Great British Bake Off - Discuss

Oh & I did do feather icing on top! In chocolate icing though but I love the pink!.

Hooray- good for Mary!! Hopefully BBC will make another programme fir her & Mel &Sue. Let's see if Paul joins them. Although I'm not bothered if he doesn't!

Made Bakewell tart as part of exam for my GCE Domestic Science. Passed with a A grade so it's not that hard. I haven't made one for ages but DH has requested one for weekend- yum!!

Can't see Jamie Oliver and Paul Hollywood getting on very well together on a tv show...

If Paul goes to Ch4 it'll either be him on his own or they'll get another woman to replace Mary, I think.

Just heard Mary Berry not going to new show either. Will Jamie replace her?
Yes, I just posted this on the thread about the BBC losing the show.

The notion of making my own filo pastry makes me feel tired! So easy to go along to the supermarket and buy some. Then you can concentrate on the fillings. My veggie son and I like to make interesting filo parcels at Christmas.

Just heard Mary Berry not going to new show either. Will Jamie replace her?

I don't think this series is as good as previous ones, they don't seem to be given enough time to do any of the challenges properly and everything seems a bit slapdash. I had tennis on last night at the same time as Bake Off and found I was watching tennis more than the cooking.

Bakewell puddings are lovely! Nothing like Bakewell tart which is sickly sweet and too gooey. And I say that as someone who has a very sweet tooth indeed.

In Bakewell they will tell you that Bakewell pudding and Bakewell tart bear no relation to each other. Bakewell tart is made with shortcrust pastry but the pudding is a flaky pastry case. I agree with Ann - they don't look particularly appetising. I think people queue up for them to see what the fuss is all about! I ate one once and didn't care for it but I often make Bakewell tart and never put icing on top, just a lattice of shortcrust pastry. We have got to the stage in Bake Off where you don't expect any of them to be making a complete dog's breakfast of basic processes, but they still appear to be. Not that I'm any expert.

I have always associated Bakewell Tart with icing and that lovely pink spiders web . I might have a go at making my own as the Mr K's ones do nothing for me .

The pudding/tarts on sale in the Original Bakewell Pudding Shop are the most lumpy and uninteresting looking things. I never understand why tourists queue up for them, no icing though.

Bakewell!!!!!

Caldwell that is.

Funny you say that about icing. I never used to .. I think Mr Kipling does however. Expecting icing on a hot tart of course is asking for trouble, so that may be why.
I understand its called Bakewell Pudding in Derbyshire.

I suppose it is suffering from what all programmes eventually suffer - it's run its course. I think that Channel 4 has made a poor economic choice as it will never be so popular again.

No Badenkate I thought the icing was not traditional and made it far too sweet. I occasionally watch Bake Off but find it more irritating now. Paul H loves himself so much he doesn't need any fans. Mel & Sue are irrelevant and as for Mary Berry well, retirement beckons.

Googled baklava place and want to go as it's somewhere I visit. Family have kindly pointed out that I'm not losing weight in spite of going to SW. Maybe I can just have a nice Turkish meal there ... Yeah, right! ?

Badenkate
Just Google these search terms. ( Bakewell tart or Bakewell pudding.)

You will get pages of different theories and
"the original recipes" .

Very few of them managed the pastry making very well. It's the sort of thing that really tests them. I can't do it very well either. I had to get my friend to give me a master class and I did find out what I was getting so wrong.

Thank heaven for ready made pastry.

I didn't think proper Bakewell Tart had icing on top. They don't in Bakewell, anyway.

She has a bite on the side Ana and I don't mean Paul Hollywood

That Candice's pouting is getting in my nerves.

I fancy a savoury amuse bouche - almost any of them, except the semi-raw ones.

I'm sure they turn the volume up when Mary's biting into anything crisp - I do sometimes fear for her veneers!

No but I didn't 'arf fancy a Danish pastry.

Anyone else now desperate for Bakewell tart and and baklava?!

Nandalot I do find all her pouting very annoying.

I thought this weeks Technical was fascinating, I love seeing more unusual recipes. I suppose it will get tenser as it goes along but I do like the way they are all helping each other at the moment.