BIY: Bake it Yourself: Over 80 sweet and savoury recipes to make you an expert baker: A Manual for Everyday Baking (Hardback)

Great British Bake Off 2014 finalist, builder Richard Burr, brings us the ultimate baking toolkit.

Everyone who watched The Great British Bake Off will remember Richard Burr. Affable and laidback, with his trademark pencil behind his ear, he stunned the judges and the nation with his standout cakes, pies and pastries.

Now, the nation's favourite builder-turned-baker brings you his unique approach to cakes and bakes. BIY showcases Richard's creativity and technical tips for achieving success every time you cook. It's packed with over 80 recipes covering both sweet and savoury: from Key Lime Pie, Cherry and Almond Swiss Roll, and Blackcurrant Macarons, to Chilli Con Carne Pasties, Builder's Quiche and a beautiful Beef Wellington. Then there are breads, biscuits, pies and puddings this man has everything covered.

Every recipe lists the essential 'toolkit' needed before you start, with each chapter starting off simple before culminating in a 'star bake' that will put your baking skills to the test with a show-stopping piece. Whether you re trying the Opera Cake or Expedition Pie, with Richard's simple step-by-step instructions and handy tricks of the trade throughout, it will be no time before you are a master craftsman in your own kitchen.