Bake Off Binge (part 2/2)

We bought ourselves one month of Netflix for Christmas. First order of business: catch up on The Great British Bake Off!

Bake Off Binge (part 1/2)

The Great British Bake Off ended last week – and I’ve only seen one episode! In order to avoid spoilers but also take part, I’ve limited my updates to the weekly themes so I could still bake, and buy, along.

Our First Week Abroad

It’s kind of crazy how long it took to get here, the planning, the debating, the eliminating options and possibilities, the packing, and now suddenly we’re here and it’s been a week!

A Showstopping Final

Wow. What a year! I know that every year Paul always says, “These are the best bakers we’ve had in the tent,” but I think this year it was true for the final.

A Cake to Celebrate

The cake. The reason you’re all here. We’re backpedaling a couple weeks on GBBO for this one. I missed baking along for Free From Week since I was sick with COVID, so I’m making up for it now.

Éclairs Minus the Elegance

It’s pâtisserie week! This one is always a favourite, just behind bread week. I’m always impressed by what the bakers come up with, from flavors to textures to presentation, not to mention that French bakes are notoriously hard.

Stacks of Shortbread

I like my caramel, don’t get me wrong, but when I found out it was caramel week, I was less than excited.

Apple of my Eye

Pastry week this week. And to be honest, it’s not my strength. BUT this apple blackberry pie is probably one of my best pastry bakes so far.

An Easy Bake for a Hard Week

Before we go any further: German week, the theme of Friday’s new GBBO episode. As I mentioned last week, after I finished my trial-and-error dessert week bake, I found an easy way out for this.

Trying Something New

Dessert week took waaaay too long! But it wasn’t the sort of waste of time I saw the tuiles to be – this was just a huge learning opportunity.