Series 4, Episode 4, Egg Custard Tarts
I was so excited to make egg custard tarts. I remember when I was a child, my grandparents used to bring us egg custard tarts, I used to eat the custard with a spoon, carry on through the pastry and
Series 4, Episode 3, Floating Islands
I managed to make these a few weeks ago before increased local lockdown rules kicked in. I've been slow to update though. Here's the recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/floating_islands_with_03517 I was excited to make these because I was looking forward to giving the spun caramel a
Series 4, Episode 2, English Muffins
Paul Hollywood's English muffin recipe is here: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/english_muffins_56640 Ain't nuffin like a good muffin (sorrynotsorry) I got up early on a weekend to make these so that we could have them for brunch. We'd already got into a bit of a habit of
Series 4, Episode 1, Angel Food Cake
I treated myself to a new cake tin for this recipe in the hope that I'd like it and want to bake it again. Here's the recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/angel_food_cake_with_04002 I'd never tried an angel food cake before so had no idea what it was
Series 3, Episode 10, Fondant Fancies
These fondant fancies were the final technical challenge for series 3, which means I've completed another series. I hope you're proud of me. Here's Mary Berry's recipe for these: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/fondant_fancies_88368 I'd been watching the episodes before doing most of my bakes, I know
Series 3, Episode 9, Fraisier Cake
This recipe has 34 steps, I think that's the most steps I've ever followed in a recipe ever. Here it is: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/fraisier_cake_75507 First of all, I needed to make a genoise sponge, which I'd never made before. It seemed to be quite
Series 3, Episode 8, Chocolate Marshmallow Teacakes
I made these a couple of weeks ago but didn't get round to updating this, so apologies if this isn't as detailed as I'd have liked it. Here's the Paul Hollywood recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/chocolate_marshmallow_60410 The recipe called for 7.5 cm wide half sphere moulds,
Series 3, Episode 7, Jam Doughnuts
My first bake off challenge for months! I have been reluctant to use up my bread flour since there's a shortage, but I managed to get some more recently so decided it was time to go for it. Here's the
Series 3, Episode 6, Queen of Puddings
I'd never heard of queen of puddings before seeing this on the bake off so (once again) had no idea what this was supposed to taste like! I've had all 3 components before, but never in that combination. For the
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