1239 – Dessert Week | Great British Bake You Off to Sleep S10/C7 Ep6

Episode 1239 – Dessert Week | Great British Bake You Off to Sleep S10/C7 Ep6

 

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SCOOTER: Friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, it’s time for the podcaster who’s here to keep you company and take your mind off of stuff. I’m here because you deserve a good night's sleep. I’m here to just be your friend in the deep, dark night, to talk to you, but you don’t need to listen to me, which is a bit different of a proposition. So, maybe just see how it goes. I’m gonna explain a couple things, but I’m so glad you’re here because I’ve been there, or I’ve been there multiple times, tossing, turning, mind racing, trouble getting to sleep, trouble staying asleep, and that’s why I want to help. I also want to help — and there’s a lot of other people listening right now that are nodding — because you deserve a good night's sleep.

 

Hopefully they’re nodding off; I didn’t even realize that pun. I was more…meant they’re nodding their head like, yeah, you deserve a good night's sleep. We’ve been there, too. We know what it’s like where things feel…that you’re not looking forward to bedtime, that you dread it. We want your life to be more manageable. If you’re getting the sleep you need and you deserve, your life’s gonna be better. So, I hope this show can provide it. Just give it a few tries. See how it goes. Most people do not like this show on the first…great news, though — I’ll tell you in the first two minutes — most people don’t like this show when they listen to it the first time. So, if that’s your reaction right now, it’s pretty normal. Give it a few tries. See how it goes.

 

That’s what a lot of people have said on reviews and e-mails. A lot of people that support the show, that pay for the podcast, say, at first I did not like you at all. They don’t say it…usually they say it laughing, but their language is stronger, too, because it’s another thing we share, right? We’re skeptical, we’re doubtful, we’re irritable because if you’re not getting the sleep you need, of course you’re gonna be like that. But also just see how the show goes. It might not fit you. If for some reason you’re already reacting to me in a strong way — you’re like, no, I can't listen to another second — sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou has a bunch of different other stuff you could listen to, sleep podcasts and sleepy stuff.

 

So, try that, 'cause you still deserve a good night's sleep. But so, what we got coming up here…we’ll have some support for the show — that’s how it comes out twice a week for free with the team of people it takes to put this show out — then there will be a long, meandering intro. That’s a show within a show, kind of, meant to ease you into bedtime and to take your mind off of stuff, and then we’ll talk about the Great British Bake Off. So, that’s what we got coming up. That’s the structure of the show. That’s why I make the show. I’m so glad you’re here, and 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 you’re thinking about, like thoughts about the past, the present, the future, thinking…you know, thinking…thoughts you’re thinking. Think, thank…I say that all the time…but things on your mind that are coming up. They feel like…my thoughts…has there ever been something about the velocity of thoughts?

 

That sounds very studious; the velocity of my thoughts. It could be another chapter in another imaginary autobiography I’ve never written; The Velocity of My Thoughts. It was a cool, brisk…you’re right, correct; it was a morning I couldn’t define. Was it brisk? Was it cool? Was it cold? Was it frigid? But yet I was inside my bed, yet I was not asleep. That’s when I noticed the velocity of my thoughts increasing, like a deer in the snow after the crack of a branch. Oh my gosh, I’m just…I think I just went into a fugue…imaginary autobiography fugue state there. Sorry about that. I’m not sure exactly what…this might have been the best prose I’ve…that’s ever come out of me, even…yeah. But that happens on this podcast.

 

So, it could be thoughts at varying…then it occurred to me yet again that it was night, and the varying velocity of my thoughts…verily, verily, verily, life was not a dream. Okay, so…sorry, I got…re-fugued. Let me do some de…does anybody have a de-fuguer handy? Does anybody have the definition of ‘fugue’ just so I could make sure…? Oh, is it…do I de-fugue or do I un-fugue? There’s another brand of merch…to go off topic yet again…Underfugues; they’re what you wear under…when you’re in a fugue state, make sure you’re wearing Underfugues. Any similarity to Underoos is purely unintentional. Also, if you don’t know what Underoos were, probably don’t…I mean, now it’s something…believe it or not, underwear used to be super plain. I don't know if this is part of my autobiography. It’s just a tangent.

