1233 – Dairy Week | Great British Baking Off to Sleep S10/C7 Ep4
Smooth sleep will butter your bedtime as our bakers do their best.
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Episode 1233 – Dairy Week | Great British Baking Off to Sleep S10/C7 Ep4
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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for the podcaster who doesn’t know if it’s Bread Week or Dairy Week, but I’m pretty sure I’ll be wrong whatever I guess. They say, no, it’s Biscuit Week, dude. Oh boy, is it Biscuit Week? Which kind of biscuits? Because then I gotta back up again. A man that doesn’t know his biscuit from his cookie from his…wouldn’t know the difference between a scone, a biscuit, and a cookie. Or, he would, but then he wouldn’t know how to describe them regionally. But then, doesn’t know the difference between ‘international’ and ‘regional’.
It’s time for Sleep With Me, the podcast that’s here to keep you company and put you to sleep because you deserve a good night's sleep, a podcast that’s here to be your friend in the deep, dark night, a sleep podcast that doesn’t necessarily put you to sleep but that’s here while you fall asleep. I’m here to give you a bedtime you could at least feel neutral about if not look forward to. I’m someone that struggles with sleep, too. I know how it feels and I’m here to help if I can. So, I’m so glad you’re here. What we got coming up is we got support — that’s how the show comes out free twice a week — then there’s a long, meandering intro that’s there to ease you into bedtime as you wind down or chill out or do some other activity, or you’re in bed getting comfortable.
Then we’ll talk about Great British Bake Off eventually, but this is the podcast that never…holy cow, proofing…it’s been proofing since 2013. Put that thing in a proving…he’s the one that disproves proving drawers. It’s time…if you’re confused, yep, you’re in the right place, 'cause it’s time for Sleep With Me, the podcast that doesn’t…'cause it’s time for Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. Thanks for making it possible, my patron peeps.
INTRO: [INTRO MUSIC] Hey, are you up all night tossing, turning, mind racing? Trouble getting to sleep? Trouble staying asleep? Well, welcome. This is Sleep With Me, the podcast that puts you to sleep. We do it with a bedtime story. Alls you need to do is get in bed, turn out the lights, and press Play. I’m gonna do the rest. What I’m going to attempt to do is create a safe place where you could set aside whatever’s keeping you awake. It could be thoughts on your mind, things you’re thinking about…maybe they’re about the past, the present, the future. So, thoughts, it could be anything…feelings related to those thoughts, emotions, physical sensations, changes in time or temperature or routine, whatever it is that’s keeping you awake.
It could be…you could be having something coming up, you could be going through something, you could be preparing, you could be going somewhere, you could have guests. How come there’s the song…it probably comes up on the podcast twice a year; Be Our Guest, right? I don't know, my experience is like, oh no, there’s guests. Or, is there any way I could get out of having guests? I realize…I guess if I was…I’d be like, just 'cause I’m a lamp-stick, I still gotta live here. I realized it’s the role or my…this is the terms of my employment, but I mean, you gotta be kidding me with this. How many guests can one duke or earl have, and why is this guest…? We have the Earl of Duke and the Duke of Earl coming. I say, that’s a lot of…they’re neither…are either one of them an actual duke or earl?
Oh, they’re in fiefdoms with…each is within one another’s fiefdoms? Oh, in my imagination. Interesting. Okay, so…but yeah, so, you could have guests, which I’d say…or even thinking about the concept of guests or preparing to be a guest. If any of that comes up for you…it comes up for me. I say, okay, couldn’t I just stay at…couldn’t I just…? I don't want to inconvenience you. Really, that means I’m not sure I’m emotionally equipped to handle being a guest in your home. If you could read between…oh, I’ll just stay at a hotel. It’s no big deal. Really, that’s…that part is the truth. But what I’m saying is it’s no big deal compared to…yeah, I don't know what…and I say, if I had to describe it to you, I’d be unable to describe it to you…except for people that listen to a certain type of sleep podcast that get this.
There was once…there’s a book called The Unbearable Lightness of Being, or something. I could write a book called The Unbearable Weight of Being…of Anticipating Being A Guest or Having Guests, even though the actual weight of that is very low, feather-like. Anticipating the Unbearable Weight of Guesting or Being A Guest, never to…that one, even Gingerbread Press, an imaginary printing press within my mind that’s never actually printed a book, they said, that doesn’t even sound like we could get…even in your imagination, with that title, we can’t do it. I’d say, well, it was just…I’m not sure if it was a metaphor or an analogy. But they say, well, it’s definitely not an idiom that anyone would go with. I’d say, but yeah, you understand, right? This is the thing; I love you.
You could stay here, but…as long as…but now I’m already thinking about it. It’s not…this is one of those situations where it really isn’t you. It’s me. You say, I love you. I’d love to stay with you for free. Of course I’d love to…whatever, as long as they don’t charge…if they charge a resort fee, I’ll stay with you because that one would be…then I would have to look at my…I’d have to take a look at my emotional baggage I’m taking with me on this trip. I’d say, my reaction to that…it would probably be easier to just stay with you in that case. But otherwise…how about…what if we just exchange…? No, then I’d still overthink it. So, it could be thoughts, could be feelings, physical sensations. Whatever it is, if I can't relate to it, there’s someone listening who probably can…that’s listening right now.
Even if someone that’s listening right now hasn’t gone through the same thing you’re coping with or you’re going through, a lot of us can relate to how it feels. That’s why I call it the deep, dark night. Like I said at the top of the show, the whole idea of this podcast is you really do deserve a good night's sleep. If you don’t ever listen to the show again and you have one takeaway, that is the thing to take away. You deserve a bedtime you don’t have to dread. You deserve a bedtime you could look forward to or at least feel neutral about and say, oh, okay, yeah, I’m gonna…I’m ready for bed now. Great. I’m gonna do my wind-down stuff. Because when you get the rest you need, your life is more manageable and you could be out there living your life more fully. You could be flourishing.
That is important to me, and a lot of the other people that are listening are nodding their heads along right now. They’re saying, yeah, it is important. You do deserve a good night's sleep. We do know how it feels. If you never listen to the show again after that, there’s a list of other sleep podcasts and sleep stuff on there; sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou, 'cause this show is very different. A lot of people get here skeptical or doubtful because it’s not a normal anything. It’s not what you expected, probably. You were probably expecting someone charming, relaxed…but no, yeah. I mean, I’m…what can I say?
I’m not a good…I can be a good…I can play the role of a good guest, but if you did a super zoom on my face, you could see…or if you were one of those superheroes that can hear muscles when they creak…I think that was Remo Williams, for some reason. But you’d say, I could hear your…I can hear his jaw, like, his jaw muscles, as he says, oh boy, do I love being a guest. Oh, boy. I can fill the role of hosting. I got towels for you. I got a washcloth, multiple ones if you need them, all clean. I’m happy to have you. Conceptually, I’m happy to be your guest or have you as a guest, conceptually and intellectually, probably. I’m just…emotionally, I’m not…this is just…we’re just missing a few prime pieces of equipment. Internally…I just don’t have the internal makeup for either one, but we’ll make it work.
That’s the beauty of being a human and really what Sleep…but we’ll figure out a way to make it work 'cause we love one another, or we’re trying to be loving people in this world. You deserve love and you deserve to love yourself and get the sleep and rest you need. As a guest, I’d say…we won't…this will be a discussion I’m having on a sleep podcast. We’re not gonna have this when you’re my guest. I will say I’m so glad you’re here, or I can't wait for you to get here. Can't wait to get there. Can't wait to get there. Did you say the bed you have is a micro-twin? Okay. Can't wait to sleep on that. Oh, it’s a fold-out couch. Oh, a fold-out chair made of iron. Great. Sounds sturdy. Can't wait to get there. How many sit-down meals…? Oh, forty-four, with…okay, all your neighbors. Oh, boy. Sounds…I can't wait.
