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The Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Week 7 – Paul Hollywood’s Jam Doughnuts
I have been dying to have another go at doughnut making. This time I wanted to make yeasted raised doughnuts, and as last week’s GBBO technical challenge was Jam Doughnuts….. time was ripe for another go! First off though, these guys take time… An hour at room temperature for the first rise, then knocked back […]
The Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Week 5 – Paul Hollywood’s Hand-raised Pies
I must confess. These pies would fail the technical challenge. Pretty much instantly. Being that I didn’t follow the recipe in the slightest and all. I varied the recipe as I didn’t see the point in making meat pies, being a vegetarian I couldn’t eat them, although I am sure Mr M would have eaten […]
The Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Week 3 – Mary Berry’s Treacle Tart
So this week’s technical challenge is going to be a Treacle Tart. I know I’m a day early, but I’ve got to go to work tomorrow, then my friend is coming a-visiting to pick up the sugar flowers, so I thought I would bake today. Plus it gave me an excuse to prance about the […]
Bank Holiday Monday…
My only day off this weekend, and it is… Raining. Sheesh. Typical English weather. The only thing we can rely on is that it is unreliable, unpredictable, but…. what else would we talk about with random strangers as small talk otherwise? “Some horrible weather we’re having” “Oh yes, raining cats and dogs out there” So… […]
The Great British Bake Off Technical Challenge: Week 2 – Paul Hollywood’s 8-Stranded Plaited Loaf
I love the Great British Bake Off. Oh yes. It’s a combination of Mel and Sue (bring back Late/Light Lunch!), the double entendres, possibilities of exhibitionistic Squirrels, and the inspiration to try new things, that makes me cast aside my usual avoidance of anything that involves reality television and watch. That… and all the baking […]
Baking, Making, and Crafting 