 

That’s why we’re putting out Underfugues. But so…but just to complete the tangent for people that…there used to be a brand of underwear for…when I was a kid for kids called Underoos. I guess…I don't know if there was…this is not meant to be totally funny but it is kinda funny, is was there a place…was there a marketer that was like, you know what I heard? These kids aren’t wearing underwear anymore. They say it’s…this is a…whatever they call it, a unique selling opportunity. They say, what do you mean? Say, the kids…the underwear is so boring. I don't know about you, but adults, we can put up with it. We found that we can make our lives tolerable, and we’ve…whatever. We gotta go to work. But these kids…we need to find a way to get them to buy…so, there wasn’t print underwear.

 

I guess that was a long version of saying…for anybody…but they decided for kids they would do it. So, it would be like, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, stuff like that. I don't know…and…but now it’s kind of a common thing. So, you might not be able to…you’d say, what was the big deal about Underoos? I say, I don't know. I don't know if…I would say that underwear was generally boring, but also, I don't know that there was a state where kids were running around…fully-clothed, obviously. But then you say, well, you’re not fully…unless you’re in…what do we call them? Underfugues and you’re in a fugue state, you’re not fully…fuguely…am I fuguely clothed? If I’m in a…clothed in a…I’m usually clothed in a fugue state anyway, so am I fuguely clothed? I feel fuguely clothed when I’m in my Underfugues.

 

Underfugues might be a good name for somebody, too, or just…I don't know if it’s a good fake last name. I already have too many of those. Reminds me of Mr. Underhill from Fletch, which we were reminded of in Ted Lasso. Mr. Underfugue…he could be somebody’s boss. Anyway…holy cow, I’m supposed to introduce a sleep podcast, right? It was thoughts; so that’s one thing that could be keeping you awake. It could be feelings, anything coming up for you emotionally, whether it’s feelings from the past, the present, the future. It could be physical sensations, changes in time, temperature, routine, whatever it is. It could be anything. The reason I go through that stuff is just so you feel less alone.

 

There’s someone listening right now that can relate to how you feel, and there’s probably someone that’s gone through something similar to whatever’s keeping you awake. I know this is a digital medium and that’s kind of a strange thing to say, but it is lonely in the deep, dark night. Even if I can't relate to what you’re going through…I think I can relate to how it feels, but even if I can't, there’s someone listening right now who can relate. So, I just want you to know that because it’s important and that’s why I make the show. What I’ll do is I’ll send my voice across the deep, dark night. I’m gonna use lulling, soothing, creaky, dulcet tones, pointless meanders, and superfluous tangents, which we’ve already had a bunch of.

 

I think…I don't even remember how it started, but I was writing some sort…I don't know, I was writing some sort of poetic thing about the weather. I don't even remember the writing prompt. It was something about…and then I realized I was in a fugue state. Then I came up with an invention, not really a utilizable invention, but maybe…I don't know, maybe somewhere out there, as Fievel says, there’s a…that could be…that could, again…when there’s a fuguer in need, I’m a fuguer’s friend, indeed. Underfugues; more than just an undergarment. They’re a way of life. Underfugues, owned by Mr. Underfugue Enterprises, LLC. Okay, so, pointless meanders, they just…they’re just flowing tonight. They don’t flow very…yeah, I guess they’re more…what is that called? Like a trickle. Yeah. You know what I mean.

 

They’re not…sometimes things just deteriorate. But whatever syrup does…so, okay, what else do you need to know? Send my voice…oh, structure of the show…oh, first…I said this earlier, but at first, people don’t like this show. That’s normal because you probably tried a bunch of different stuff to fall asleep. Maybe somebody recommended this. Maybe you found it during a search and you’re trying to get to sleep. But trust me; to give this show a few tries and just see how it goes, you got really nothing to lose. The show is free, and maybe you take me up on the offer of sleepwithmepodcast.com/nothankyou, you find another sleep podcast, or this one works for you. So, see how it goes. The reason it’s different is kinda twofold. One, is this podcast…you don’t really listen to it.