So, whatever it is…what was I gonna say? Oh, this podcast is very different. What I do is I send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous tangents — we’ve already had a couple of those — all to keep you company while you fall asleep. This show is…it’s weird; it’s a podcast but you don’t really listen to it. You could listen, but for most people, they just kinda barely listen. Some people have me turned down to a mumble, some people…they’re barely paying attention, but you could listen is the secret of the show. You don’t need to. It doesn’t make a ton of sense. I mean, it’s relatable material. I think…I’m pretty confident that at least 70% of Sleep With Me listeners are like, oh yeah, I could relate to one of those, too.
If not, if you got the double jackpot like I did, you say, okay, well, no…I love the idea of being your guest. I would even say that; I would say, so, you’re a living teapot, huh, and you got this cute little child named Chip, and you’re animated. Oh boy, so, you can do that with your…? Those are candles but they’re also appendages; okay. Clearly you’re a clock and a dresser. Yeah, you’re like one of those dusting things. Oh yeah, you’re cute and you’ll be singing for me. Okay, that sounds…oh, but I’ll be sleeping here? Okay, and if I come out of my room, some…oh, some of you actually live in my…you’re a part of my room. Oh, you’re telling me my bed is sentient. Okay, and I’m gonna be a guest of Belle and the Beast. Oh, their esteemed guest. Oh, boy. Yeah. Oh, you learned to sing from Angela Lansbury.
Yeah, she’s one of my heroines, so…oh, you could tell me…? Okay, but so, I’m gonna be sleeping here in the same room as some of you and I’ll have to make conversation with Belle and the Beast? Okay. Yeah, I don't know…does Belle’s dad still have that wagon? Could I just rent the wagon out? Then I’ll come in for part of the meals and stuff like that. Or, are we…is this a movie? Is this…? Beauty and the Beast 4, The Unlikely…The Unlikable Guest. The Guest Without Welcome. That’s what I’d say, because you’re welcoming. I totally get it. I’m not trying…sorry, Chip, I didn’t mean to make you cry. It’s just…is that what happens when you see my insides? That’s what happened, Chip. I shouldn’t have showed you my insides. You’re a child. I didn’t realize even as a teacup…here, here’s a saucer for your tears.
Is that your sister or something? Anyway, I gotta move on. Sorry, Chip and everybody else. I can't be your guest, it turns out. Man, this podcast went right off the rails. I just made Chip cry. I don't know…I don't even know which is your back and which is your…can I pat you from the inside of your cup? What if I fill you with warm milk? Oh, there you go. You like that, huh, Chip? Okay, good, good. Okay, so, this is a podcast you don’t really listen to. I mean, I think that qualifies it. I was just communicating…you say, was that fan…? What just happened? They said, Lumiere, get over here. We don’t need a reading level. We need something much higher than that. I mean, that would be hard if I had to…I realize…I know they all became human again. This was just some sort of pathway in my mind I got lost in.
Some part of my brain just wanted to point that out to me and everybody else. You realize…? I say, no, no. Well, this is a mid-quel. It’s not a prequel. There was a point where the Beast…they thought I…before Belle got there. This all happened before Belle arrived, during those lean years. The movie just makes it seem like it was two seconds, but we all know. That’s why everybody was so happy that Belle came, not because of the Beast or the flower or whatever. It was like, that last guy made Chip cry. Poor Chip. Just in case you’re unfamiliar with Beauty and the Beast, Chip was a teacup and a kid, apparently. I thought this would be…so, okay, so this podcast you don’t really listen to…it doesn’t actually put you to sleep, either.
Believe it or not, I’m here to keep you company while you fall asleep, to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-sib, your bore-bestie, your neigh-bore, your bore-bor, your bore-friend to keep you company whether you’re awake or asleep. There’s people that listen to this show that can't sleep, so I’m here to keep you company. There’s no pressure to fall asleep. I’m here to the very end. Shows are over an hour. So, that’s a couple things to know about the show. The other thing that can throw people off is the structure of the podcast. It’s structured in a very specific way so that it can be…benefit the most amount of people, but it is adaptable if you become a regular listener. At first, no one likes this show, or almost no one. Yeah, so if you’re feeling that way, that’s what it takes, a couple tries to get used to.
But structurally, the show starts off with a greeting; friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, so you feel seen and welcomed in. Then there’s support so the podcast can be free, and we have over 560 episodes in the archives for free, so you can listen whenever you want. You can find your favorites and listen to your favorites over and over again or whatever works for you. But that’s…oh, but there’s a intro after the support which goes on and on and on. I think we’re probably in minute…I don't know, after Chip’s tears I feel like I’ve been doing this intro for four days. Believe it or not, I was the first person…they said, we thought you could help us with the flower and stuff, but we prefer to…now that Chip is feeling so sad…I’d say, could I…could this be a direct-to-video release, then?
Anyway, they didn’t think that was funny. They said, we invited you into our home as a guest. We even got ready to sing the song. I’d say, don't worry; this isn’t the first time this has happened. It definitely is me and not you. Then Angela…she said…I don't know, Mrs. Potts, yeah, she said, this isn’t the first time it’s happened? She started steaming. She said…what do they call that? She spontaneously steamed, just in my presence. So, that’s when I said my goodbyes. It really opened up my pores, though, so that was good. Okay, so, structure of the show…what was I…? Oh, that’s…so, the intro goes on and on and on to introduce new people to the podcast, to see where it goes. Who knew any of this would come up? But also what the intro does is it gives you a little bit of transition from being awake to asleep.
The intro is like the twilight of the show where your volume on your day is slowly lowered. Whether you’re in bed getting comfortable or you’re doing some other relaxing activity or you’re getting ready for bed or you’re just chilling, the intro is meant to ease you into bedtime, not so much to put you to sleep. But it could put you to sleep. Then there’s support and then we’ll talk about the Great British Bake Off and just kinda meander about that. No more…no flatware, no cups. That was all imaginary, just in case there’s anybody listening; I did not make Chip cry except in my…well, no, I did, I guess.
Chip in my imagination did tear up. It wasn’t intentional, though, but I guess technically the Chip within me is as real as any other Chip, right? Maybe that’s what it could be; The Chip…How I Learned to Find the Chip Within Me and Be A Good Guest and Host People, my…like, if I become the next Ebenezer Hilton or whatever. Alright, so, I’m glad you’re here. That’s about all you need to know. Just see how the podcast goes. I really appreciate you coming by. I work really hard. I yearn and I strive. I really want to help you fall asleep. So, again, thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple ways we’re able to do it for you for free twice a week.
Alright everybody, it’s Bread Week here, Episode 4, and it starts with some puns I’m gonna do live here, 'cause I couldn’t write them all down. Noel’s writing puns, putting together a playlist…check this out. Prue sits down with two cups of tea or coffee. I really like for Noel his shirt. That’s my colors that I like. I don't know…and it’s kind of some sort of wavelength-style print, but the color is just popping. For him it’s a somewhat understated shirt. Like, he could go into a bank with that shirt. He’d say, yeah, I’m dressed to go into a bank. So, Scone…Bon Jovi…scone…Scone Jovi, Bun Direction…so, two for two. Lethal Drizzle, Flanderan…a whole playlist of baking puns. Yeah, amazing. Suzy Choux, Naan Inch Nails…really funny stuff.
