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Tackling Tuiles - a tale of 2 recipes. Sheldon tries one from a book... result is spotty... then recognizes some MAJOR differences from Mary's
Where are they now - Brendan Lynch Season 3
Easter Masterclass - SIX recipes!
Easter Simnel Cake - it's all about the marzipan! Crystalizing flower that are edible - it's pretty EASY! WHY Slather with butter AND line with parchment??
Hot Cross Buns - Paul's dad had a bake shop (news to me) and they used "bun essence" to juice sales. Careful with the milk! Kneading serves multi purposes. Master the "Cage roll" What the heck does "squidgy" and "unxious" mean?
Easter Biscuits (cookies for us Americans) - You must "feel" the dough to know if it's ready. Minimize Mixing! The Palette knife trick. TWELVE lemons in the icing???
Tsoureki - Cypriot Easter Bread. Special spices. PAUL USES A MIXER! Blood of Christ eggs... a little weird. Some lacking advice on oven temp adjustment. A brief history of the Easter Egg.
Easter Lemon Pavlova - Good example of "cloud like eggs". I now know what to do with leftover yolks! Warm lemons give more juice. You can microwave a lemon... if you dare. Took much heat will split your lemon curd and ruin it. Mary is human - even her pavlova cracks sometimes.
Chocolate custard tarts - FULL puff pastry! Paul's rolling technique looks SO easy - we all know it isn't. Marbled butter is the KEY to puff pastry. KEEP IT COLD. Relaxing the dough - a move that gets brushed over, but one worth practicing. Pretty sure "corn flour" is American version of "corn starch"... maybe.