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 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 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 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 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 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 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