Worth The Calories

2019 Episode 2 – Biscuits and fig rolls

Week 2 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off brings us to biscuits. Chocolate coated, filled with figs, or sculpted into animals, we all like biscuits. We’re also joined by many friends who attempted angel cake slices last week. Plus… butter extract: Recipe for Fig Rolls Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe on Apple…

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2019 Episode 1 – Cake and feathered sliced angels

The 2019 Great British Bake Off series gets off to a promising start with birthday cakes, angel cake slices, and fruity fruit cakes with significant dried fruit. We get to reminisce over our beloved childhood cakes, and review our attempt of last year’s campfire pitta breads. Recipe for Angel Cake Slices Recipe for Naked Christmas…

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2019 Introduction

We’re getting excited for the 2019 series of the Great British Bake Off. The show is back on TV on 27th August, and we’ll be back a day or two later with our discussion of the bakes, the challenges, our attempts, and more. Until then, enjoy this introduction to the new series. Subscribe to our…

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2018 Episode 10 – Final and campfire pitta

Week 10, the final of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – The final was a travesty, getting married in a tent, doughnut memories, yes a travesty, baking for 7 hours, the result wasn’t a travesty, design vs flavour, the challenges were a travesty Torta Setteveli recipe Campfire pitta recipe Subscribe to…

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2018 Episode 9 – Patisserie and Torta Settevelli

Week 9 (semi-final) of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – When do you finalise your pastry type, British dessert sizes, layer cakes, practice cakes, Parisian window research Aeblskiver recipe Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100%…

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2018 Episode 8 – Danish week and Aebleskiver Pancake Doughnut Balls

Week 8 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Tropical Eton mess, cutting pineapples, is it better to make something good or something right, judging the bake or the extras. Vegan Pavlova recipe Our vegan pavlova Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter…

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2018 Episode 7 – Vegan week and Pavlova

Week 7 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Vegan flavours, a strange week, and are you allowed to leave a cake in the fridge? Puits D’amour recipe Our attempts at Puits D’amour Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify…

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2018 Episode 6 – Pastry and a love of Wells

Week 6 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Gushing about Briony, green chocolate, pastry types, deliciousnesses, what is a shaped pie or not Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you….

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2018 Episode 5 – Spice and tongs and moulds

Week 5 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Gushing about Kim Joy, ma’amoul equipment, claggy cake is yummy, illness Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you’d like access…

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2018 Episode 4 – Desserts and cat tongues

Week 4 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Rubber table cloths, Discworld, raspberry and chocolate, cheating challenges Subscribe to our RSS feed here Subscribe to Apple Podcasts here Subscribe to our newsletter We’re on Spotify Eloquent Gushing is 100% supported by listeners like you. If you’d like access to exclusive…

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