Selected for Jamie Oliver' s Cookbook Club ‘ I love it. As soon as I opened this I felt
it was Christmas. ’ – Diana Henry Advent celebrates the magical run-up to Christmas with
over 100 classic German baking recipes. The Advent season is one of the most special times
of the year when candles twinkle the Christmas tree is decorated and the smells of cinnamon
nutmeg and clove fill the kitchen. In the modern classic Advent Anja Dunk shares her
recipes for the very best of traditional German festive bakes. From lightly spiced Lebkuchen
frosted cinnamon stars jam-filled ginger hearts snow-capped coconut macaroons to
marzipan-filled Stollen edible tree decorations lucky meringue mushrooms and a gingerbread
house dripping with candies and sugar icicles you will find delectable spiced treats to fill
your Bunter Teller and share with friends and family. Featuring Anja’s own linocut
illustrations and evocative photography this stunning burgundy-coloured clothbound edition
will be a family favourite for many years to come. The weeks of Advent hold all the sweet
almost unbearable anticipation of Christmas for days on end and this gorgeous book embraces
that fairy-tale feeling within its pages.