Suzy Choux, Nine Inch…Naan Inch Nails, Crusty Springfield…I promise we wouldn’t do…Ganaches to Ashes, Dough-anna Ross…he’s got more. Fiddler on the Proof, Whisk and Shout, Total Eclipse of the Tart, Ringo Star Anise, Bun DMC…so, a real fun open. Then we do the…make the episode sequence. A lot of reasons to sweat and a lot of focus. So, we’re Dairy Week, but it’s dairy in different forms, obviously. They’re not making dairy; they’re using dairy. Henry gets the best joke, then it opens. What do we got? First…this is the first-ever Dairy Week. You’re gonna be pushed to your limits. We also get ducks, baby ducks, talking heads…Alice is happy to be back. Helena’s confident to be back. I’m gonna call Paul ‘Pablo’. Week 4…Bread Week went well for Michael. Dairy’s different…could ruin it.
Phil’s apprehensive; he doesn’t do a lot of dairy work, and Henry didn’t realize that dairy could come from a goat, sheep, buffalo, or a horse, he says? I said, Henry, I’m not sure. Steph has had so much dairy this week that she might go vegan. So, morning, bakers. Celebrating all things dairy. They’re gonna do a dairy cake with a cultured milk product which could be yogurt, buttermilk, or something else, I guess. Moist…it should make a moist sponge. Sounds delish, actually. I said, maybe I should get into that. Get ready, get set, bake. We start off with Michelle who’s…David…dairy…oh, there’s this thing; I forgot. This is a bit of irony early. Noel says, the dairy world is a hot…I don't know if this is or not. Dairy world’s a hotbed of innovation.
Now artisan bakers are bucking the plant-based trend and harnessing the very best it has to offer. So, Alice is using yogurt. She’s very cheery. Microbial benefits…the darling of cake-making now. Paul talks about celebrating dairy using…trying to use a culture. You can moisten it, Prue says, but it’s common in Northern Europe. That’s where they scutter…study Scooter’s brain, the same place. I’ll have to ask the next time I’m there; have you checked my brain, that it’s not a culture…? They say, your brain’s…you have a culture…oh, they did say that. They said, you have a cultured brain. But I thought I said, yeah, right, I do go to plays and music. You’re right, I do have…they said, no, nevermind. He won't understand.
That’s the other thing…no offense to all the, whatever, brain scientists in Northern Europe, but when you talk about me like…when I’m in the room…I get it. I totally do. So, I guess I can't criticize. But I do notice, but I guess that’s the thing. I don't know, but in Northern Europe, you just do it…first of all, you usually have…you’re very well-dressed. Maybe it’s the cultured dairy cakes up there. Well, he won't…'cause I said, of course my brain’s cultured. I mean, I said, whoa, whoa, whoa, let’s not go so far. I really was like, give me some more compliments. But they were referring, I believe now…so, that’s interesting, but it has nothing to do with the episode. But don’t over-bake it. That’s the main message. You don’t want it claggy.
We start off with Steph, who now is in my top…I was rooting for Amelia and then we had a Chris Posty Posterson lookalike earlier, and, I don't know, Steph’s always smiling, works three different jobs. So, I’m not…I don't have…there’s other people I’m rooting for, but…also, I shouldn’t have brought it up 'cause…but so, Steph goes…oh, 'cause Steph is very humorous but in Scooter-esque way; under her breath and whatever…dropping jokes like fumbling a football, but on purpose. So, her cake is called the Answer to Everything Cake. It’s a chocolate buttermilk, moist and light. But she says, feeling good? It’s a good cake. Feeling bad? Chocolate and raspberry. If you’re happy good, you’re sad it’s good. Prue cracks up. Buttermilk, raspberry, some sort of leaves on there…I don't…oh, crusted…crushed pistachios.
Yeah, why buttermilk? Well, it’ll be spongy. Paul says, well, what’s in there? She says…oh, this is one of her jokes. Says, do you understand what cultured dairy is? She goes, lactic acid, maybe? You know what my mom said? Do you know why it’s lactic acid? She says, not again, mom. The jokes aren’t funny when you put them on a sleep podcast and mispronounce them. Oh, and then…yeah, Rosie’s kind of…Paul’s listening to Rosie try to explain it. She ends up being correct, but I already missed what she said; fermenting something or other. So, a lemon…she’s making a limoncello vodka…a good dose of limoncello is her cake. Also, David’s working with limoncello. Him and Sandi start drinking out of…they’re drinking limoncello out of a saucer, which is very entertaining. For me, I couldn’t stop at one saucer.
David’s is a lemon and poppy seed…limoncello glaze. I love lemon cake. Holy moly. David says, yeah, it’s good for the micro-biome. So, yogurt is…yogurt…they say it ‘yoghurt’ with something like that in there, which is much more…I don't know, it’s just the way they do it. Phil’s doing a Trucking Lovely Rose Cake; rosewater syrup, buttercream roses. Oh, they’re talking about driving his…he has a 44-ton fuel tanker. Then him and Noel talk about the horns. King of the road…pigeons…Priya’s making a banana chocolate cake. I never thought about putting chocolate into a banana bread, but I love that idea. Glammed-up banana loaf…toffee sauce…I said, hello. Did you just say toffee sauce, Priya? Paul criticizes the way her dough looks split. She goes, well, that’s the way it is. Then Noel says, he’s a banana boy. He loves bananas.
I guess he’s like a minion, then, 'cause they love bananas. If you ever need a kid that’s right now not a little kid but a kid that’s like, whatever, pre-school, you could just…right now that still works…if you need to connect with them, you just say, banana. Anytime…I mean, you need some context, like something yellow or whatever. But just a pro tip, you know. Michael’s doing a cheesecake surprise, like a cheesecake…raspberry cheesecake swirl in the middle of the cake. But he’s feeling stressed. Well, he’s made it ten times, I think he says. Nine of them did not go well. I think only one worked out. Then we got…I’m not cheering…oh, 'cause the time’s up. Half-hour…halfway through. Oh, Paul…then Noel pretends he’s on the phone. He says, nine of you are going home this week 'cause you didn’t cheer loud enough.
Then we got the going-into-the-oven sequence, crossing-the-fingers sequence, talking…if it’s over-baked or under-baked…double-dairy gamble. Somebody’s doing a double-dairy gamble. Not a double-dare. I wonder if they ever had Dairy Week on Double Dare. Helena’s making buttercream flowers. It’s Dairy Week on Double Dare. She’s making a Casper cake; almond and buttermilk, which of course…cute, very cute Casper. Sorry, I meant to say that, but…she also has a beautiful pin, cool shoes…Helena’s cool. I’m more rooting for her. Oh, and she said, by the way, I’m leaving my husband and marrying you, Noel. We’ll marry on Halloween. He talks about…well, I’ll tell my partner that as well. Alice is working on leaves decorated in white chocolate, getting ready to top her cake.
Leafy Yogurt Cake with cardamom and pistachio, lemon…she took it to school and fed it to the kids and said, try this, and they didn’t like it. She says, I realize it’s different than what we had before. Pistachio and cardamom…sounds interesting to me, though. Then, who is this? Michelle is making…what are those called again? I forgot what they’re called. Meringues? Yeah, those are meringues. Apple crisps, rhubarb, pecan crumble…homely rhubarb cake. She used to stir…make custard with her mom and just stir. She’s harnessing home comforts. Other people are looking further afield including a streusel cake, a breakfast German cake…Henry’s working on. Ode to a German Breakfast Cake. Spiced apple…spiced apple and streusels. These are my kind of cakes. Noel gets Henry some water and says, see?
I can help. I’m good at that. Forty-five minutes left. Dairy dallying…no dairy dallying, Sandi says. Then Noel laughs. They make each other crack up this season a lot. Michael’s testing his timer, wondering when he should take his cake out. The extra rise means the cake tins are full to the brim. But they’re all worried about the release, 'cause the more detailed the tin, the harder to un-mold. So, people start…'cause if your cake gets stuck, then it doesn’t look good. Michelle breaks her tray, but she doesn’t break her cake. This ended up seeming like a bigger deal…I mean, for…her cake needed to be protected by the team. Phil and Michael help her, but…then Noel sneaks into the background and backs out. So, really good…a lot of good comedy. I guess you can kinda see where they hide out with production, though.
