Series 7, Episode 5, Bakewell Tart
This is another bake from series 7 that I've previously made, though I'm not sure I used this recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/marys_bakewell_tart_12584 I did this time though. I'd run out of my homemade jam so needed to make some more. Unfortunately, I couldn't find
Series 6, Episode 10, Raspberry millefeuille
This bake is the final bake from Series 6, which has taken over a year for me to complete. I'll aim for at least 2 series for 2024. Here's the recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/raspberry_millefeuille_60382 I started off making the rough puff pastry. This was a
Series 6, Episode 6, Flaounes
I didn't really understand what these were before making them, even after doing a little bit of Googling. Here's the recipe I used: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/pauls_flaounas_89782 There were a few challenges with the ingredients here. I couldn't find the pecorino romano cheese so I
Series 6, Episode 2, Arlettes
I was feeling greedy when planning to make arlettes so decided these ones would just be for Chris and me. Here's the recipe: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/arlettes_17164 The ingredients are pretty basic for this recipe, so no need to go hunting for obscure ingredients like
Series 5, Episode 7, Kouign amann
Another bake I'd never heard of before, Kouign amann. Here's Paul Hollywood's recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/kouign_amann_09102 This is a puff pastry but made with yeast so I had no idea how this would turn out. Making the dough was pretty easy because I just used
Series 5, Episode 5, Mini Pear Pies
I'm pretty sure this was the first bake that I saw which started brewing the idea of making all of the bake off bakes. It looked like fun to do. Here's the recipe https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/mini_pear_pies_77186 I went rogue when making this and
Series 4, Episode 7, Religieuse
It has been many months since I have updated my blog and many months since I made these delicious religieuses. I can only apologise that this will be a vague recollection of the process and not a detailed memory. Hopefully
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 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 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