 

You could listen to it, but it’s kinda just barely listenable. What I mean by that is some people listen to me at a mumble or across the room. Some people are listening and barely paying attention and some people are just listening to get their mind off of stuff — it could be during the day or at night — and then they fall asleep, or at least it makes them feel less alone. That’s why people listen during breaks during the day when they’re having a stressful day, but also people that can't fall asleep, 'cause this show isn’t here to put you to sleep. It’s here to keep you company while you fall asleep, or that ideally you just find yourself awake later…tomorrow. You say, oh yeah, I fell asleep. I think he was talking about a de-fuguer? Yeah, he was trying to…if you un-fugue or de-fugue…and every time he did, he re-fugued.

 

He was in a state of fugue…you know, confuguen…yeah. Couldn’t say it 'cause it’s too much like ‘confusion’, which…they’re probably related. Again, I don't have…my mind’s got…my mind’s made for meanders, not definitions. Okay, so…oh, this is a podcast…yeah, it doesn't put you to sleep. I’m here to be your bore-friend, your bore-bae, your bore-sib, your bore-cuz, your bore-bestie, your neigh-bore, your bore-bor, your bore-bud, your friend. There’s people that listen who can't sleep. That’s why the shows are over an hour, so there’s no pressure to fall asleep. I’ll be here to keep you company to the very end whether you’re listening, whether you’re awake or asleep. So, those are two things about the show.

 

The other things about the show…I thought there was three thing…oh yeah, you deserve a good night's sleep…I’ve only done this like, 1,200 times. You deserve a good night's sleep, you deserve a bedtime you could look forward to or feel neutral about, no pressure to fall asleep, no pressure to listen…structure of the show. The show is structured in a very deliberate way to benefit the most people it can and to be flexible, that you can kind of adjust the show how it works for you if you become a regular listener. So, let me tell you the intention behind the different parts of the structure of the show. The greeting — friends beyond the binary, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, then I say something else — is so you feel seen and welcomed in, 'cause you say, oh, the light’s on there.

 

It seems warm or cool or whatever temperature I’m looking for, and maybe I could approach that show and check it out. I don't know. I’ll see. That’s all you need to do to come here. You say, huh, I kinda…I’ll see how it goes. So, that’s what the greeting’s for, then there’s support so the show can be free and come out twice a week. To make the show sound free and easy…I realize it sounds like this is all me just sitting down naturally and it just comes right out and then it just comes right to the air, but it does take a lot of different people working really hard, and we want the show to be free for everybody. So, that’s how we do it, is the sponsors and the people that support the show. Then there’s a intro which is a show within a show.

 

But when people don’t like the support for some reason, they lump the intro in with it. I don't want you to miss out on the intro at first, because it is another very deliberate, thought-out part of the show. I wouldn’t make…I guess if…it’s like a conundrum, right? If I made a short intro, this wouldn’t be…it wouldn’t work as a sleep podcast, but because I can make a long, meandering intro, it helps me make a sleep podcast. So, I don't know, maybe there’s…where my  natural stuff and the structure of the show overlap, because the intro’s meant to ease you into bedtime.

 

There is a percentage of people that skip the intro, there’s a percentage of people that fall asleep during the intro, there’s a larger percentage of both of those of people that listen to intro after intro after intro, but for most people, the intro’s part of their wind-down routine, the kinda twilight or the buffer between your evening and sleep. So, they’re use…a lot of people…and you could try it this way; use it as you’re winding down or getting ready for bed. Maybe as you develop a bedtime routine, you could do some other chill activity while you get ready for…this isn’t what you need to do or should, but what I do is I pet my dog for a little while, I foam-roll, I write out some stuff that happened during the day…that’s just one part of my wind-down routine…reading a book.

 

I don't know if I could read a book and listen to this podcast at the same time, but you could play it afterwards or whatever. But you could do some doodling or whatever, or you could be in bed getting comfortable. So, just see how it goes, but that’s why the intro goes on and on and on for twelve to twenty-five minutes. It introduces the podcast but it also kinda…yeah, it’s just like a landing strip. Then there’s support for the show, then there’s our bedtime story. Tonight it’ll be based on a episode of Great British Bake Off and we’ll cover that, and I’ll be going off topic and wondering about meringue or whatever it is. You say, you don’t know your meringue from your…you don’t know the difference between lemon jam and lemon meringue and lemon meringue pie and just general lemon meringues.

