Weddings, posh Sunday lunch in a hotel, parties, birthdays – profiteroles were always on celebration menus in the 80s, in my neck of the woods at least.… Read more “GBBO Week 7 – 80s week and profiteroles”
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GBBO week 6 – Japanese Week and Tanzhong cat buns
It being week 5 of a 5 week month, picking up an extra baking tin or a box of matcha wasn’t really an option, and ruled out… Read more “GBBO week 6 – Japanese Week and Tanzhong cat buns”
GBBO-along week 5 – pastry week
Ah pastry. The week that always manages to make me flashback to my 12 year old self, overworking a lump of shortcrust until it was like an… Read more “GBBO-along week 5 – pastry week”
GBBO Week 4 – chocolate week!
Always a fun and frustrating week on Bake Off. Without fail, it’s a warm weather week and people end up in horrendous states as their showstoppers melt… Read more “GBBO Week 4 – chocolate week!”
GBBO week 3 – bread week
One of my most dreaded weeks (also looking at you, pastry week) as I’m not overly confident with yeasted dough. What to make then other than something… Read more “GBBO week 3 – bread week”
GBBO week 2 – biscuit week!
Biscuit is quite an umbrella term, and gets into grey areas on the edges. Shortbread, florentines, chocolate chip cookies, snickerdoodles, pinwheels, classic roll out iced biscuits –… Read more “GBBO week 2 – biscuit week!”
Back with a #GBBO 2020 #CakeWeek
After a bit of a gap where I’ve had a bit of a kitchen, no kitchen at all (washing my dishes in a bucket in the garden… Read more “Back with a #GBBO 2020 #CakeWeek”
Belated GBBO – tarte au citron for pastry week
It might be a bit silly that I’ve kept going with my bake-along, especially as I’m clearly slowing down at it the longer things go on. Belting… Read more “Belated GBBO – tarte au citron for pastry week”
A very belated GBBO dessert week, and some sticky toffee pudding
I love caramel and toffee (but not banoffee. For some reason, I find it vile). I’m also a fan of a good sticky toffee pudding, but have… Read more “A very belated GBBO dessert week, and some sticky toffee pudding”
GBBO 1920s week, and a Battenburg cake
It’s the first 1920s themed week on Bake off. There seems to be some mixed feelings on this one online. Some people are very excited about another… Read more “GBBO 1920s week, and a Battenburg cake”
Cooking The Books 