What we’re about
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).
Upcoming events (1)
See all- July 2025 - SconesLink visible for attendees
Recipe link: Paul Hollywood's Scone recipe
Video link: YouTube video of PH making scones
After having a successful EASY recipe in June, it was unanimous to select another EASY rating recipe for July. I've been wanting to make scones for the longest time. I've tasted many delicious varieties of scones, but have never attempted baking them.
It was tough to choose between a Mary Berry Scone recipe, and the one from Paul Hollywood. For July's Bake, we're going to do Paul Hollywood's, because his recipe calls for Bread Flour vs All Purpose Flour.
For July's Bake, we're going back to the very first Series of GBBO, Episode 2-Biscuits, where the Technical Challenge was to make Paul Hollywood's Scones in 1 hour.
tips for making scones...
- make sure there are no big lumps of butter when making bread crumbs with the flour
- only put egg wash on the very top of the scone,
try not to egg wash the sides, if it goes down the sides too much it creates a glue and prevents it from rising up - using the 15 minute cooking rule, scones should need no more than 15 minutes of baking
Be sure to share your scone pictures before the start of our July 27 gathering.
In this recipe, we'll learn about a technique called "chaffing." This is where you will be folding and turning the dough mixture to incorporate the last of the 50 grams of flour and add air.
Edd Kimberly describes chaffingYou can also find Paul's scone recipe in his website:
Alt. Location for the PH scones recipeFor a trip down memory lane to recall who competed in the very 1st GBBO
Series 1 contestantsTo view the Mary Berry Scone recipe:
Mary Berry's scones
