Baking recipes are perhaps the most characteristic in the American heritage, and, with all the culinary influences from the countries which the immigrants left behind, American baking recipes offer an unparalleled variety of sweet and savoury dishes, many of which are unique to the States. Patricia Lousada introduces us here to a selection of traditional and up-to-date baking recipes, including both the unfamiliar and the more well known. This delightful and exclusive Sainsbury cookbook is illustrated in glowing colour and contains fascinating and useful information on the history and techniques of baking.