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Google Podcasts2018 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...
2020 Episode 4 – Chocolate and Babka
Chocolate week is here which traditionally means things heating up. The latest Great British Bake Off is not exception with a myriad of failures for brownies, beautiful babkas, and white chocolate done a million ways! #WorthTheCalories Recipe for chocolate babka – not from GBBO site as that one has disappearedRecipe for chocolate brownies Subscribe to...
2020 Episode 3 – Bread and Rainbow Bagels
Bread week is also a difficult one to get excited for, but we’re tasting the rainbow in the bagels, and standing straight for stout and chocolate soda bread. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Rainbow BagelsRecipe for gluten free rice flour blueberry muffins Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re on...
2020 Episode 2 – Biscuits and Coconut Macaroons
Biscuit week is a difficult one to have grandstand bakes for. But they tried. With place settings for memorable meals. Come for the Florentines, stay for complaints about ingredients and how they test bakes between filming. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Coconut Macaroons Subscribe to our RSS feed hereSubscribe on Apple Podcasts hereSubscribe on Google Podcasts hereWe’re...
2020 Episode 1 – Cakes and Pineapple Upside Down Cake
The Great British Bake Off is back. We just want to know the logistics of this series, but instead we’ll talk about Battenberg, pineapple, and art vs skill in baking challenges. Find our baking photos on Instagram (@eloquentgushing). Make sure you tag us to share your bakes if you’re attempting these, and tell us what...
Junior Bake Off 2019 – Week 1
It’s time for the Junior Bake Off, which gives us the best of GBBO with none of the complaints. Joyful, entertaining, and all around wonderful. Plus with interesting challenges that should be used on the ‘adult’ show. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for English Madeleines Recipe for Viennese Whirls Recipe for Cinnamon Buns Recipe for Pancakes Recipe for...
2019 Episode 10 – Final and Stilton Soufflés
Week 10 of the 2019 Great British Bake Off is brings us a final with some difficult moments and a lot of discussion about the need for a showrunner on GBBO. Plus chocolate cake, what makes a valid technical challenge, and getting stabbed on caramel. #WorthTheCalories Recipe for Stilton Soufflés Subscribe to our RSS feed...
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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...
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...
2018 Episode 3.5 – Three people make naan bread
Cathryn, Matthew, and Mandi make naan bread based on last week’s technical challenge. We won’t be able to do an episode discussion this week due to travelling, but we...
2018 Episode 3 – Bread and Naan naa naa na na na na
Week 3 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – More mallow, poking dough, food colouring, a Prue sign of delight. Subscribe to our RSS feed...
2018 Episode 2 – Cakes and Green Greenness
Week 2 of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Green colouring, doing more than necessary, swearing on camera, green things, meowing, the mallow of doom....
2018 Episode 1 – Biscuits and Wagon Wheels
This week Cathryn and Matthew discuss the first episode of the 2018 Great British Bake Off series. Discussion notes – Wagon wheels, messy kitchens, selfie biscuits, Alexa. Subscribe to...
Worth The Calories Episode 0
We introduce the show, what we’re going to talk about, and what we’re looking for. Key notes – weather, cakes vs savoury food, baker types, US / UK differences....