I just noticed that for the first time. They say, Noel, get in there. Maybe that’s where they’re watching all the feeds from the cameras? I don't know. Like, pre-editing? I mean, that would be nice to have, 'cause I don't know how many cameras they have. At least…I don't know, five, six, seven? A lot of it is handheld. Oh, they’re all handheld. I don't know. I don't know anything about it, so…just…now, poor Michael’s cake does not come out of his tin. It is cracked. Even Steph’s biting her finger looking at it, 'cause he says, this is my worst nightmare. It’s really un-rescue-able. He says it. I don't even need to. So, that’s not good. We get a shot…fifteen minutes left…a shot of the outside. Everybody’s doing different things. Priya and Henry are trying to help Michael. David’s glazing his cake. Rosie’s icing it.
Steph’s decorating hers. Priya’s helping Michael try to reassemble his cake. Helena’s ghost is getting painted. Groovy ghoulies, Noel says; that’s another one. Oh, they also had really powerful music for Henry. Like, not good horn music. Then they switched to action music before the fifteen minutes, which already happened. Then we have the final decoration. Everybody’s hands are shaking. Time is up. People sigh. Priya was still helping Michael right up until the last second. Michael says, I’d put it in the bin if I was at home. She says, well done. He says, please don’t be nice to me. Then she goes, I like your shirt. It makes him laugh. And your triangles, your macroons, I think Rosie says, or macroons. Okay, now you gotta deal with Paul and Prue. I would presume they edit this out of sequence, but Henry’s up first.
Definitely looks great. Delicious. Nice and light. Love the nuts. Apple really good…he used yogurt. Yeah, Prue says, delicious. Nice and light. Yeah, that was the test. It blends together. Thank you very much. Henry has on a tie. Rosie’s up. What’s the alcohol level in there? She says, high. Vodka and limoncello. Her cake looks like a nice lemon loaf. You used the cultured milk spot on. Thank you. Sponge…light and airy. Lemon comes through. Beautiful, Rosie. Thank you. They pocket some limoncello in Prue’s pocket. Helena’s cake; scary sweet. Lovely. Lovely color. They say, it’s good. For a mad woman, you’re doing well. Paul says, that’s the pot calling the kettle…David’s cake’s up next. Looks very classy. Paul takes a bite. Structure’s nice and light. The lemon comes through. Poppy’s one of my favorite things.
Prue’s dancing. She says, I love it. Then we go to Steph. Hers is so much chocolate, they say. She goes, that’s the answer to everything. She goes, buttermilk’s in there. They’re taking a bite. Lovely, light, moist sponge. So rich. A little bit will go a long way. Thank you, Steph. Then Phil’s up after that. A little bit messy. He says, okay. Texture’s pretty good, though. Not getting a lot of rose. Could have dialed it up more, Phil. Come on. Then they go to Alice. Wow, it looks really, really pretty. Let’s have a look. They start testing it out. A little bland. Where’s the lemon drizzle? Where’s the cardamom, pistachio? Texture’s good; light and moist. Thank you. Then Priya; she even has gold leaf on her thing, but they don’t like the look of it 'cause they say, we’ll hold our judgment for the texture. A lot of chocolate.
The outside’s tough, but the banana part is good. Such a lightness to the banana bread. Thank you, Priya. Michelle’s up after that. Meringue’s are beautiful. Let’s have a look inside. Loose and open as I expect it to be. Okay. It could be the liquid from the rhubarb. In the middle it’s claggy. What’s the Welsh word for ‘claggy’, claggy? They all laugh. Michael’s cake is…he says, hi. They say, hi. Then they say, okay, well, tell us what happened. It stuck. It lost the definition. Crack down the middle…icing looks terrible. Let’s have a look. It’s too bad because…and Henry’s even stressed for him, but the cake tastes delicious. Prue laughs it’s so good, and the raspberry was…tastes great, looks a mess. They say, thank you. He breathes. Also somebody else I’m rooting for. I really like Michael.
Also, I…probably at some point I knew who won the season, but I have no idea, so…I have no idea who the final three or six or whatever is. Then we go outside. We see a squirrel. We’re gonna have a talking heads sequence. Michael says, sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Just a cake, though. I know it’s just a cake, he’s telling himself, but I’m gonna jump in the river. Phil says, that was tough. I barely finished. Henry’s happy. That was the best I did. That’s not saying much, but good. We get a couple more outside shots, and then…Dairy Week’s not getting any easier. Oh, no. Bakers got no idea what’s coming. Prue set it up. All the elements are equally important, so don’t mess up on any of them, she says. Right…they’re going out to a car boot sale. Paul’s boots…whose car, you know.
They’re gonna go back to Tudor times. Henry VIII liked this recipe. Said to keep it under lock and key. Twelve Maids of Honor. Flaky, rough puff pastry, layer of lemon curd, silky smooth, well-risen cheese curd filling…Tudor rose. Prue…or Sandi laughs at Noel 'cause he had to read all that. She says, that’s rough, huh? Then there’s a bit about baking curd cheese. So, yeah, baking curd cheese does not sound pleasant. Curdled dairy…then they have to make lemon curd and a rough puff. Henry’s never even made one, which I guess on this show…I think every season you do have to make a rough puff at least once. But it’s like, the rough puff, then a lemon curd, then the curd cheese, and then they have to stencil a Tudor rose in powdered sugar. Prue wants to see the layers of pastry.
You gotta bake it blind or Paul says you’ll get a soggy bottom. They were so delicious that Paul and Prue are joking that they could eat the entire tray of the ones they have. So, Michael’s trying to accept things and trying to have fun, and everybody’s working on their pastry, which is…the recipe’s just basically like, whatever, water, butter, and whatever…water, yeast, flour. So, then we get a roll sequence. Michelle gives Noel a hard time about his rolling technique and hers. Says, geez, we gotta hit the gym, 'cause it’s hard to roll out. Then you add half a frozen butter…so, a rough puff pastry is like these lovely, laminated layers, as David says. You keep folding them ‘til you can get as many layers…Helena’s dough is not working. She doesn’t know what’s wrong with it. She tries adding more flour.
Then it’s gotta go in the freezer to keep it cold. Steph needs some cling film. Noel drops it on the floor. Anybody had a Maid of Honor, they all ask? But no one’s even eaten one, not even Sandi, I don't think. Now they gotta make the curd…cheese, milk, and vinegar to separate the curds from the milk solids. Curdled cheese; that’s how you do it. Then you put it through the mixture, leave it to drain…no one’s happy about it. Then they gotta make lemon curd. It says, just make lemon curd. Michelle asks Phil how to do it. It’s just sugar, eggs, and…David says, it’s really not that complicated, to Noel. Everybody’s trying to thicken their curd. Some people thicken it…Priya’s…keeps working on hers. Hers isn’t thickening the way she’d want. It’s still on the heat. So, she goes on and on and it’s costing her time.
Okay, a couple more outside shots…one hour left. People are like, you gotta be kidding me. Some people are making their pastry. Priya’s still working on her curd. Helena’s pastry’s still…something wrong with it. Gotta cut it into twelve rounds. People are trying to figure out the correct size. Oh, we don’t want to make them too big, not too small…and trying to stay calm. They’re a bit wee, Michael says. He has a lot of excess pastry. Helena’s like, why is my dough so hard? Oh, I forgot to put in water. Well, it’s too late now. So, nothing she can do about it. She’s not happy. Then you have to blind bake it. Pre-bake the base…fifteen minutes…so, a lot of going-into-the-oven sequence, but Priya’s waiting for her curd to set. Then was like, oh, maybe I should have been…had to double…or whatever. What is that? Multitask.
