The Elements of Baking by Katarina Cermelj Shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Awards

Apr 10, 2025

Congratulations to Katarina Cermelj, whose book The Elements of Baking has been shortlisted for the Fortnum and Mason Awards in the Cookery Book of the Year category!

Armed with a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry, Katarina Cermelj lays out the science behind baking and the ingredients that make it work, so you can easily adapt your baking to your diet and lifestyle, and still make sure it tastes spectacular. With an abundance of mouth-watering recipes together with quantitative modification rules that you can use to convert any recipe into whatever version you fancy, The Elements of Baking will transform the way you think about ingredients. It will be a constant companion in the kitchen and the book you refer to every time you want to bake.