Tag Archives: Paul Hollywood

Focaccia

Posted on November 22, 2016 by chebandbecky

If I remember correctly, only one person got this Technical Challenge right on the GBBO. This is Paul Hollywood’s Focaccia. It looks simple enough but the dough was tricky to work with. Take 500g bread flour, add 2 sachets of … Continue reading →

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Lemon Buns

Posted on October 30, 2016 by chebandbecky

Here is another wonderful recipe from Paul Hollywood’s book “British Baking”. This is a recipe from Yorkshire and includes dried fruit. The buns that were sold near us, back in north Birmingham, had no fruit in them, but were iced … Continue reading →

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Tea Time!

Posted on October 20, 2016 by chebandbecky

According to Paul Hollywood in his book “British Baking”, these are Shrewsbury Biscuits, and we chose them for our latest Bake Off challenge. Cream 100g/ 1/3cup butter with 100g/ 1/2 cup sugar and lemon zest, which we didn’t use, until … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Swirl

Posted on June 10, 2016 by chebandbecky

We had a Winter Corounne, and now we have a Summer Couronne filled with summer fruit. This is a true Bake Off challenge, as we started with the dough for Paul’s Apricot Couronne in “The Great British Bake Off Everyday”, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Food, Photography, Photos | Tagged Bake Off, Baking, bread, couronne, food, Paul Hollywood, photography, photos, Raspberries, skillet | 9 Comments

Mother’s Day Bake

Posted on May 8, 2016 by chebandbecky

Happy Mother’s Day! Becky remembered half way through the afternoon, which made me laugh. That’s okay. We spent the day together and did some baking, which seems like a good way to spend any day. I was going to make … Continue reading →

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Fishing For A Compliment

Posted on April 26, 2016 by chebandbecky

We chose Whitby Fish Pie for our eleventh Bake Off challenge. We adapted the recipe from Paul Hollywood’s book, “British Baking”. We had to adapt it because we live roughly 1,000 miles from the sea. The amounts for pastry were double … Continue reading →

Posted in Baking, Canada, Disability, Family, Food, Photography, Photos | Tagged Bake Off, Baking, disability, family, Fish, food, Ontario, Paul Hollywood, photography, photos, pie | 8 Comments

Olives and Thyme

Posted on April 20, 2016 by chebandbecky

Number 10 of our Bake Off challenges is a Black Olive and Thyme Bread from the “Great British Bake Off; How To Bake” book. Put 250g (2 cups) bread flour and 25g (1 tbsp) whole wheat or spelt flour … Continue reading →

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Six Months

Posted on March 16, 2016 by chebandbecky

It has been six months since I fractured my left ankle and had surgery. Despite my friends assurances that I ‘would be back to normal in no time’, I knew I would not. I have limited movement and strength, and … Continue reading →

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