Champions of bread

Here are some of the best authentic sourdough bakeries along our coastlines, offering exceptional artisan loaves in seaside settings

DAME PRUE LEITH and PAUL HOLLYWOOD on why judging this year’s Bake Off wasn’t a piece of cake

We may have all manner of modern gadgetry and user-friendly kit in our kitchens, but often it’s the most humble objects that mean more to us than anything else.

S imple cakes, perfect served with a cuppa

Meet the hopefuls who’ll soon be wielding wooden spoons in The Great British Bake Off 2025

Christbrot is very similar to a stollen, but lighter in texture, and is best eaten freshly baked without needing time to mature. It isn’t hard to make Christbrot, but the method involves a triple rise