Mary Berry – Love to Cook episode 4: For Mary, cooking is so much more than assembling ingredients; it’s a way of showing her family and friends that she cares. Mary teams up with her daughter Annabel as they head to Carmarthen Bay to meet forager Craig Evans. Armed with his vast knowledge of edible plants, they indulge in their […]
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Great British Bake Off episode 7 2014 – Pastries: Week seven in the tent sees the bakers tested on all kinds of weird, wonderful pastries. They’re assigned Signature savory parcels, ranging from pasties to samosas. The Technical challenge throws them into uncharted territory with a pastry none has heard of: the round and crusty kouign amann. Paul tests the bakers’
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Great British Bake Off episode 6 2014 – Continental Cake: And then there were six. The remaining bakers now face three European cakes. For the Signature, bakers are asked to make yeast-leavened cakes. Their work is cut out for them in the most demanding Technical challenge yet: they have two hours to make the 24-step Swedish Princess torte. And finally,
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Mary Berry – Love to Cook episode 3: Mary meets those who get great pleasure out of cooking for a crowd. In Liverpool, she joins the remarkable team from Homebaked Bakery, a goal kick away from Liverpool FC’s stadium, who take on the job of feeding fans on match day. Ten years ago, the century-old bakery risked being demolished, but
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Great British Bake Off episode 5 2014 – Pies & Tarts: Almost half-way through the baking competition, the remaining bakers face pies and tarts. Custard tarts are their Signature challenge, followed by mini pear pies — one of the more unusual Technical challenges in the competition tent. Finally, contestants battle their biggest bake yet: three-tiered pies. The Showstopper allows them
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Mary Berry – Love to Cook episode 2: One of the greatest pleasures of food is that there are always ideas and ingredients to discover, and Mary never tires of exploring new ways to cook and eat. Times are changing, and in recent years, the popularity of plant-based foods has grown immensely. In this episode, Mary meets father and son
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Great British Bake Off episode 4 2014 – Desserts Week: The competition stiffens like whipped peaks. For the Signature, bakers must create so-called “saucy puds” — delicate cakes hiding a gooey filling or saucy surprise at the bottom. In the Technical, bakers take on Mary’s tiramisu. In the Showstopper, they have to beat the odds and the heat to make
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Mary Berry – Love to Cook episode 1: For Mary, there is nothing better than cooking dishes from ingredients she has grown. From herbs balanced on a windowsill to vegetables in a patch of garden, what can beat the joy of making delicious recipes from the fruits of your own labour? In this episode, Mary shows that we
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Great British Bake Off episode 3 2014 – Bread Week: It’s week three and the remaining 10 bakers get ready to brave bread. For the Signature, they must bake 12 perfect rye bread rolls, shaped as they prefer. The Technical calls for ciabatta loaves, using judge Paul’s recipe. For the Showstopper, the bakers have to make a filled centerpiece loaf
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Great British Bake Off episode 2 2014 – Biscuits Week: With cake week done, the remaining bakers must now prove themselves with biscuits. For the signature challenge, the bakers are given two hours to bake 24 identical biscotti of any shape, flavour or size. In the technical challenge, they are required to make eight arlettes, which are high-end light delicate
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Great British Bake Off episode 1 2014 – Cake Week: Follow 12 amateur bakers as they enter the competition tent for their first hurdle: cake. The Signature Bake requires a Swiss roll, a seemingly simple task fraught with risks. For the Technical Bake, bakers must duplicate Mary Berry’s classic cherry cake, to Berry’s exacting standard. In the Showstopper Bake, the
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Great British Bake Off episode 10 2015 – The Final: Only three of the original twelve bakers remain. They face off in the final challenges. In the final signature challenge, the bakers make 16 iced buns, in two varities, in three hours. In the technical, the judges use one of Paul’s recipes: the bakers mustbake raspberry-flavoured mille-feuille in two hours.
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