The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – The Finale 2024

November 29, 2024 by
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And it is over!!! Grab your tissues and start marking off the dates until next year. The three remaining bakers are Dylan, the 20 year old flavour prince who acquired three Hollywood handshakes and was awarded star baker twice. Georgie, the home baker, who was the most consistent baker and who received the first ever Hollywood pat and two star… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 8 – 1970’s Theme 2024

November 16, 2024 by
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And then there were five! Can you believe the quarterfinals are already in play with this week's theme being the 1970s. Gill stated that she was the only baker remaining that was alive in the 70s which may or may not have been a blessing. Having experience with a bake didn't help her with the Sticky vegan parkin in Week 6.… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 7 – Dessert 2024

November 8, 2024 by
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And then there were six to tackle dessert week. Signature challenge: 8 meringue nests with at least two fillings in 2 hours and 15 minutes. There is a Nelly-sized hole in my heart this week. I, however, managed to get through the episode without bursting into tears. We have over 100 online recipes for meringue nests in our Library should… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 6 – Autumn 2024

November 2, 2024 by
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More than half way through this season of The Great British Bake Off! This week's theme was "autumn." Signature challenge: Sweet autumnal pie with pastry and a seasonal flavor /produce in 2 hours and 45 minutes. Nelly, my queen, looked beautiful with her autumn inspired headpiece. I loved when she was cutting out her owls and said, "owls live in… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 5 – Pastry 2024

October 26, 2024 by
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It is Pastry Week! Nelly strolled in wearing a beret, sunglasses and enough gold jewelry that even from the grave, Joan Rivers would be impressed. She's my girl. Signature Challenge: 12 frangipane tarts with pastry, frangipane filling and one additional element. (We have 670 online recipes for various frangipane tarts in our Library.) Illiyin and Dylan both had to remake… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 4 – Caramel 2024

October 19, 2024 by
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Last week John was defeated by bread and left the tent. Caramel was the theme for week four. There were fails and successes all around and many bakers were repeating the caramel process because of difficulties. Signature: 12 caramel biscuits in 2 1/2 hours Jenny: Andy and Nelly need their own show. They make me smile. I loved when Andy… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 3 – Bread 2024

October 13, 2024 by
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We said farewell to Jeff last week who left due to illness and Hazel was eliminated after a poor showing with cookies. This week was bread - which is never my favorite week. There is always too much under or over proofing and far too many shots of Paul's fingers diving into the dough. I feel so much stress for… read more

The Great British Bake Off/Baking Show – Week 1 – Cake 2024

September 28, 2024 by
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The bakers are back in the tent and once again the opening segment had my tired eyes rolling a bit. Barbie themed it was and a bit over-the-top. I had to chuckle when the American baker, Jeff, said, "It doesn't matter if you win or lose as long as you win." There is that American sportsmanship. Ironically, the tent was… read more
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