Then Noel does this absurdist thing with…Rosie says, your thing’s only ringing in your head. She kind of…I like that kind of stuff. Then Priya’s trying to get hers done, but her stuff is sticking now. So, definitely a frustration. I guess I’m rooting for everybody 'cause I say, well, man, I feel for Priya. Okay, so then the curd assembly is going on, 'cause the blind bakes are coming out. So, people are starting to put theirs together. Some of them are not very high. Like, they’re in kinda cupcake tins, so they’re not quite filled. Ten minutes left. Gotta put it in…could be worse, Priya says. Mine aren’t even in…I’m still working on mine. Then you gotta do a Tudor rose stencil. What is a Tudor rose? That’s what people say. I think we see Steph’s area…drawing skill. Five minutes left. Everybody’s trying to get it done.
Out of the oven…trying to get it on something. Priya’s just getting hers in the oven. Everybody’s running around. Helena’s are falling apart. People are stenciling, people are helping, and…yeah, it’s not going well for everybody…and the time is up. Not everybody…Priya does not get hers plated fully. Then we get a outside shot of some tulips. We get everybody…and then Paul and Prue and their Maids of Honor. A bit wee; did I say that already? I like that term. So, they say, okay, where are we gonna start? Right, by and large, they’re almost too shallow. Paul walks off and comes back and laughs. Paul says, they’re awful. They’re really bad. So, they start with David’s. They’re neat. Form of something in the middle…too shallow. They take a bite. Baked through, though. Alright, moving on.
Michelle; thin pastry which is good, but no height. Nice flavor. Curd’s pretty good. Flat as pancakes; that’s Alice’s, I think, curd tartlet. Then Priya’s they just skip over. Then Rosie’s; quite a nice curd, but no height. Needs more effort. Then they say, this one’s a disaster. Helena’s is short crust, not puff pastry. New invention. Then they go to Phil’s; no rose on top. Too dry. Not enough filling. Steph’s; this looks good. There’s kind of a pattern and it is flaky. Then Henry’s; baked all the way through. Shallow…good layers. Tastes good. Then Michael’s; they shrunk. A bit overdone. Been boiled, even. Okay, so then they go through the rankings. Priya, Helena, Alice, Michelle, or Michael, Phil, Michelle, Rosie, Henry, David, and Steph. Best of this lot, they say. People are raising their hands as they come in.
The only drama’s between first and second. David’s second. At least there’s an attempt for a Tudor rose…and Steph. Wish they could say they were the best Maid of Honors I’ve eaten, but they’re the best of this lot. Well done. So, Steph’s like, I’m glad I got outta that. That’s a plus. Phil says, I gotta do better tomorrow. Helena’s like, what was I thinking? Priya’s disappointed, but it’s what happened. Michael’s just like, this is not going well. I better enjoy the showstopper just in case I have to leave. I don't want to leave feeling like this. So, that’s nice. He has some tears. Then we see another…a fully-grown duck with a sparkling head. The bakers walk into the tent. Okay, so, the bakers are walking into the tent. A lot of them have coats on.
Not everyone, though, so it gives an idea of the…I think there is an extreme…the weather is extreme because it’s chilly in the morning. I wouldn’t say it looks freezing, but I think later somebody’s like, it’s so hot in here. So, I don't know, just a observation. Really nice gardens, too. So, this is their last chance. They’re gonna…okay, best technical ever, they joke about. Nice cup of tea. Steph’s in first. David’s on top. Henry’s doing good. This is table talk. Muddy waters down at the bottom. Michael, Priya…he’s using car metaphors. Could be two people to go home. So, I don't know if Paul and Prue get to decide that, or Paul, or what. Like, is it a week where two people do really bad? ‘Cause that would help me…I guess it’s just a cliffhanger thing.
A stunning display of milk-based Indian sweets known as mishti. Your display should contain twelve portions of mishti. They say ‘mishti’ a lot. It’s gotta be a stunning centerpiece for a party. Sandi even says, I’m getting mishti-eyed. So, ready, set, bake. So, everybody starts going. This is not in Phil’s comfort zone, he says. Michael’s already stressed. Priya says, this…if I don't do well on this, I’m not gonna be happy 'cause…I’m gonna cry if I have to go out. These are birthday, weddings…should be vibrant…a sense of celebration. A wonderful opportunity to use your imagination. Prue’s got her beautiful yellow coat on. Colorful, celebratory, a real showstopper. Prue and Paul have asked the bakers to use khoya, which is a form of condensed milk. It dates back thousands of years. You simmer the milk down to get to milk solids.
So, it does require elbow grease. Noel even says, I could do it. You can’t let it burn. A lot of times people use powdered milk, Helena says, but not…I don't boil it down like this. So, they start with Alice. Indian-British fusion afternoon tea. So, that’s my flavors. I’ll have a khoya carrot cake, coffee and chocolate cheesecake, but never done anything like this before. Like, evaporated milk could take two hours. You can't burn it, though…ruin everything. Steph; everybody’s…oh no, Henry’s like, mine’s burnt. Paul’s watching him. A bit of burnage. Then you gotta put other flavors in there; saffron, cardamom. Priya says, these are one of my favorite things. I loved them as a child. So, she’s making Flavors of My Childhood Mishti. Rose and lychee, saffron, and mango. So, should be good.
It’s the sort of stuff you have if somebody had a baby or a wedding. But there is a learning curve. My dad…her dad said, oh yeah, I used to make this all the time. I just stir the pot for five hours. That was my job. Say, thank you. Priya’s not the only one with everything riding on this. The pressure’s on for Michael. He’s doing something based on the Indian flag, the colors of the Indian flag; green, orange, and white. What are the flavors, though? Mango, pistachio, lemon, and rose. He has a Bengali grandfather. Say, they have any pressure? He goes, I don't like Indian milk sweets, so…any of them. They go, good luck. Sounds wonderful, though. Good ideas. Then Henry…oh, they talk about the battle top between Henry, Steph, and David. Steph is rose and pistachio…pink hue, a bit of Steph personality in there.
She’s got rose and pistachio, mango, date, and walnut. Hopefully that’ll help. Then Noel says, the pressure of Star Baker. She goes, well, David’s setting the pace. Noel says, David’s…look at his fringe, his fringe game. It’s ridiculous. David’s using some cura water, I think? He says, it’ll add some smells, good…or aromatics. Cardamom, carrot…flavors of India. He’s putting fennel in there. I’m a big fennel…I mean, I’m a big rye bread fan, so…they say, good luck. Then we see a pheasant outside. Half an hour into the challenge. Khoya’s still on the heat. Everybody’s still doing it. Paul’s walking around. Paul and Prue have offered a lifeline, though; your third sweet can use something else. So, you could use a condensed-milk base, saving time for your third sweet. So, everybody’s doing that.
Henry’s making something more time-consuming, though; pistachio and raspberry kulfi, which is like an ice cream which will have to cool in the freezer, and hopefully the freezer’s cold. Henry’s making Seaside Mishti; orange, pistachio, raspberry ice cream…and he goes, this better set in the freezer, man. Noel says, I cry all the time. I cry at movies. That’s how I ended up here in the tent. Then we see a bird. Noel’s holding a bag. Halfway through…he says, Sandi, are you…? He’s like Santa Claus with Sandi. Okay, so Henry goes in the freezer. He’s worried. We’ve got Phil working shortcut sweets. There’s over a hundred different types of mishti to choose from, a wide variety of confectionery. There’s some deep-frying going on, which is a classic, Priya says. Michelle’s doing a rice pudding.
