My new favourite TV Show: The Great British Bake Off (Masterclass)

Hi everyone!

 

You might notice my behaviour by seeing my posts. I don't make new post frequently or consistently. Actually, I do it whenever I feel like doing but I always post pictures of what I have baked on my Facebook page. If you would like to see, like my page ya :-)

 

Ok, that's it for the intro. Now, let's talk about my new favourite show. To be frank, I am attracted to the Masterclass part instead of the competition. I love seeing Paul and Mary interacting with each other. They seems not to agree with each other's action but somehow agree.

 

I know that Paul Hollywood has many years of experience as a baker and I really enjoy watching him bake. The way he knead the dough make me feel like going straight to the kitchen to make a loaf of bread. I love his baking tips. I would like to share with you all.

 

Tip #1

Always use room temperature liquid instead of warm liquid as the longer time it takes to proof, the better it taste.

 

Tip #2

Always use your hand as the tool rather than machine as you will rarely overwork the dough using your hand. However, he recommend to use stand mixer if you are making rich and sticky dough. It will be easier to work with the dough than using your hand.

 

Tip #3

Whenever adding salt and yeast, make sure to separate it as yeast will be deactivated if it touches salt.

 

Tip #4

Wet dough rise better. Hence, it's best to make the dough slightly tacky at first.

 

This few tips really help me out...I baked a tray of Banana Cotton Bread yesterday and it turned out perfectly. All thanks to Paul! :-D Let me know if you guys like to see that recipe. I went for a class for that at Baker Choice Ingredients Store Melaka.

 

And yes, I love Mary Berry too. She makes everything feel-like-home. For me, she's very passionate and she's attentive to every single details. I love the way she measure out everything properly and neatly. Please don't get me wrong on this. I just like to do things neatly and in sequence. It might not be the most effective way for everyone but definitely for me. I enjoyed the part where she insist of using mixer where Paul feel that using hand is the best. Guess everyone just need to find a way that they are comfortable with ;-p Mary makes good meringue and she's very proud of it. She is so confident every time when Paul turn a bowl of well beaten egg whites above her head.

 

Overall, this TV show motivates me a lot on baking. Also, I have learned many new things that I never knew.

 

This post is just to share my thoughts. I will push myself to be hardworking and post more. FYI, I started this blog to improve my English too. Please bear with me if my grammar is poor (I am working on it :P).

 

Thank you for reading!