12. Introduction
42. Morning
74. Midday
102. Afternoon
156. Evening
196. Party party
224. The Violet pantry
256. Notes on foraging
260. Index
CLAIRE PTAK, a California Native, worked as a pastry chef for Alice Waters at Chez Panisse before moving to London. She staged in restaurants including Moro and St. John before starting Violet, her cake stall on Broadway Market. Claire opened the Violet bakery in 2010. Claire is also a food writer and stylist whose work includes Ottolenghi’s Guardian column, as well as writing for Observer Food Monthly, Jamie Magazine, Kinfolk, and Vogue. In 2018 Claire was selected to bake the royal wedding cake for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
"Unlike so many baking and pastry books, which are merely eye
candy, this one includes nourishing and intriguing recipes like
Loganberry and Geranium Jam; Sweet Potato, Coconut, Date and Rye
Muffins; and Roasted Quince. Its homespun aesthetic will make this
a fixture on your kitchen counter." —Georgia Pellegrini, The Wall
Street Journal
"While the recipes in her book are unusual and inventive, they’re
also incredibly tasty." —Cree LeFavor, New York Times
"Violet Bakery promises to be a doozy: at her uber-popular
London bakery, pastry chef Claire Ptak serves up all the beautiful
cakes and biscuits anyone could ask for." —Paula Forbes,
Epicurious
"Pastry Chef Claire Ptak has hit the nail on the head with her
London bakery serving up delightful treats that have garnered a
cult following (in that ever so civilized British way) in the UK
and beyond." —Meghan Markle, The Tig
"Ms. Ptak, a pastry chef who once worked at Chez Panisse, applies a
modern, seasonal and decidedly Californian sensibility to the
proper British baked goods in her London bakery. [...] They
are just the kind of intriguing yet unfussy sweets I can see making
all year long as the different ingredients come in and out of
season." —Melissa Clark, New York Times
"Claire is one of my all-time favorite cake-makers, and all her
baking is seasonal, beautiful, achievable, real, and of course,
totally delicious.” —Jamie Oliver
“A work of beauty. These gorgeous recipes are lovely and
nourishing—you’ll want to stay home baking all day.” —April
Bloomfield
"...I found Claire Ptak's new book, The Violet Bakery
Cookbook, to be a breath of fresh air. Claire's philosophy? Flavor
first, without exception. Yes, she offers recipes that
are gluten-free, vegan, and made with foraged ingredients, but
her book doesn't fit any one of these schools of thought. Claire
bakes for flavor." —Meredith Swinehart, Gardenista
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