Her nan used to…her husband’s nan used to make rice pudding. Passion fruit disks with chocolate and raspberry…she made it like a bread bowl to put them in, or a tart case. Helena’s doing…based on a old British sweet shop, a nice chocolate coconut bar, a parma violet, and a lemon sherbert, and biscuit spoons, she’s making, which are very cute. Noel says, are you using magic? Henry checks the freezer again and it’s taking long to freeze. Obviously that’s not making him happy. Mishti are traditionally served as bold centerpieces, so it should be celebrating with color. Rosie’s really making a lot of color; bright yellows and reds, gold leaf, rose pedestal, martini glasses. So, she’s making cocktail orange, rose…she’s deep-frying some decorations for the glasses.
Phil is going no further…he says, one time I was staring into space at the conservatory thinking of ideas, and I said, oh, my garden looks a little bit like this. Nice. So, he’s doing a rockery garden with pebbles, chocolate soil, Norman, his garden gnome…a day out for Norman. Phil’s Garden of Mishti. Blueberry, elderflower, pistachio…making some stones…soil. Noel says, you made this soil? He goes, I’m gonna feed Paul some soil. Come on, Phil, smash it. Then we see a duck…a bunch of ducklings and a duck. Forty-five minutes down. Henry’s ice cream still has not set. Everybody…oh, everybody’s khoya is finally done. It’s very thick now, but it still needs to be shaped, coated, and decorated and turned into beautiful sweet…a lot of balls…shaped things. They’re trying to get the sizes rolled out correctly.
Steph corrects a subtle joke. Then people are running to get bowls. So, this is the difficulty sequence. Coffee sugar, syrup, coffee and afternoon tea…Henry’s frying stuff, checks his…he’s trying to get everything done, right, at the same time. Ice cream…aren’t as hard as I want them to be. Everybody’s fumbling. Things are falling apart. Ganesh’s favorite sweet, Michael’s making, and…not Haribo? Sandi says. I think it’s cute that a demigod…a god would have sweets…a favorite sweet, that a god would have a favorite sweet…is cute. Then we have Henry’s ice cream come out. It is not set, so that’s disappointing. There’s obviously a lot of heavy breathing then because they say, goodness. Steph offers to help, but there’s nothing to do. Everybody’s rushing.
Everybody’s checking things off, though, as they’re putting it together, and saying, okay, well, this is good, but that’s not good. One minute left. Everybody goes into final mode. People are asking for help. Priya asks Michael for help. Everybody’s trying to set their things up or put them together and move things around and really make it look glamorous 'cause it’s supposed to be the centerpiece of a party, right? Everybody finishes. I really like that Michael helped Priya out. I mean, everybody helps everybody, but it was like, they were both in a tough spot, right? So, alright, Norman’s…they’re gonna be the star of the show…Norman the Gnome, Phil says. We see another duckling…so cute. Holy moly. Some purple flowers, the tent…we go to Phil…oh no, then we see everybody sitting with their stuff. They start with Steph.
Oh, you have to bring yours up; that’s right. So, Steph brings hers up and puts it down. It’s pretty…Pink and Pretty Mishti. They say, okay, I like the pink. Maybe it looks like a hot dog bun, a pink hot dog bun. They say, Pink Panther’s hot dog. Rose and pistachio…scoop up the middle…and enough flavor in the rose. Lovely combination. They try the next one; it’s very good as well. Great blend of mango and coconut. Clever with the flavors. You’ve done well. Lovely. Then David’s up after Steph. Precise, accurate, very fancy. Then they say, okay, the caro water…melts, releasing all the flavors. Aromatic, really good…carrot’s delicious. Flavors are interesting. Excellent. So, we see Steph and David; they’re…and then they go to Alice. Alice even has a menu. It looks great. It looks like afternoon tea. They dig in.
Chocolate’s…cheesecake’s moist and creamy. This one’s pleasant as well, carrot cake with thicker paste. Well done, well done. Helena’s next. Hers is definitely the one that looks most like a centerpiece, yeah. They say it could even be at a wedding. So, they start with her purple one and then they go, the lemon’s the best one for me. Citrus flavor’s strong. Lovely. Biscuit’s beautiful. It’s so difficult not to eat the whole thing. Then Rosie’s after that. Hers are very bright. Looks good. Colors match up beautifully. They go into the first one; very delicious. Cardamom and saffron…aromatic. Spice blend’s good. Very clever. You should be proud of yourselves…self. Then Michelle; looks nice. Nice color. Very different to each other. But the rice pudding is not…they don’t like it.
One flower pot…I don't like it. She goes, oh, that’s my favorite. I love rice pudding. He goes, that’s not rice pudding. She says, okay, Paul. We go to Henry; Seaside Mishti. One is melted. Didn’t finish, huh? Nice vanilla flavor to it, but the texture’s wrong 'cause it’s melted. You’d eat it if you were given it. Henry says, yeah, if I didn’t have a choice, if I had nothing else to eat. So, they laugh at that. Then Michael’s up; flag of…Michael’s Flag of India Mishti. They love the shapes, the style. They say, okay…Paul takes a bite. Delicious. Apricot, coconut…not too sweet. I like the almond ones. They really fit very well. Thank you. Then Priya’s up. Okay, these are actual edible things. Deep-fried and soaked in rose and lychee syrup; okay. They take a thing of that…they like it 'cause it’s fried. It’s quite savory.
Shall we try one of these? He takes another bite. It’s really hard to get saffron right, but this is absolutely right. This one is nice. Good mango flavor. Very creamy. Could have been more color in it, though. Flavors are good. Heard good things. Well done. Phil’s Corner of My Garden Mishti…they’re laughing at the gnome. Say, it’s very colorful, but the rest of them are classy, and they wouldn’t put a garden gnome. Kind of a backhanded compliment. Then they start eating it. Prue even shakes her head. She goes, I don't like it. It tastes fake. Too much with the flavor extracts. They all are kinda the same, so…thank you, Phil. So, everybody takes a breath. Then Michael says, yesterday did not go well, so we got…but it was a personal victory today, I think. Priya says, hopefully I’ve done enough.
They liked the flavors and I’m proud I recreated something I really like. She’s tearing up. Definitely a massive relief for her. Then Michael says, geez, I knew Priya and I were at the bottom so I feel a little bit guilty for being here, but I’m also very thrilled for Steph, genuinely thrilled. He says, because…wow. So pleased. Prue says, she’s a serious baker, Steph. Steph calls her mom. She says, I got Star Baker. Her mom says, I’m in a car park. Oh my gosh. Steph says, don’t swear. She goes, bloody heck. We’re sitting here in the car park and Steph says, you’re not supposed…meant to swear on TV. Oh, sorry. I just can't believe it. Then she says, you gotta start believing in yourselves, Steph. Steph’s laughing the whole time. So, a very nice end to the episode and another great episode to the Great British Baking Off. So, really sleepy stuff. Goodnight, everybody.
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Baking Off to Sleep
Be Our Guest
https://oldtimemusic.com/the-meaning-behind-the-song-be-our-guest-by-disney-2/
https://disneytips.com/8-facts-secrets-guest-restaurant/
GBBO C10/C7 E4
https://london.eater.com/2019/9/17/20870929/dairy-week-review-great-british-bake-off-episode-4
Minions
https://www.vox.com/2015/7/10/8928069/minions
https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/what-was-the-inspiration-behind-despicable-me-minions
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/danielspielberger/how-the-minions-took-over-the-world
Mishti
https://eduindex.org/2022/03/16/bengali-mishti-the-delectable-sweet-affair-of-bengal/
DOWN TO BUSINESS
Is it bread week or dairy week? Probably neither
We’ve been proofing since 2013
Deep Dark Night United
Paisley (Zocdoc)
PLUGS
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INTRO
You could have guests
I’m more “Oh no, I have guests” than “Be Our Guest”
How many guests can a duke or earl have?
