Frankly, it’s all getting too difficult. This week we watched the four semi-finalists flounder their way through various french bakes, and there’s not a chance one of us is planning to rustle up a Charlotte Royale or a billion silly … Continue reading
This week’s only entrant is Asta; here’s what she has to say: You can keep your grandfather grains, thankyou very much. What is the point of spelt? Nevertheless, I decided that I would pick Rebecca’s foccacia, as I have … Continue reading
It’s week 7, and on TV they were doing things with suet and choux pastry, which all looked very complicated. The best I managed with suet this week was to put dumplings on top of my steak and ale stew. … Continue reading
Ingredients 450g/1lb strong white flour 7g salt 10g dried yeast 75g/2½oz butter, softened 50g/1¾oz brown sugar 2 tsp mixed spice 350g/12oz mixed dried fruit such as dates, apricots, blueberries, sultanas 1 free-range egg 1 chai teabag 100ml milk oil Method … Continue reading
This week’s episode was all about sweet dough, and some interesting tea loaves were produced. In the BakeAlong we have only one tea loaf (although I might make one later today). So that means Asta is star baker again, with … Continue reading
This week’s challenges included traybakes, tuiles and towers of biscuits. No-one in their right mind would make biscuits into a tower, so most of the week’s entries have been traybakes. K has pushed out all the stops with his version … Continue reading
Last week’s episodes was all about pie, which is a good subject, but better when there is meat in it, I think you will all agree. Except you contrary-minded veggie types, who can have an aubergine and halloumi pasty and … Continue reading
This week’s episode was all about desserts, and while some may assert that a trifle is not baking, since nobody, but NOBODY ever makes the sponge for the bottom from scratch, there were some charming petits fours and lots of … Continue reading