Great British Baking Show Bakers Meetup Group

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Contoocook, NH, US

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Welcome fans of The Great British Baking Show! Our group was started in November 2020. It is for bakers who enjoy the Great British Bake Off/Baking Show and want to try to replicate some of their bakes. Each month we have a Technical Challenge with a recipe chosen from the show. We have members of all levels of experience, of all ages and from all parts of the country. Our goal is to share what worked well for us and what didn't and discuss our baking experiences and results with other like-minded bakers.

We meet virtually on Zoom on Sunday evenings at 6pm Eastern Time (5pm Central Time).

The frequency of meetings changed from 1x per week to 1x per month (July 2023).

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Sun, Nov 23 · 6:00 PM EST
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November 2025 - Treacle Tart
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For our November bake, let's make a treacle tart with a beautiful lattice top. recipe link: Mary Berry's Treacle Tart

During a trip down a rabbit hole while looking for our recipe, I found out that Treacle Tart is one of Harry Potter's favorite foods.

from Wikipedia:
Treacle tart is a British tart with a filling made from golden syrup.
It is prepared using shortcrust pastry, with a thick filling made from golden syrup (also known as light treacle), breadcrumbs, and lemon juice or zest.

What is Golden Syrup?
- Golden Syrup is actually where the Treacle Tart gets its name. Golden Syrup is a common form of Treacle. You can read more about treacle here. It is made from Sugarcane.
- Two common suppliers of Golden Syrup are Steen's (located in Abbeville, Louisiana) and Lyle's (British Company - East London).
For an alternate Treacle Tart recipe to consult, see the Paul Hollywood recipe published for the Stand Up To Cancer (SUTC) episode.
Paul Hollywood's Treacle Tart recipe - The Great British Bake Off

Between now and Sunday, November 23, shop for the Treacle Tart ingredients, inspect your tart pan, decide how you will make/buy your breadcrumbs, and review the YouTube video I will include in the comments that shows one method of creating the lattice top for the tart.

This will be my very 1st time making treacle tart, and I am so excited to make, bake, and share it.
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