The Earl of Duke
The concept of guests
The Unbearable Weight of Anticipating Guests
Even Gingerbread Press wouldn’t publish that one
Emotional Baggage Fee
I want you to flourish
I can play the role of a good guests
If someone could hear my muscles creak, they’d know I’m in distress
A Micro Twin Bed
Yes, I’ll sleep on an iron fold out chair, no problem
I am confident that 70% of SWM listeners can relate to that feeling
Oh, my bed is sentient?
I would not want to be a guest at the Beast’s castle
Beauty & The Beat 4: The Guest Without Welcome
I didn’t intend to make Chip cry on this podcast
How do I comfort a teacup?
The lean years before Belle’s arrival
I feel like I’ve been doing this intro for 4 days
They kicked me out after I hurt Chip’s feelings
Mrs. Potts spontaneously steamed in my presence
How I Learned to Comfort the Chip Within Me
STORY
Starting with some live puns
I’d love that shirt for me
Bun Direction
Scone Jovi
Susie Choux
Crusty Springfield
Dough-anna Ross
Whisk & Shout
Bun DMC
A real fun opening
They’re using dairy, not making dairy
First Ever Dairy Week
Dairy Cake with a Cultured Milk Product
Alice is using yogurt
I have a cultured brain, for sure
Don’t overbake it!
Steph is in my top!
Steph is very humorous in a Scooter-esque way
The Answer to Everything Cake
For Happy and Bad Moods
Buttermilk, raspberry, crushed pistachios
Rosie ends up being correct in what culture is
Limoncello Vodka Cake
David is also doing limoncello
Drinking limoncello out of a saucer
David – Lemon, poppyseed cake
I love lemon cake, holy moly
Phil – rosewater syrup, buttercream roses
Talking about Phil’s trucking career
Priya – Banana Chocolate Cake
Oooh, toffee sauce
I guess Paul likes bananas like the Minions
You can always connect with young children over the Minions
Michael is feeling stressed
Oven Sequence
Finger-Crossing Sequence
Double Dairy Gamble
Helena – Buttercream flowers – Casper Cake almond cake
Helena will marry Noel on Halloween
Alice is making white chocolate leaves
Leafy Yogurt Cake with cardamom, pistachio, lemon
Alice’s students didn’t like it
Michelle is making meringues
Rhubarb Pecan Crumble
Henry is making a Streusel Cake – spiced apple
No Dairy-Dallying
Sandi and Noel crack each other up a lot
The more detailed the tin, the harder to unmold
Michelle breaks her tray, but not her cake
You can kind of determine where they hang out bts
Michael’s cake doesn’t come out of tin
Priya and Henry are trying to help Michael
Groovy Ghoulies
Powerful Horn Music for Henry
Michael would throw this away at home
Judgment Time
Henry is first – looks great, delicious, light, great apple
Rosie – high alcohol level, spot on culture usage, light
Helena – Scary sweet, lovely color, good
David – classy look, light, Prue loves it
Steph – so much chocolate, light, moist sponge, rich
Phil – LIttle messy, good texture, not enough rose
Alice – really pretty, little bland, where’s the flavors, good texture
Priya – they don’t like the look, lightness to banana bread
Michelle – beautiful meringues, claggy and loose
Michael – stuck, lost definition, bad icing, delicious flavor
I really like Michael
Talking Head Sequence
Technical Challenge
Henry VIII liked this recipe
12 Maids of Honor
Baking Curd Cheese doesn’t sound pleasant
Henry’s never made rough puff
It’s cheese and lemon and curd
Michelle gives Noel a hard time about his rolling technique
Helena’s dough isn’t working
You use vinegar to curdle the cheese
How do you make lemon curd?
How big should these rolls be?
Helena forgot to add water to her dough!
Priya is waiting for her curd to set before she puts it in the oven
I love Noel’s absurd humor
I guess I’m rooting for everyone
Curd Assembly Post Blind Bake
Tudor Rose Stencil
Steph has great drawing skill
It’s not going well for people
Priya doesn’t plate fully
David’s – neat, too shallow, baked through
Michelle – thin pastry, no height, nice flavor
Alice – flat as a pancake
Priya – they skip
Rosie – nice curd, no height
Helena – disaster, short crust not puff pastry
Phil – No rose on top, dry
Steph – looks good, flaky
Henry – baked, shallow, good layers and taste
Michaels – shrunk, overdone, boiled
Priya is last
Steph wins the technical!
The weather goes from chilly to quite hot
Showstopper Challenge
Steph leads the way with David and Henry
Michael, Priya are near the bottom
Who decides when 2 go home?
Mishti
Not in Phil’s comfort zone
Vibrant, celebratory sweets
You simmer the milk down to get milk solids, but don’t let it burn!
Alice – Afternoon Tea – Indian British Fusion
Henry burned his milk
The milk needs other flavors, too!
Priya – rose mishti, saffron, and mango
Michael – based on the Indian flag – he doesn’t like Indian milk sweets
Steph – rose and pistachio, mango, date, and walnut
David – aromatic water, cardamom, carrot, flavors of India, fennel
I love fennel
Their 3rd sweet can use something other than milk
Henry – pistachio, raspberry kolfi (needs a freezer) – Seaside Mishti
Phl – shortcut sweets
100 types of Mishti to choose from
Michelle – rice pudding, passionfruit discs with chocolate and raspberry
Helena – an old British sweet shop
Henry’s ice cream isn’t freezing fast enough
Rosie is using a lot of color
Cocktail orange, rose, deep frying decorations
Phil’s garden with Gnome Norman
Trying to get these balls to the right size
A mad, fumbling dash to the sweet
Michael is making Ganesh’s favorite sweet
Ice cream isn’t set for Henry
Helping each other
I like that Michael helped Priya out
Very cute duckling
Steph – pink, pretty mishti, a little like a hot dog bun, clever flavors, nice job
David – precise, accurate, very fancy
Alice – looks great, well done on flavors
Helena – great centerpiece look, lemon flavor is best, beautiful biscuit
Rosie – very bright colors, delicious, aromatic
Michelle – looks nice, nice color, don’t like the rice pudding flavor
Henry – one mishti has melted, nice vanilla flavor though
Michael – love the shapes and style, delicious, not too sweet
Priya – great fried texture, quite savory, great use of saffron
Phil – funny gnome, some color, some classy, Prue doesn’t like the flavor from extracts, all too similar
A skip in the episode?
Steph wins Star Baker!
FORMER PATRON THANKS
Tony, Kimberly, Geoff, Lily, Ezra, Tim, Viv, Kathy, Renee, Wyatt, Wydell, Tyler, Thomas, Stephanie, Sharon, SE, Rayna, Reese, Rachel, Paige, Null, Mac, Kay, Justine, Jennifer, James, Kat, Braden, Bernie
SUMMARY:
Episode: 1,233
Title: Dairy Week | Baking Off to Sleep S10/C7 E4
Deep Dark Night United: Paisley (Zocdoc)
Plugs: Hand in Hand; The Midnight Mission; Trevor Project; Sleep With Me Plus; SleepPHones; Rusty Biscuit Links; Emily Tat Artwork; NAPAWF; Anti-Racism Resources; Ukraine Relief; Crisis Textline
Sponsors: AquaTru; Helix Sleep; Wild Health; Polysleep; Odoo; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive
Former Patron Thanks: Tony, Kimberly, Geoff, Lily, Ezra, Tim, Viv, Kathy, Renee, Wyatt, Wydell, Tyler, Thomas, Stephanie, Sharon, SE, Rayna, Reese, Rachel, Paige, Null, Mac, Kay, Justine, Jennifer, James, Kat, Braden, Bernie
Notable Language:
- The Earl of Duke
- The Duke of Earl
- Fiefdom
- Microbial Benefits
- Yoghurt
- Ba-Na-Na
- Double Dairy Gamble
- Meringue
- Groovy Ghoulies
- Lovely Laminated Layers
- Tudor Rose Stencil
- Mishti
Notable Culture:
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- “Be Our Guest”
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being
- The Unbearable Weight of Anticipating Guests – Gingerbread Press
- Remo Williams
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- Angela Lansbury
- Beauty & The Beat 4: The Guest Without Welcome
- Beauty and the Beast
- How I Learned to Comfort the Chip Within Me
- Minions
- Haribo
- Ganesh
Notable Talking Points:
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- You could have guests
- I’m more “Oh no, I have guests” than “Be Our Guest”
- How many guests can a duke or earl have?
