Series 3, Episode 5, Hand-raised pie
I was looking forward to trying to improve my hot water crust pastry skills, this time without having to mess around with quail eggs! (See my previous blog post about pork pies here). Here's the recipe for the hand-raised chicken and
Series 3, Episode 4, Crème Caramel
December was pretty busy for me (and everyone else), so I gave myself a little break from my bake off challenge and gave myself a little bit more baking freedom. I've now got back on it and made Mary Berry's
Series 3, Episode 3, Treacle Tart
Mary Berry's Treacle Tart, here's the recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mary_berrys_treacle_tart_28524 I haven't made shortcrust pastry often enough to know whether I'm any good at it. I'm not entirely sure how to tell whether the dough is right or not. I think I initially didn't
Series 3, Episode 2, 8 Strand Plaited Loaf
Are you bready for the recipe? Here it is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/eight-strand_plaited_57815 courtesy of Paul Hollywood. I love baking bread! I can prove it! Here are my pre and post proving dough pics: I found the plaiting quite straightforward. I watched a couple of You
Series 3, Episode 1, Rum Babas
I did say that I'd have a break between the end of series 2 and the start of series 3, but I was too excited to get started again. I've had a quick look at what's in store for us
Series 2, Episode 8, Sachertorte
Mary Berry's Sachertorte recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/sachertorte_59630 I made it to the series 2 final! I'm really pleased with myself for sticking with this for so long, I've had a bit of a baking spree over the last few weeks to get to
Series 2, Episode 7, Iced Fingers
Paul Hollywood's Iced Fingers recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/iced_fingers_34133 Last week I realised that series 2 of the GBBO had videos with Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood making all of the technical bakes from the series. I hadn't watched any of them before but
Series 2, Episode 6, Chocolate Roulade
Mary Berry's chocolate roulade recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolate_roulade_79152 I make a chocolate log every year for Christmas, so had an optimistic outlook on the outcome of this roulade. The recipe is slightly different (I usually use Nigella Lawson's), but the methods are very similar. There's
Series 2, Episode 5, Pork Pies
Paul Hollywood's mini pork pies with quails' eggs recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/small_pork_pies_with_11074 This post will be a guideline of how NOT to make pork pies. You have been warned. I thought the most difficult part of this challenge would be to find quails' eggs but
Series 2, Episode 4, Brandy Snaps
I have made brandy snaps before and didn't find them too troubling so I was quite excited about making these. I think an alternative name for this could be "burning circles of torture". The bakers were challenged to make 24 brandy