 

I’d say, well, yes, and if you could provide me with all of those in a delectable way, I’d be more than happy to try those and then for…then still be…we’re back where we started. So, what is that…what was I saying? I don't know. But so…oh, this…I don't know. I got mixed up. Somehow…now I’ve got lemon meringue…oh, we’re talking about Great British Bake Off. Then there will be thank-yous at the end. So, that’s the structure of the show. That’s why I make the show. I’m so glad you’re here whether you’re new or you’re a regular listener. I hope you feel at home here and I hope you know there’s other people that want you to feel at home here, other listeners. But you don’t need…the thing about the show is you don’t need to, either. If it doesn’t work for you, we still want you to feel at home somewhere, right? So, I’m glad you’re here. I work really hard. I yearn and I strive and I really hope I can help you fall asleep. So, thanks again for coming by, and here’s a couple of ways we’re able to do it for you for free twice a week.

 

Alright everybody, Scoots here. We’re talking Episode 6, Desserts Week. I don't know if they ever said ‘get your just desserts’. I only just realized now that there’s…there used to be a dessert place called Just Desserts. I don't know if I ever went to one, but as far as I know, the thing was they just served desserts. Right; Just Desserts. I don't know if it was a cafe or a take-out place, but I didn’t realize there was that extra pun of like, whatever, you’re getting your just desserts. Or maybe that’s not a pun, which is interesting 'cause I just realized…I think I’ve said ‘pun’ and ‘interesting’ five times, but…because this episode opens with a sequence about the movie Lawrence of Arabia and Noel coming out of the desert, because he doesn’t…he has it mixed up whether it’s desserts or desserts. We’ll look it up here. I just started playing it.

 

Let’s see, there’s something about a camel, a trailer…but Sandi and Paul…Sandi’s like, Noel, it’s desserts, not desert. It’s not Desert Week? Yeah, he’s doing…it’s like a sepia-toned stroll. His hands are behind his back. I’ve never seen Lawrence of Arabia, so I’m not positive that’s what it’s from, but I think that’s what they alluded to. His head’s back, very…oh, now we got a close-up of wheat berries. I think those are wheat berries. Then he says, Sandi, you’re gonna love me. I’ve nailed the theme this week; Lawrence of Arabia, the great Arabian Desert. But Sandi says, it’s actually Dessert Week, not Desert Week. Oh. My costume’s ruined. Well, we’ll do a nativity play. Welcome to the Great British Baking Show. So, these sequences they had to do after for the US version only. There was a stuffed camel.

 

Sandi this week has the bullhorn that Paul had last week for the open, maybe? Or did they…have they always done those sequences? Did they do them twice for the Great British Bake Off and the Great British Baking Show? These are answers…questions I don't have answers to. Then there was…and then there was…so, we just had the opening teaser section. Stress and gin…then we see a bird. Priya’s glad for Week 6. Michael’s a little bit…says, it’s weird, kinda like going off one by one, kinda like an Agatha Christie. David is not a dessert person and neither is Rosie. I don't make desserty things, no, no. Hello, bakers. Back to Dessert Week. Signature challenge; layered meringue cake, cake with meringue layers. Let’s not get too technical here. A large cake you share with friends…a minimum of three layers sandwiched with filling.

 

Two hours and forty-five minutes. On your mark, get set, bake. I forgot to research Noel’s shirt, but it’s very…kind of like a sixties’ style art. I mean…but I don't know what I’m talking about, but…420-style art. Okay, so everybody’s starting to make their mixes. Paul’s talking about a nice definition, peaks, shape of your meringue…wow, I want to eat that, when you see it. It could be simple, but you better…it better be about the flavor, Prue says, but don’t…keep it simple but make it good…but don’t over-complicate it. So, we got David up first. David is doing a mixed-spice meringue, each layer a different spice; one clove, one star anise, and one cinnamon. Paul’s like, do those go together? David’s like, what? I think they do. Somebody else says, why would you even ask that?

