The Thrifty Baker: Shop, Bake & Eat on a Budget

Dossou, a star baker and semifinalist on The Great British Bake Off, has written her first cookbook, aiming to provide recipes to create breads, cakes, and more without breaking the bank. Covering both savory and sweet bakes, Dossou offers recipes for a variety of breads and rolls along with tea cakes, cookies, pastries, tarts, and other desserts. Each recipe lists the cost of ingredients and a difficulty level, ranging from beginner to advanced. For those who’d like to tackle more complicated recipes or techniques, Dossou gives additional information and tips in the introduction. The ingredients are given in both grams and ounces, with tips on how to adjust them to fit a budget or a different baking technique. This cookbook can appeal to a variety of readers, including anyone looking to learn some new baking recipes without spending a fortune on one-time ingredients.