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
Series 2, Episode 3, Focaccia
Post 3 of 3 for today! I made this bread yesterday so actually remember what I did, what a treat for your eyes. Here's the recipe: bbc.co.uk The bakers had 3 and a half hours to bake this and I easily finished
Series 2, Episode 2, Tarte au Citron
I was looking forward to making this, I quite enjoy making pastry, even though I haven't had a lot of practice! Here's the recipe: bbc.co.uk I decided to make this for a friend having an Eid celebration after Ramadan. She's a big lemon
Series 2, Episode 1, Coffee and Walnut Battenberg
I have been very much lacking in my blog posts lately, but I am back now with a whole new shiny website and THREE new posts! I started series 2 a couple of months ago and just didn't get round
Series 1, Episode 5, Cornish Pasties
23 April 2019 Recipe: bbc.com Time given to the bakers: 90 minutes Time I took to bake: Just over 3 hours! To make a Cornish pasty you officially need to be in Cornwall. I had the slight disadvantage here of living in Birmingham, so baking
Series 1, Episode 4, Hot Lemon Soufflé
09 April 2019 Recipe: goodtoknow.co.uk Time given to the bakers: 40 minutes Time I took to bake: About 30 minutes preparation, 14 minutes bake time with some cooling off time in the middle. Before this challenge, I'd only ever eaten a soufflé once. It was
Series 1, Episode 3, Cob
27 March 2019 Recipe: paulhollywood.com Time given to the bakers: 2 and a half hours Time I took to bake: I forgot to time this! It took me at least 3 hours though! This was the first time I'd ever made a loaf of bread!
Series 1, Episode 2, Scones
28 February 2019 Recipe: bbc.com Time given to the bakers: 1 hour Time I took to bake: 55 minutes I hadn't made scones for years before this challenge! The last time I tried I failed miserably and ended up with some biscuit type baked goods