 

There’s figs, there’s berries, vanilla creme. Have any of your friends had it, David? No. Just practiced on myself, but I like these flavors. Noel says, he’s shooting for his…shooting for the moon, man. I admire the bravery. Henry’s worried about the meringue. He’s doing some…a coastal town in France full of lovely patisseries…pistachio-chocolate meal version…a towering meringue cake, four layers; creme…chocolate creme patissiere, raspberry jam, and pistachio meringue. Oh, they say…Henry goes, yeah, you gotta lunge between the benches now 'cause there’s so few people. Two lunges and you get to the final. You’re gonna measure by lunge, Henry, huh? Henry’s very quirky. I like him. I like all these contestants. People are baking nuts. Most people are flavoring their meringue with nuts.

 

Life in a nutshell…Michael’s making a lot of different nut-related puns. Rosie’s up next. Salted-caramel French meringue; raspberry and lime curd — so, no nuts in hers — chocolate ganache, fruit and chocolate…tartness of the curd…layers of lime and raspberry, salted caramel, and chocolate ganache. How confident are you feeling? Well, last week I took a hit to my confidence, and…you thought you were going home. I was certain. Didn’t think there was any way I wasn’t, but I want to prove my place here. Good luck, Rosie. Thank you very much. Alice is shaving chocolate and saying it’s like going to the gym. She’s also going nut-free; Black Forest gateau, nut-free, a true Black Forest, a Black Forest homage. Chocolate meringue, chocolate mousse, cherry compote…and she’s using sweet cherries. They got some zing.

 

Okay, well, that should work. Should work beautifully. Well, good luck, Alice. Good luck. Steph’s up. Timeless classic meringue treatment is Eton elegance…Eton Mess, which I looked up at one point what a Eton Mess was. I already forgot, but…pistachios, raspberries, white chocolate are the main flavors. Pistachio-rich meringue is a Eton Mess upgrade filled with raspberries, white chocolate, cream cheese, pistachio spikes…and Noel gives her a hard time; twice in a row Star Baker. Please don’t. It’s like impending doom. He says, I could relate. I got hired as…I don't blame you for these feelings. Priya’s getting ready to pipe some stuff; so is David. Piping meringue…so, it is a piping meringue sequence. Some people are doing circles or disks, as they say. Henry’s doing a rectangle.

 

They’re going in an hour…you gotta cook it at low temperature; 130. Drying it out over time, David says. Marshmallowy but chew…I don't know. Then you start to work on your fillings, all-important fillings. Chocolate orange at the bottom of stockings; that’s what Michael’s is based on. So, it’s dark chocolate meringue cake; orange creme au beurre, hazelnut spikes, dark chocolate and orange ganache on the outside. There’s booze in the ganache as well, orange liqueur. Prue’s gonna love it, Noel says. They say, good luck. Priya’s reaching for the bottle this time. Amaretto creme pat…she doesn’t drink, but her husband’s favorite drink is…husband Sean’s tipple of choice is whatever I said with a blueberry creme au beurre. Paul says, you’re usually spot on with your flavors, but your timing is what needs help. She says, I know.

 

Say, I’m gonna buy you a watch. She goes, I got a watch in my drawer here. One hour left. Steph is feeling sick…'cause everybody’s checking their cook…baking progress. Massive meringues…bulbous are Henry’s. Then you gotta let your oven cool down. Can’t leave the meringues in there. You don’t want them to crack. Henry’s getting ready to do some…whatever…whatever that’s called with the…melting the chocolate. People are working on their designs. A lot of shaking and trembling. A blowtorch circles the chocolate, tempering the chocolate. Not sure if it’s working, Michael says. Chocolate with a temper…even-tempered dark chocolate, or the furious. There you go, new baking show. Rosie says, what is going on? My ganache is grainy. Not awful, but grainy. Not what I want. Thirty minutes left.

 

I don't know, I’ll have to make it again. Rosie’s gonna make hers again. People are trying to take their meringues out. Henry takes his over, flips it over…gets on his knees in order to get his in the right place. Also, he’s wearing one of Helena’s pins, I believe, that she must have given him. Putting cherries on the gateau…Henry says his is looking voluptuous, his meringue. Blue food is weird, Priya says. Hers is a interesting color. Then they’re trying to put them together. Baked meringue is incredibly fragile. You gotta be delicate stacking it. Oh, dear. Then weighing it down with filling, you don’t want it to break. So, people are getting…Henry says, if this works, I may strip. It fits; a actual miracle. Ten minutes left. We get a close-up of Noel and Sandi. They go in for a better close-up. Yeah, I may not get this done.

