For Pastry week this week on GreatBritishBakeOff the remaining bakers were challenged to make Danish pastries for the Signature round, a Bakewelltart for the Technical and filo pastry amuse-bouches for the showstopper
I’ve always loved a good BakewellTart and in anticipation of my visit to Bakewell next week, I’ve done some research about the history of this British treasure and well…
I think it must be the GreatBritishBakeOff effect. These pretty little tarts are surprisingly easy to make, and are as good served hot with a dollop of soya custard or vegan ice cream for a crowd-pleasing dessert as they are cold for a cake sale or to take into the office
Watching the GreatBritishBakeOff will either make you hungry which will lead you to raid the biscuit tin, or it will make you want to get in the kitchen and bake…
Here we are already at week five of GreatBritishBakeOff and the technical challenge has again proved controversial with the twitter sphere going haywire over what precisely a BakewellTart is
A homemade version, like this recipe, will work great too). It’s one British confection I have yet to try before, and one that’s been on my to-make list for some time
I've even drastically cut the recipe because with all these GreatBritishBakeOff Technical Challenges, my family and I have been eating entirely too much dessert
Not the kind they sell in the sandwich shop with the thick layer of sticky icing and an over processed glace cherry but a great home made one with loads of jam and even more delicious almond sponge on the top
All the great taste of that tart but with less fuss and in bite sized pieces. The only note for this recipe is that I use a splash of Amaretto in my biscuits as I would with my tart
com is a self-catering holiday company with thousands of properties located across the UK and the great thing about their cottages is that you are on a self-catering holiday and having the flexibility of having your own kitchen means that you can make things like this, or enjoy the local restaurants
I was also feeling inspired after watching the first episode of GreatBritishBakeOff (side note – I’m fully obsessed with Norman) where they made a cherry and almond sponge
