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 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 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 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 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 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 1, Victoria Sandwich
10 February 2019 Recipe: bbc.com Time given to the bakers: Unspecified Time I took to bake: 1 hour 6 minutes I didn't watch the first series of GBBO when it first started. I watched it a few years later and couldn't believe how easy