Episode 6: European Cakes Recipe (Showstopper Challenge): Dobos Torte Do you know what a Dobos Torte is? Yeah, neither do I. Or rather, neither DID I. I had to do some research to figure out this Technical Challenge. The Dobos Torte is a multi-layered cake with a lot of caramel garnish. The emphasis here is on the caramel […]
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Great British Bake Off: Streusel Brioche
Episode 6: European Cakes Recipe (Signature Challenge): Streusel Brioche I moved onto the “Pastries” episode of the challenge and the first challenge was a yeasted cake dough. Or a sweet bread dough. Most of the competitors made kugelhopfs, but I decided to make a brioche. I think the choices of the competitors and myself do show the […]
Great British Bake Off: Tiered Pies
Episode 5: Pies Recipe (Signature Challenge): Tiered Pies The last challenges of the Pie episode was to make a multi-tiered pie. So kind of like a wedding cake…but with pies, haha. Immediately I knew I wanted to riff off the concept of a 3 course meal: appetizer, main, and dessert. The competitors on the show did […]
Great British Bake Off: Mini Apple Pies
Episode 5: Pies Recipe (Technical Challenge): Mini Apple Pies One thing I hadn’t really considered in doing this challenge was the seasonality of ingredients. This recipe is actually for PEARS but as it is in the middle of summer, there are no pears to be found. So apples it is! I found out that there is […]
Great British Bake Off: Egg Tart
Episode 5: Pies Recipe (Signature Challenge): (Giant) Egg Tart The one area of baking that I know I could really improve in is actually this episode’s topic – pies! I am actually decent at making a standard pie, but I cannot do crumbles or anything with that kind of “topping”. So maybe it doesn’t really apply […]
Great British Bake Off: Baked Alaska
Episode 4: Dessert Recipe (Showstopper Challenge): Baked Alaska Ok, so going into this challenge, I knew I had it in the bag. I mean – I made a Baked Alaska last year! I’m an ice cream pro! But the question was how would I take it to the next level? Last year, I made a Baked Alaska […]
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