- The Earl of Duke
- The concept of guests
- The Unbearable Weight of Anticipating Guests
- Even Gingerbread Press wouldn’t publish that one
- Emotional Baggage Fee
- I want you to flourish
- I can play the role of a good guests
- If someone could hear my muscles creak, they’d know I’m in distress
- A Micro Twin Bed
- Yes, I’ll sleep on an iron fold out chair, no problem
- I am confident that 70% of SWM listeners can relate to that feeling
- Oh, my bed is sentient?
- I would not want to be a guest at the Beast’s castle
- Beauty & The Beat 4: The Guest Without Welcome
- I didn’t intend to make Chip cry on this podcast
- How do I comfort a teacup?
- The lean years before Belle’s arrival
- I feel like I’ve been doing this intro for 4 days
- They kicked me out after I hurt Chip’s feelings
- Mrs. Potts spontaneously steamed in my presence
- How I Learned to Comfort the Chip Within Me
- Starting with some live puns
- I’d love that shirt for me
- Bun Direction
- Scone Jovi
- Susie Choux
- Crusty Springfield
- Dough-anna Ross
- Whisk & Shout
- Bun DMC
- A real fun opening
- They’re using dairy, not making dairy
- First Ever Dairy Week
- Dairy Cake with a Cultured Milk Product
- Alice is using yogurt
- I have a cultured brain, for sure
- Don’t overbake it!
- Steph is in my top!
- Steph is very humorous in a Scooter-esque way
- The Answer to Everything Cake
- For Happy and Bad Moods
- Buttermilk, raspberry, crushed pistachios
- Rosie ends up being correct in what culture is
- Limoncello Vodka Cake
- David is also doing limoncello
- Drinking limoncello out of a saucer
- David – Lemon, poppyseed cake
- I love lemon cake, holy moly
- Phil – rosewater syrup, buttercream roses
- Talking about Phil’s trucking career
- Priya – Banana Chocolate Cake
- Oooh, toffee sauce
- I guess Paul likes bananas like the Minions
- You can always connect with young children over the Minions
- Michael is feeling stressed
- Oven Sequence
- Finger-Crossing Sequence
- Double Dairy Gamble
- Helena – Buttercream flowers – Casper Cake almond cake
- Helena will marry Noel on Halloween
- Alice is making white chocolate leaves
- Leafy Yogurt Cake with cardamom, pistachio, lemon
- Alice’s students didn’t like it
- Michelle is making meringues
- Rhubarb Pecan Crumble
- Henry is making a Streusel Cake – spiced apple
- No Dairy-Dallying
- Sandi and Noel crack each other up a lot
- The more detailed the tin, the harder to unmold
- Michelle breaks her tray, but not her cake
- You can kind of determine where they hang out bts
- Michael’s cake doesn’t come out of tin
- Priya and Henry are trying to help Michael
- Groovy Ghoulies
- Powerful Horn Music for Henry
- Michael would throw this away at home
- Judgment Time
- Henry is first – looks great, delicious, light, great apple
- Rosie – high alcohol level, spot on culture usage, light
- Helena – Scary sweet, lovely color, good
- David – classy look, light, Prue loves it
- Steph – so much chocolate, light, moist sponge, rich
- Phil – LIttle messy, good texture, not enough rose
- Alice – really pretty, little bland, where’s the flavors, good texture
- Priya – they don’t like the look, lightness to banana bread
- Michelle – beautiful meringues, claggy and loose
- Michael – stuck, lost definition, bad icing, delicious flavor
- I really like Michael
- Talking Head Sequence
- Technical Challenge
- Henry VIII liked this recipe
- 12 Maids of Honor
- Baking Curd Cheese doesn’t sound pleasant
- Henry’s never made rough puff
- It’s cheese and lemon and curd
- Michelle gives Noel a hard time about his rolling technique
- Helena’s dough isn’t working
- You use vinegar to curdle the cheese
- How do you make lemon curd?
- How big should these rolls be?
- Helena forgot to add water to her dough!
- Priya is waiting for her curd to set before she puts it in the oven
- I love Noel’s absurd humor
- I guess I’m rooting for everyone
- Curd Assembly Post Blind Bake
- Tudor Rose Stencil
- Steph has great drawing skill
- It’s not going well for people
- Priya doesn’t plate fully
- David’s – neat, too shallow, baked through
- Michelle – thin pastry, no height, nice flavor
- Alice – flat as a pancake
- Priya – they skip
- Rosie – nice curd, no height
- Helena – disaster, short crust not puff pastry
- Phil – No rose on top, dry
- Steph – looks good, flaky
- Henry – baked, shallow, good layers and taste
- Michaels – shrunk, overdone, boiled
- Priya is last
- Steph wins the technical!
- The weather goes from chilly to quite hot
- Showstopper Challenge
- Steph leads the way with David and Henry
- Michael, Priya are near the bottom
- Who decides when 2 go home?
- Mishti
- Not in Phil’s comfort zone
- Vibrant, celebratory sweets
- You simmer the milk down to get milk solids, but don’t let it burn!
- Alice – Afternoon Tea – Indian British Fusion
- Henry burned his milk
- The milk needs other flavors, too!
- Priya – rose mishti, saffron, and mango
- Michael – based on the Indian flag – he doesn’t like Indian milk sweets
- Steph – rose and pistachio, mango, date, and walnut
- David – aromatic water, cardamom, carrot, flavors of India, fennel
- I love fennel
- Their 3rd sweet can use something other than milk
- Henry – pistachio, raspberry kolfi (needs a freezer) – Seaside Mishti
- Phl – shortcut sweets
- 100 types of Mishti to choose from
- Michelle – rice pudding, passionfruit discs with chocolate and raspberry
- Helena – an old British sweet shop
- Henry’s ice cream isn’t freezing fast enough
- Rosie is using a lot of color
- Cocktail orange, rose, deep frying decorations
- Phil’s garden with Gnome Norman
- Trying to get these balls to the right size
- A mad, fumbling dash to the sweet
- Michael is making Ganesh’s favorite sweet
- Ice cream isn’t set for Henry
- Helping each other
- I like that Michael helped Priya out
- Very cute duckling
- Steph – pink, pretty mishti, a little like a hot dog bun, clever flavors, nice job
- David – precise, accurate, very fancy
- Alice – looks great, well done on flavors
- Helena – great centerpiece look, lemon flavor is best, beautiful biscuit
- Rosie – very bright colors, delicious, aromatic
- Michelle – looks nice, nice color, don’t like the rice pudding flavor
- Henry – one mishti has melted, nice vanilla flavor though
- Michael – love the shapes and style, delicious, not too sweet
- Priya – great fried texture, quite savory, great use of saffron
- Phil – funny gnome, some color, some classy, Prue doesn’t like the flavor from extracts, all too similar
- A skip in the episode?
- Steph wins Star Baker!
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