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Baking during Bake off 2020

So for the past couple of years, I always tried to bake something when The Great British Bake Off is on TV. What started as a running joke that I would not admit I baked anything until it appeared on the coffee table of whoever was hosting takeout that week in the first ad break somehow this year turned into me baking for 9 weeks in a row.

Although my friends could not enjoy my baking - my neighbours seemed to be happy to open their door and find a goody bag of something left on their doormat every Wednesday.

Week 1 - A rushed Pound Cake and me swearing at my oven

Week 2 - Chocolate Orange Cookies

Week 3 - Sourdough Loaf

Week 4 - Chocolate Chip Cookies

Week 5 - Kanelbullar (Swedish Cinnamon Rolls)

Week 6 - Coffee cake

Week 7 - Cream / Choux Puffs

Week 8 - Lemon Drizzle

Week 9 - Marble Cake

Week 10 - Chocolate éclairs

So - am I going to make more?

Yes. So far I have tried making Pain au Chocolat in January and continued with Sourdough:

No doubt there will be more attempts be it bread, Patisserie or somewhere inbetween.

Published Feb 13, 2021

Software Engineer in Glasgow, baker / climber / amateur DIYer at home, runs on coffee & cake