10 pm? So late.
I can’t find it on my cable :(. The regular show was on PBS here. Hope we get the special.
@swimcatsmom - ABC this time instead of PBS.
I wonder why they can’t call it the Great British Bake Off in the US. Maybe Pillsbury copyrighted the phrase in the US and no one else can use it? It’s kind of similar to how the Marvel movie “The Avengers” had to be called “Avengers Assemble” in the UK (because the Avengers title had to refer to the UK spy show).
I enjoy this show. It’s a lot like “Chopped” (another favorite of mine) but slower paced and without the weird ingredients. The tent country-fete setting with all the little flags appeals to British nationalism and nostalgia. I also enjoy how the contestants will help each other if one is not busy. I must admit that I will never make anything they attempt and I had never heard of a “proving drawer” until this show.
@NJSue, that’s exactly why they change the name when it airs in America. I read an article that said the finale of the most recent season set a record for television viewership. The contestants don’t even earn a prize other than the title. I can’t wait until we get the most recent season on PBS next year!
I found it but missed half of it. Trouble is I was putting British in the title.
Lauren did a great job.
Loved the Eiffel tower gingerbread cookie display.
It didn’t capture my interest as much as the British show. I miss the British hosts and the accents which make it seem more quaint to me. I also thought the skill level of the the contestants isn’t up to the standard of the original show, but I’ll keep watching.
I didn’t realise until I tuned in that it was not going to be a holiday version of the British show. Enjoyed it by not as addictive as the other. On the other hand, next week is cakes…
I had expected a better job on the cookie plates for Santa. The results were not that good.
I loved the Pagoda, representing the “Jewish Christmas” ie chinese food and a movie lol. The Eiffel tower was amazing as well. I was laughing at the snaps they had to make, especially that the recipe wasn’t so specific, if my mom was alive to watch that she would be laughing, she had recipes from her grandmothers (one was a New England Yankee married to a German guy, other was British), that were typically like that, with things like ‘put into a hot oven’ or “mix some butter with a touch of rum”, and they didn’t detail how to do things. I was impressed any of them were able to make those snaps, they are pretty difficult.
The Pagoda was beautiful. Inspires me to do something different than just a basic gingerbread house for the holidays.
The gingerbread projects were really creative. Those rolled lace cookies looked complicated.
Time to make the Yule Logs.
I make a Yule Log every year but this year I’m going to mix it up and make a Yule Stump instead.
Is there some significance or meaning for baking a Yule log over the holidays?
It’s a french thing, and like many holiday traditions, it has pagan roots.
http://www.history.com/news/hungry-history/the-delicious-history-of-the-yule-log
I just turned it off. I love the British bake off, but this show is not good. Maybe it’s because there are too few bakers in this version, I don’t know…
I have it taped. I cannot stay awake past 10:30, and here I am, awake.
I loved the variety of the gingerbread houses. I don’t think these bakers are as experienced as the British crew. It is easy to guess the top two.
I think the problem with the US show is the bakers. They are not as talented or interesting as the ones on the British version.
Yes, I think it’s a combination of things=the bakers, judges (Mary Berry is the constant on both and I like her), and hosts all seem more interesting on the British one.