I knew I wanted to add some flavour to my rolls because you never do plain and simple of Bake Off. We didn't think he was the best baker but he was fun and inventive
Divide the mixture in half and colour one half yellow (mine is a bit orangey) and the other green. I’m also linking up to Karen from Lavender & Lovage and her Tea Time Treats linky
'The GreatBritishBakeoff - how to turn everyday bakes into show stoppers', EBury the publishers for BBC books have very kindly sent me two copies one for me and one for my Macmillan Cancer coffee morning recipe book sale
There were many different varieties of Swissroll including Diana’s version using lemon curd, an orange and aniseed flavoured sponge from Luis with home-made honey and Chetna’s creation using a cardamom, pistachio and coffee sponge
Initially I did not use a bed sheet and had clingfilm covering my partially opened table instead. I will say, once I tried it, it wasn't really my cup of tea
It came up much sooner than the past couple of years but I was rather thankful it fell on this week as biscuits take less time than most things and I had a second bake planned since it is the Hubby's birthday this weekend (post to come later this week)
Sift four, greentea powder, salt and baking powder in a separate bowl. I also added fresh blueberries to my matcharoll cake to complement the slight bitterness of the greentea powder
The whole team have returned – Queen of baking Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood AKA the Silver Fox and the comedy duo Mel and Sue, who I personally think add a great bit of comedy to the proceedings
- Remove the pastry from the fridge androll it out on a floured work surface. Quick, simple and totally moreish - this proved a huge hit with the family, and is the ideal pudding to round off these colder autumnal evenings
' in the manner of an old fashioned rather fierce home economics teacher. In contrast, The GreatBritishBake-Off is a genial, affable and good-natured look at all things baked
There was an interlude about the west country classic, Cornish saffron buns and the ritual of the Cornish tea treat, all explained by an amazingly enthusiastic northern vicar
I chose a peachand raspberry meringue pie. Roll out the pastry on parchment and line your baking tin. I was honest and said that I had made it (at school in Home Economics) but I don't because basically life is too short when you can buy perfectly good stuff in the supermarket
Sue sent Mary and Hollywood to the pub, before setting the bakers to work to make "chocolate teacakes", or Tunnock's Teacakes, as they are known to everyone else
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