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    GBBO Week 7 – 80s week and profiteroles

    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”

    December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 by Tiamat

    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”

    November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Tiamat

    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”

    October 28, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tiamat

    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!”

    October 21, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tiamat

    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”

    October 12, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tiamat

    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!”

    October 2, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tiamat

    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”

    September 30, 2020October 29, 2020 by Tiamat

    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”

    November 20, 2019December 5, 2019 by Tiamat

    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”

    October 14, 2019December 5, 2019 by Tiamat

    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”

    September 25, 2019September 25, 2019 by Tiamat

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