The Great British Bake Off

Peach and Blueberry Boy Bait

Guaranteed to catch boys, men, whatever you’re after catching!

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Minced Beef Pie with Cheesy Crust

This is such a great family pie and was also a hit on The Great British Bake Off – no soggy bottoms here!
Ingredients:
Pastry225g plain flour75g butter, cold diced75g Lancashire cheese1 egg yolk4-6tbsp cold water
Filling250g minced beef2 carrots, diced1 stick of celery, diced1 onion, dicedSplash of ale2tbsp tomato puree2tbsp Worcestershire sauce

1 egg beaten for egg wash
Pastry first! 

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Mint Ginger and Blackberry Miniature Cakes

Mint Ginger and Blackberry Cakes
Here are the miniature cakes that I made for The Great British Bake Off Final – despite Mary not liking them I do and I’m sure you will too!
Ingredients:Cakes200g butter200g caster sugar4 eggs 200g self raising flour20g fresh mint30g fresh root ginger150g fresh blackberries
Buttercream125g softened butter250g sifted icing sugar1tbsp milk1tsp vanilla extract50g blackberries
This recipe will make you 12 buns if you make them in the large style paper cases and if you use the individual  cake pans like I did it will make 8.

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Ribbon Bow Cupcake Toppers – A How To…

Ribbon Bow Cupcake Toppers

Thought I would just do a quick post on how to make your own lovely cupcake toppers.  I used these little bows on sticks for my miniature cakes in The Great British Bake Off.

I’ve always been a crafty kind of person, taught to me by my lovely Mum!

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Sugar Crusted Fruit Scones

Sugar crusted fruit sconesScones – My Way!

So many of you have requested my recipes from The Great British Bake Off – so here’s the first – Sugar Crusted Fruit Scones, more recipes to follow but you’ll have to be patient! xx

Ingredients:
225g self raising flour
Pinch of salt
50g butter
25g caster sugar
120ml milk
75g sultanas

1 egg for eggwash
Caster sugar for sugar crust

Clotted cream and raspberry jam to serve

Preheat the oven to 220c/200c Fan/425F/Gas Mark 7.

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The Great British Bake Off and Me x


To say it’s been an experience and a half would be an understatement – I have truly had the time of my life! I have had the opportunity to meet and work with nine very talented bakers from all over the country who I am proud to call my good friends and without whom I would never have survived the turmoils of filming.

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Maple & Pecan Bread for National Breakfast Week (and a great giveaway!)

Maple and Pecan Bread

Did you know it’s National Breakfast Week?  Kellogg’s are running a campaign to get the country eating breakfast – not necessarily cereal – just making sure you eat something to start your day.  Breakfast is heralded as the most important meal of the day but amzingly one in five grownups and one is six children don’t bother.

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Chocolate Orange Panettone

Chocolate Orange Panettone
Panettone isn’t difficult to make but it does take a while – not actual work mind just a lot of waiting about!  I find it’s best to do it at the weekend when you’ve nothing planned but pottering around the house.

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Super Zingy Lemon Cake – Fit for the Queen!

Super Zingy Lemon Cake - The Great British Bake Off

You may have seen the first episode of The Great British Bake Off where I managed to concoct a Super Zingy Lemon Cake – fit for the Queen.

I have had many requests for this recipe but haven’t managed to do a step by step for you but never fear the recipe is printed in the current issue of BBC Good Food Magazine and is also online on the BBC (how cool is that!)

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