Plant-based Baking for a New Era

Beyond Baking

Beyond Baking ups the ante on plant-based baking, with sweet and savoury recipes that use simple, natural, plant-based ingredients. 
 
Beyond Baking is an evolution in pastry from award-winning pastry chef Philip Khoury – an exploration of how far baking can go when it’s guided by flavour, process, and purpose, rather than tradition alone. 
 
These recipes are the result of years of rethinking everything – what gives structure, what builds richness, what creates lift and tenderness – without relying on eggs, dairy, or highly processed alternatives. Instead, they use familiar, natural ingredients to achieve results that feel completely fresh: croissants that shatter, cakes that stay tender for days, savoury pies that could hold their own in any bakery window. 
 
Inside, you’ll find easier bakes like Peanut Butter Choc Chop Cookies and Light Fruit Cake, showstoppers like Pistachio and Raspberry Cream Dream and Muscovado Medovic and a dedicated chapter on laminated pastries featuring Croissants, Almond Pain au Chocolat, and other sweet risen treats like glazed Doughnuts and Pistachio Babka. The savoury chapter brings deeply satisfying options like Corn-ish Pasties, Sausy Roll and Nightshade Quiche, all made with technical care and zero shortcuts. 
 
Foundational techniques are clearly explained in The Plantry, and select new recipes include QR code tutorials to walk you through every fold, mix, and proof. Whether you’re just beginning or looking to expand your craft, Beyond Baking invites you to look again at what baking can be when it’s not copying what came before, but creating what comes next.

Philip Khoury is an award-winning, classically trained pastry chef who spent six years as the Head Pastry Chef at Harrods. He has gained international recognition for his innovative approach to baking, particularly his commitment to using accessible, pantry-staple ingredients to create exceptional plant-based pastries. His debut book, A New Way to Bake, received critical acclaim and won Best Debut Cookery Book at the 2024 Fortnum and Mason Food and Drink Awards.

Philip Khoury

Phil Khoury is a wizard pastry chef. With his spatula and whisk, he lands you in a dreamland of lamingtons, apple pie and red berry tart. But it&#39;s the decadent triple chocolate fudge cake for me!

A generosity of knowledge shared with no limitations. Phil&rsquo;s book, A New Way to Bake, is a triumph in baking and patisserie. Full of heart and consideration for our future generations, it&rsquo;s reflective of society&rsquo;s demands to be sustainable; an emerging movement in both professional and home kitchens that will continue to grow exponentially thanks to Phil&rsquo;s work. With tenacity, passion and drive, Phil is a hero in our industry, not to mention one of the kindest people I know.

Phil takes you on an adventure through the classic recipes of patisserie and baking, transforming them into plant-based creations that will leave you amazed.

Phil Khoury has done it! This book is a game changer on so many levels; the skill and expertise required to create so many wonderful recipes in a way that&rsquo;s accessible to the home baker shows on every page. This is a book that I can&rsquo;t wait to start using and improving my knowledge on plant-based baking. Bravo Phil!

Philip Khoury&#39;s book is a must have for anyone who loves to bake. Super insightful into plant-based alternatives with instructive and clear recipes that, regardless of your level of baking, are easy to understand. Most importantly, the book is packed with absolutely mouth-watering cakes, bakes and other sweet treats.

It is no coincidence that the kindest, most talented man in the business has written this game-changing, plant-based cookbook which gently temps us to bake in a way that is natural and more compassionate for the planet.

Phil is a trailblazer for the world of vegan baking. As a professional pastry chef, you can see the detail and the thoroughness he&rsquo;s put into every recipe to ensure it&rsquo;s the very best. If you&rsquo;re a home baker looking to get into plant-based baking, or just keen to add some new recipes to your repertoire, then this is the book for you. A must-have baking resource for everyone with approachable and delicious recipes. It&rsquo;s a book that I know I&rsquo;ll have close by at all times!

A game changer. A beautifully designed book that opens a wide door for vegans, those who are lactose intolerant - and curious cooks who just love excellent bakes and desserts.

Philip Khoury&#39;s book is such a revelation. How he injects such richness and crunch into his plant-based pastry and lightness into his eggless sponges is little short of a miracle. I&#39;ve done side by side comparisons of his dairy and non-dairy tiramisu and brownies and, honestly, it&#39;s hard to tell the difference. I&#39;m not saying this is the future of baking, but if it is, we&#39;ve got nothing to worry about.

Re-imagined Recipes for Plant-based Cakes, Bakes and Desserts

WINNER OF THE FORTNUM &amp; MASON DEBUT COOKBOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 
 
A New Way to Bake reinvents and reimagines cakes, bakes and desserts, using plant-based ingredients that are available globally. 
 
 Chef Philip Khoury has delved deep into patisserie in an attempt to make desserts that are &lsquo;cleaner&rsquo;, and that present finer flavours and textures. In A New Way to Bake, Philip transforms the traditional building blocks of baking by using plant-based, natural ingredients or ingredients that have been in use for over 100 years. 
 
A New Way to Bake uncovers a brief history of baking before setting out the Plantry, where the main ingredients and their functionalities are explained. Full of delicious bakes, from Apple Pie to Banana Bread, to Lamingtons and Tiramis&ugrave;, there are sweet treats for any occasion. 
 Recipes are broken down into digestible steps, with explanations as to why steps are important, and tips along the way too. Plus, there are even QR codes to help navigate through the recipes. 
 
 Written in an informative yet approachable style, A New Way to Bake is a comprehensive guide that arms readers with a new outlook and tools to bake a better future.

Philip Khoury

Praise for A New Way to Bake

Phil Khoury is a wizard pastry chef. With his spatula and whisk, he lands you in a dreamland of lamingtons, apple pie and red berry tart. But it's the decadent triple chocolate fudge cake for me!

A generosity of knowledge shared with no limitations. Phil’s book, A New Way to Bake, is a triumph in baking and patisserie. Full of heart and consideration for our future generations, it’s reflective of ...

Phil takes you on an adventure through the classic recipes of patisserie and baking, transforming them into plant-based creations that will leave you amazed.

Phil Khoury is a wizard pastry chef. With his spatula and whisk, he lands you in a dreamland of lamingtons, apple pie and red berry tart. But it's the decadent triple chocolate fudge cake for me!

A generosity of knowledge shared with no limitations. Phil’s book, A New Way to Bake, is a triumph in baking and patisserie. Full of heart and consideration for our future generations, it’s reflective of ...

Phil takes you on an adventure through the classic recipes of patisserie and baking, transforming them into plant-based creations that will leave you amazed.

Phil Khoury is a wizard pastry chef. With his spatula and whisk, he lands you in a dreamland of lamingtons, apple pie and red berry tart. But it's the decadent triple chocolate fudge cake for me!

A generosity of knowledge shared with no limitations. Phil’s book, A New Way to Bake, is a triumph in baking and patisserie. Full of heart and consideration for our future generations, it’s reflective of ...

Phil takes you on an adventure through the classic recipes of patisserie and baking, transforming them into plant-based creations that will leave you amazed.

Books by Philip Khoury

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