Froglet Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Okay........so Marie.......wasn't she the contestant that was causing controversy last week when it was revealed that 'all bets were off' as to the eventual winner :blink: or did i just dream that...... Get baking young froglet! Is that one of those Sunnyday instructions that I must follow?! I don't know about Marie - totally avoided looking for any of the rumours as I didn't want to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnyday Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Is that one of those Sunnyday instructions that I must follow?! Ahem - please follow all of my instructions without question! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 Ahem - please follow all of my instructions without question! Am making my shopping list for ingredients for gingerbread biscotti right now! Am going to stay with a friend for a few days tomorrow so thought they might be a nice treat to take. Have just been invited to go and play with my niece and nephew though so clearly that takes priority. TDL... what's that? Ah, well, it will all get done eventually! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 I baked 'nutella' buns today using Tesco's caramel and chocolate spread and they won't last long! Om nom! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Sad to see Sandy go, but right decision. Hey Cait - liked the Spanish Wind Torte - just right for a birthday cake for you - that is unless you don't like sugar! and they said next week gluten free bread - should be worth a watch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 Panders - my first thought on seeing 'gluten free ' for next week was must make sure Cait knows! Right decision for Sandy but I will miss her. I don't think I've ever had crème brûlée but I really want to have a go at making one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Panders - my first thought on seeing 'gluten free ' for next week was must make sure Cait knows! Right decision for Sandy but I will miss her. I don't think I've ever had crème brûlée but I really want to have a go at making one! I had it -some years ago in an extremely posh restaurant in London - yum yum - worth having a go Froglet. Mine was just straightforward though none of this berries and whatever in it/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pimms o'clock? Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Crème Brûlée with stewed rhubarb underneath is my absolute all time favourite pudding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted August 26, 2015 Share Posted August 26, 2015 Looking forward to next week! Would be good if they had the challenge of more than bread. Dealing with GF pastry can be challenging too, so it would have been good to see a sweet pie, a bread and some sort of cake or biscuit. Perhaps next year they will open up the challenge a bit. Coeliac UK have been involved in advising behind the scenes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 So how was gluten free for you Cait? I'm really pleased for Nadiya although when she mentioned using basil seeds I thought straight away of the forum and that gloopy stuff! Wasn't convinced about the ice cream roll - kept feeling like the baked part should be free from something rather than the ice cream. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 (edited) Well, I thought there was far more challenging gluten free things in daily use that they could have chosen to really help folk learn something useful. But it's a start, and maybe in future years there will be more things. I also thought of the hairy basil seeds for the gak too! Didn't the cake have to be dairy free too? I heard someone saying about fat free mixture. Edited September 2, 2015 by Cait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 Well, I thought there was far more challenging gluten free things in daily use that they could have chosen to really help folk learn something useful. But it's a start, and maybe in future years there will be more things. I also thought of the hairy basil seeds for the gak too! Didn't the cake have to be dairy free too? I heard someone saying about fat free mixture. Ah, I hadn't realised that - makes more sense. It might have been nice to make the gluten free challenge the signature bake. Yes, they would have had a chance to research and practise etc. but it might have been nice to see GF being 'successful'. Having it as the technical did show how hard cooking GF can be. I confess I've never tried but as with most Bake Off things I'm really tempted to have a go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) I have done a few gluten free cakes.. surprisingly successfully, Hubby loves a banana cake that I make, more dense than a cake very 'pudding' like, but it is sugar free, gluten free, and egg free... the oddest thing I have ever baked and no one was more surprised than me when it worked B) (I bake it in a shallow cake tin) Not sure I would use basil seeds - chia seeds have the same properties and I use those quite a lot. I do think the sugar free ones were a cop out.. all the alternatives they used were sugar in a liquid form , all high fructose and not sugar free.. It is really hard to make a real sugar free cake.. Been on a sugar free diet for ages now and while the weight loss is brilliant without the calorie counting, plus reversal of health issues - so experimenting baking without sugar and had more fails than successes. Edited September 3, 2015 by Inge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 I can't imagine how you would make a true 'without sugar ' cake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I can't imagine how you would make a true 'without sugar ' cake. It is possible.I have done it.. .Truvia and other natural sweeteners are available.. I use xylitol - the recipe I posted has no eggs , that I thought really impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 I have a tea loaf recipe that has no eggs in. I love it as (besides tasting good) I can nearly always make it since eggs are the ingredient I tend to run out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 I love tea loaf, but my recipe has an egg but no fat. Won a prize with it at my village show a couple of weeks ago!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 Maybe we should try combining the recipes zigzag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 3, 2015 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Did you notice that neither Paul of Mary actually tasted the bread either, they just opened them up to see if they had a pocket! Obviously couldn't bring themselves to actually comment on the taste! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ooh extra slice tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finleysmaid Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Ooh extra slice tonight! have to say im almost enjoying extra slice more than the main show! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zigzag Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I have always been such a huge bake off fan, but I am not enjoying it so much this year. Have to agree that the extra slice is slightly more appetising!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Has it become a victim of its own success? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted September 4, 2015 Share Posted September 4, 2015 I think the people are as engaging as ever, but I don't care for some of the bakes - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Poor Alvyn! Brought a tear this evening - he is sooooo polite, so sweet, such a shame it all went wrong for him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I know but I was glad Nadiya was ok - she makes me smile! There is a bit of me that still thinks some of it is just too fancy. I would like to see how they compared with each other on a good plain loaf of bread! I think the different things like flaounes are interesting but feel like some of the ingredients and techniques are so far out of reach of most 'normal ' bakers. Hope they do a masterclass again and cover some of these things in it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cait Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yes, also glad that Nadiya is safe for another week. I think if I had been her I would have been tempted to make at least some vol-au-vents out of that pastry she discarded, then at least she would have had time to fill those, if they did work out ok Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panders Posted September 9, 2015 Share Posted September 9, 2015 Yes, also glad that Nadiya is safe for another week. I think if I had been her I would have been tempted to make at least some vol-au-vents out of that pastry she discarded, then at least she would have had time to fill those, if they did work out ok I know time was tight - but why didn't she keep both lots of pastry and bake both - I don't see how she had time to make a second batch anyway, flaky pastry just takes such a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Froglet Posted September 9, 2015 Author Share Posted September 9, 2015 I got distracted and missed why she abandoned the first lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inge Posted September 10, 2015 Share Posted September 10, 2015 (edited) she abandoned it because it had a mottled appearance as she was rolling it out the last time... my thoughts were it would do as by then the butter would be well distributed giving it that look.. and would have cooked some to try it out.. she could be trying to make batch 2 while they were cooking, but fully expect it would have worked fine.. At school we were taught to make it using the dots of butter and folding for a few layers not the one they all do now with a block of butter.. and it always turned out perfectly. Edited September 10, 2015 by Inge 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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