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Scott Bryan
So we kick off biscuit week with marshmallow teacakes, biscuits that aren’t actually biscuits.
Figures.
oh no oh NO!
Scott Bryan
Love that Keith seeks validation for his bakes so much that his nickname is “Needy Ned.”
He’s already had enough of Noel and Alison ambushing him for interviews, and it’s only week two of a 10-week competition. Protect him.
Scott Bryan
Alison Hammond advocating that the marshmallow biscuits should be as big as possible is such a mood.
We’re literally one minute into the challenge and Nicky, with her trademark Scottish accent, has mentioned Tunnocks Teacakes. Delightful.
The signature challenge … is 12 identical marshmallow biscuits.
Scott Bryan
The Wagon Wheel copyright department’s ears are burning!
Scott Bryan
Dana: “Last week was very stressful. But it’s a new week, it’s a new day, it’s a new dawn.”
So close. But in the spirit of Drag Race, you’re supposed to say “It’s a new day in the werkroom.”
Scott Bryan
Oh no the bad skits at the start of Bake Off are back.
Scott Bryan
Also, I should have said last week, there is a fully BSL-interpreted version of Bake Off going out at exactly the same time as the Channel 4 episode. You can find it on the channel 4Seven.
The episode will also be available on the Channel 4 website afterwards.
Scott Bryan
Last week we sadly said goodbye to Amos, whose killer whale failed to kill the competition. He also had a photo of a killer whale on his workstation. It was probably placed there by producers, but I like to think it was there for inspiration.
As there are so many bakers at the moment it can be rather difficult to remember who is who. So here is a cut out and keep guide of stuff that happened with each of them last week*
Abbi, 27: She forages for fun, adding them as ingredients into her bakes. Fancy.
Cristy, 33: Her animal cake showstopper caused me to type “The gloss on Cristy’s mallard is gorgeous” in the liveblog.
Dan, 42: Last week’s Star Baker. He also brews his home beer that, in his own words, tastes disgusting.
Dana, 25: She said “I’m baking my dog Gracie.” It was, in the end, a depiction of her dog, rather than the dog itself.
Josh, 27: He baked a Highland cow in honour of his Mum. I have not taken this out of context.
Keith, 60: Last week he said “My animal cake will be a small poodle I am the step-father to.” I’m sure you don’t need to know anything else.
Matty, 28: He was the one who curdled his buttercream three times. I’m also sad to announce that, for you single people out there, he is unfortunately taken.
Nicky, 52: Where to start. She has the best accent imaginable. And she made the beaver.
Rowan, 21: Made a lobster animal cake that tasted like a cosmopolitan. After revealing that he had baked a wedding cake for his own birthday, Alison Hammond responded: “I love you, it’s because you’re worth it isn’t it, babe?” Amazing.
Saku, 50: She received a “Hollywood Hug,” rather than a Hollywood Handshake. Later, after being asked by Noel “where can you go from a hug?,” she replied with a simple “Home.”
Tasha, 27: Received the criticism “did you sit on it?” when she presented her cake to Paul, but came through last week unscathed. She’s also joined by Daryl, who is her BSL interpreter.
Well hello babes and welcome to The Great British Bake Off liveblog for the Guardian.
Didn’t Alison Hammond fit in well as the new Bake Off host last week? Despite the continuation of some overly harsh criticisms by Paul and Prue (grrr), the series opener was a return to form.
Not only did we have some delightful bakers, but also straightforward challenges and a technical that didn’t cause us all to despair. Long may it continue with biscuit week!
