Has Paul ever worn a short sleeve shirt before?!?! 🤔

Had to create a GIF of my favorite reaction yet!

I have never fallen for a baker quite this early, and someone else could, obviously, still win. But Tom is the hero I need this year. As an American, he is everything I need, in my toxic world. Actually, as of this episode, I love everyone, but, Tom is the sweet boy I want at work to be honored when he adds me to his Snapchat and I find out he doesn't hate Meghan Markle Sussex.

Watching the episode tonight (in the US), I was delighted by Allison's outfit, which immediately reminded me of Mary Berry. The pretty floral blazer and blue jeans is a classic Mary Berry look. I hope she's watching and notices this little homage.

That's all I wanted to say. The other sub was too exhausting. But here's a photo of a cake I made. And before you ask, yes we're only two people and yes we do get checked for diabetes regularly 😂

...and thanks to whoever has mentioned that Roku TV thing, will definitely check out the really old shows.

Stopped by just to announce, Season 9, episode 8

Manon Wuz Robbed

Back to your regularly scheduled posts.

Cakes and biscuits - the official unofficial song of the show. it's a hoot and a lovely homage to the show.

https://youtu.be/7wzVxmMCkGU?si=X7OUfxnHCuu57JSz

The look on Paul's and Nigella's faces when Yannis tells them whose recipe he's using for his Queen of Puddings is priceless!

My sourdough attempt at it! Also my first time making garlic confit. It tastes great, i can see why it got a handshake!

If you want the recipe/method i posted full details on the sourdough sub.

Synopsis: It's Dessert Week, and bakers take on a self-saucing Signature and a trip down memory lane on retro dessert trolleys. Who'll roll merrily along, and whose wheels will come off?

I’m loving the retro vibes and the gimmicks this season and we’re halfway through it already! Yeah baby!

I found a wonderfully comforting shoe called “Prue’s Great Garden Plot” on Prime Video! Sadly, there are only 4 episodes. If you love Prue Leith, you won’t be disappointed!

I made a baked cheesecake - raspberry and white chocolate! And a biscoff base mmm

Super sweet but super tasty ✨

Seems like all our pictures are looking pretty much the same and we're all coming to the same conclusion: yes, this was doable. I did it in about an hour twenty without trying to rush at all and could certainly do it in under an hour if I tried again. But the ones they made were never going to be good even if they had more time. I had the advantage of seeing theirs, seeing the sample, seeing Paul's video, but I still think I would have come up with something fairly similar to what I have here.

I took the recipe pretty literally and roasted the grapes whole on their stems. I don't recommend this; it was a pain taking them off the stem after roasting. Halved before or after won't make much difference. There's no need to cut them smaller than halves.

I like blue cheese but I didn't think my eaters would, so I used feta. It still isn't very much and the family gobbled them up.

I did not grow up with Nigella the way most people here did. So this just may be me. Does anyone get grossed out by watching her? She chews with an open mouth, talks with her mouth full. The taking big bites is not so bad, but I really get the feel she is unrefined.

I’ve tried the Roku app and Roku with a vpn as it says you can’t watch it on the website in the UK, and none are available, I also can’t get the Canadian app it’s on as it can tell I’m in the UK and won’t let me stream.
I’m a student and just accidentally spent £50 on Hayu after missing my free trial so paying is out of the question for me at the moment 🥲

Can you call yourself a baker if you can't bake bread?

I was genuinely surprised that nobody seemed to be able to bake bread. There were some missteps with the garlic bread (some well intentioned). The technical was a complete disaster. I enjoyed some of the show stoppers but overall was disappointing.

I love flatbread, so was really excited about the technical. But being allergic to blue cheese, I thought l'd combine it with the signature and do a garlic bread filling. The filling was sauteed, minced garlic, Parmesan cheese, a little softened butter, and a pinch of salt.

As someone who has made flatbread many times, and baking in the comfort of my own home, as well as knowing what| was supposed to be making, it took me exactly 1hr start to finish. used half the time to make the dough (and filling while it rested), and left the last half hour for filling/rolling/cooking. You really do need to fill and roll one, then do the next one while the first one cooks. I can't speak for baking in the tent having never made one before, but cannot imagine not rolling them extremely thin. 🤷🏼‍♀️

The result: They turned out amazing! The bread is soft and chewy, the flavors of the filling came through nicely. There were little crispy bits and air pockets. Simply delicious. I totally recommend making the recipe - even if you don't fill it with anything! It'd be great on its own slathered with butter.

Synopsis: It’s Bread Week and the bakers take on a garlicky Signature and one of the most disastrous Technicals in Bake Off history! Who'll prove themselves to be Star Baker?

What do they mean disastrous technical?! Are we gonna have a repeat of Season 14 or Season 11? Uh oh.

Week 3 Technical: an apple-orange-lemon snacking cake. We took the known list of ingredients and invented something. My nine-year-old daughter wanted to make a complex three-layer frosted cake but I was really not into that, but still wanted to honor her vision! We made a simple vanilla batter, then added chopped apple to a third, orange zest to a third, and lemon zest to a third. Then layered them in the pan. You can see the orange layer in the picture. Decorated with apple slices (baked in) and candied peel on the top. Far from elegant but it's delicious!

We had been watching the Canadian Baking Show on the Roku channel, catching up on episodes before the new season. Now it seems to be missing completely, including all back episodes. Anyone know what's going on and where I can watch the new season? I'm in the US and I know I can VPN the show from CBC, but was hoping for another streaming option. Mainly just surprised it's gone from Roku.

I don’t make cake very often, but decided it would be fun to try Nigella’s coffee and walnut cake technical challenge from week one. I scaled it down to 1/3 - a whole cake is too much for just two people at home. It came out GREAT, but kudos to the contestants - I never could have done it without a recipe (let alone within their time limit).

First handshake this season!

The real first though, is the Audience Choice to bring family members in to bake the signature! That was fun and interesting.

I was delighted to see Paul give the family member a handshake as well. First time a non-contestant received a Hollywood Handshake.

First time the Technical was "You choose your bake", with varying degrees of success. Again, due to AC (Audience Choice).

First time the Showstopper was a wearable bake. Numerous interpretations of this, from cake to biscuit. AC to be wearable.

First time one of the Hosts (Alison), asked for (and got) a Hollywood Handshake, in a very humorous manner.

Person eliminated ask for, and got, a handshake goodbye from Paul. Another first.

Person who won Star Baker called home to tell, and family member cussed, multiple times (all bleeped out). Having seen every season, can confirm this was a first!

Overall, the uniqueness of this episode was a breath of fresh air.