, TV chef Cynthia Barcomi (aka the Berlin Baking Queen) will show you how to bake without starting from scratch each time, while also reducing waste by only making what you eat. There is a mixture of sweet and savoury dishes to try, with vegan options included in each section. Available from 4th August from all good bookstores (£7.99, DK).