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Great British Bake Off episode 5 2015

Great British Bake Off episode 5 2015 – Alternative Ingredients

Great British Bake Off episode 5 2015 – Alternative Ingredients: The remaining bakers face baking challenges without sugar, gluten or dairy. This episode has a theme of using alternatives for ingredients usually used in baking. For the signature bake, the bakers are given the challenge of baking a cake, but without using sugar. For the technical bake, the challenge is to make twelve identical gluten-free pitta breads in two hours. In the showstopper, the bakers must make an ice-cream roll using dairy-free ice-cream.     Culinary competition in which amateur cooks compete in a variety of culinary challenges, hoping to […]

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Great British Bake Off episode 4 2015 - Desserts

Great British Bake Off episode 4 2015 – Desserts

Great British Bake Off episode 4 2015 – Desserts: For the nine bakers left, it’s time to tackle the sweet ending to every meal – desserts. For the signature challenge, the bakers must make twelve crème brûlées. They had two and a half hours, with instructions that the custard must be set, and that the bakers aren’t allowed to use a blowtorch to caramelize the top. For the technical challenge, the bakers have four hours to make a Spanische Windtorte. This dessert has two types of meringue, Swiss and French, designed into a circular box and filled with cream and

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Great British Bake Off episode 3 2015 - Bread

Great British Bake Off episode 3 2015 – Bread

Great British Bake Off episode 3 2015 – Bread: The ten remaining bakers face the challenge of bread week. In the first task, the bakers have one and a half hours to make two quick bread to be made free-form (i.e. not in a tin). For the second task, Paul sets the bakers the challenge of baking 4 identical crusty baguettes in two and a half hours. For the final Showstopper, the bakers must make a 3-D bread sculpture in five hours. The bread sculpture should be made of three types of dough, and one of them should be filled.

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Great British Bake Off episode 2 2015 - Biscuits

Great British Bake Off episode 2 2015 – Biscuits

Great British Bake Off episode 2 2015 – Biscuits: 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 cinnamon-flavoured biscuits, in two and a half hours. For the Showstopper, they must face the challenge of making 36 biscuits, to be presented in a biscuit box made of a different kind of biscuit mix. They are given four hours in

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Great British Bake Off episode 1 2015

Great British Bake Off episode 1 2015 – Cake Week

Great British Bake Off episode 1 2015 – Cake Week: Once again, 12 new bakers don their aprons and head for the iconic tent in the heart of the British Countryside. Judges Mary Berry & Paul Hollywood have created 30 new challenges that will test their baking prowess, creativity and skill in a bid to find the country’s best amateur baker. From Victorian classics to high end patisserie, chocolate sculptures to everyday staples the bakers will need a cool head and even colder hands to make it to the final. With them every step of the way are Mel Giedroyc

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Nadiya's American Adventure episode 2 - California

Nadiya’s American Adventure episode 2 – California

Nadiya’s American Adventure episode 2 – California: Nadiya Hussain continues her tour of America’s culinary melting pot in California.     She starts just a stone’s throw from downtown Los Angeles, in a Latino neighbourhood, home to an authentic Central American night market. Here she find the country’s newest arrivals, on the first step of their American dream, cooking up a taste of home: delicious Guatemalan stuffed chilies and, from El Salvador, thick corn tortillas with spicy salsa. In LA’s trendy arts district, Nadiya meets Wes Avila, whose gourmet tacos are redefining modern Californian cuisine. She meets Wes’s father, who

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Nadiya's American Adventure episode 1 - Louisiana: Nadiya’s Louisianan food adventure starts in New Orleans

Nadiya’s American Adventure episode 1 – Louisiana

Nadiya’s American Adventure episode 1 – Louisiana: Nadiya Hussain has always been fascinated by America, home to more immigrants than any other country, and with some of the most vibrant food on the planet. She wants to find out more about this culinary melting pot, so sets out to explore two states she has always dreamt of visiting, Louisiana and California.     Nadiya’s Louisianan food adventure starts in New Orleans, whose strategic position at the mouth of the Mississippi Delta has attracted newcomers for centuries from as far as Europe, the Caribbean and more recently from Vietnam. Nadiya arrives

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Nadiya Bakes episode 8 - Celebration Bakes

Nadiya Bakes episode 8 – Celebration Bakes

Nadiya Bakes episode 8 – Celebration Bakes: Nadiya cooks up some wow-factor celebration bakes, from an eight-layered birthday cake to sparkly Mardi Gras king cake, and from hot cross buns to a spectacularly festive biscuit tower.     Nadiya Hussain takes things up a baking gear as she turns her attention to stunning celebration bakes. Having won The Great British Bake Off and baked the Queen’s 90th birthday cake, Nadiya is a true expert when it comes to elaborate cakes to mark a special occasion. First up is a spectacular eight-layered honey cake with a heart on top that has

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Nadiya Bakes episode 7 - Biscuits and Bites

Nadiya Bakes episode 7 – Biscuits and Bites

Nadiya Bakes episode 7 – Biscuits and Bites: Nadiya shares her favourite biscuits and bites to have with a cup of tea, from raspberry amaretti biscuits to chocolate florentines and insanely wicked chicken doughnuts.     Nadiya Hussain shares her favourite biscuits and bites to snack on at any time of the day. She believes that a homemade biscuit is one of life’s greatest pleasures, so she kicks off with her deceptively simple but extremely beautiful Italian-inspired amaretti biscuits. They are so easy to make and the perfect treat to have with a cup of tea. Next, Nadiya breaks all

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Nadiya Bakes episode 6 - Baking on a Budget

Nadiya Bakes episode 6 – Baking on a Budget

Nadiya Bakes episode 6 – Baking on a Budget: Nadiya Hussain turns her attention to baking on a budget. Baking spectacular treats can be pricey, and after a strained 2020, many of us are looking for ways to tighten the purse strings. Nadiya believes you can create something delicious without breaking the bank or compromising on flavour – one of her golden rules is never throw anything away, so her potato rosti quiche uses leftover ingredients that many of us having knocking around in the fridge to create a scrumptious family meal on a shoestring.     Baking bread always

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Nadiya Bakes episode 5 Bakes to Share

Nadiya Bakes episode 5 – Bakes to Share

Nadiya Bakes episode 5 – Bakes to Share: Nadiya Hussain focuses on something close to heart – baking delicious treats to share with loved ones. Nadiya comes from a huge family, so baking for others has always taken centre stage in her own home. She kicks things off with her epic chilli and cranberry brioche wreath, featuring fluffy indulgent dough balls surrounding an entire baked camembert cheese, creating the ultimate tear and share.     Over the years, Nadiya has become an expert in catering for big family gatherings, and she has learnt that there is nothing better for impressing

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Nadiya Bakes episode 4 - Baking with Chocolate

Nadiya Bakes episode 4 – Baking with Chocolate

Nadiya Bakes episode 4 – Baking with Chocolate: Nadiya Hussain turns her attention to an ingredient that many people find irresistible – chocolate.     Nadiya shares four recipes of pure, unadulterated, chocolatey bliss. First up, it is a brownie – but not any old brownie – this is Nadiya’s ultimate Money Can’t Buy You Happiness Brownie. Three epic layers of indulgence, starting with the rich brownie base, followed by caramel and hazelnuts and a luxurious cheesecake topping to finish. Next, Nadiya gives the American fruit cobbler a chocolatey twist, creating the perfect stress-free family pudding. Nadiya’s elegant snack-sized treacle

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