 

Decorating raspberry and lime curd last minute…wee bit messy. Aren’t we all a little messy sometimes? But it’s coming together. Remade the ganache, but didn’t cover it on all the sides…made space between the layers, chocolate and orange ganache. One minute…or is it three hours? Noel says. Everybody’s trying to put the finishing touches, shaking hands…assembly…Priya’s dancing. Sprinkling of powdered sugar…and time is up. Everybody crosses their arms. Priya’s like, I did something on time. Henry…or Michael’s trying to scrape the chocolate off his jumper. Sandi’s like, that was weird, Michael. Then we get another…these are the outside shots I was talking about last week. I’ll pause it 'cause it’s really fun. Two people are running…it’s a wide shot. Okay, we have everybody walking out.

 

They must have a…they have a lounge outside with one, two, three, four, five, six…two tables, coffee-table size. This is outside tan furniture. There’s five chairs and two sofa love seats for them to chill at during breaks or whatever. It’s green grass, hills in the background…beautiful. We also have David…no, Michael? Michael and Alice, I believe, are running with joy, arm-in-arm. Then everybody else is walking. Actually, it’s like…Steph has her hands behind her back, Michael and Henry have their hands behind their back, then Priya and Rosie look like they have their hands at their side. I don't know if they’re taking their jumpers off or if that’s how they told them to walk. They say, that looks the best. Okay, now everybody’s hands are loose except for Steph’s, and then it cuts to flowers in the tent.

 

Then we go back into the tent and now it’s time to face the judgement of Paul and Prue. David’s up first; Spiced Meringue Surprise. Prue thinks it looks lovely. They cut it. Nice interior, Paul says. Okay, this is…let’s get the taste of this. Clove, star anise, and cinnamon if you get one bite. Prue likes it. She says, mm. But spice…the clove is a bit dominant. It’s not as delicious as it looks. Overwhelmed by the spices, Paul says. It’s beautiful meringue, though, heartbreaking. David laughs. They say, how could you do this to something so beautiful? Everybody’s laughing. He goes, okay, I’ll pare it back next time. But it wasn’t a disaster. Priya’s up; Family Favorite. The color of the blueberry cream is horrible, Prue says. Holy cow. We don’t eat a lot of mauve food, and this is a particularly nasty version of mauve. Paul just laughs.

 

But he says, yeah, it’s not appetizing-looking. I didn’t know we were evolutionarily designed not to eat mauve food, but…too much amaretto. Paul says, meringue’s over-baked. Then we got Rosie; layers of lime and raspberry. Okay, we would have liked more elaborate piping, they say. Looks wonky. Prue said that. I’d like a peppermint meringue. Not that you’re making stuff on mine…but a little bit of sharpness, raspberry curds are nice, but the chocolate doesn't go with it; too thick. Alice is up next. Hers has a little bit of a basket handle. Kinda looks like a centerpiece. Very attractive, Prue says. Paul says, you got the colors; purple…yeah, if you’re gonna have cherry flavoring. Your chocolate comes through. Your cherry does not. Should have used…Prue says something about some other cherry.

 

You should have used jarred cherry or something. Oh, morello cherry, something with more punch. Thank you. David’s up next. His is totally enrobed in chocolate. It looks neat. I like your sticks. Too much chocolate, though. Oh, David says that too early. They say, why did you say something? Don’t tell them. Okay, so they dig in. They’re taking bites, mouthfuls. Meringue’s sweated on the inside…so, liquid soaked into the meringue, softened it up. Dominates the whole thing, Michael, but I have to say I love the flavors. Prue says that. Orange and chocolate, what’s better than that? Sandi says, plus you got a ton of chocolate on you. Steph is next; Eton Mess. Very professional and neat. Lovely-looking. Original. Looks like a celebration cake. So, they start to dig in. Oh, it looks yummy. Gorgeous. Steph keeps her head down.

 

Prue bites it. Prue’s red frames match her vest. Flavor of the nuts…take some nuts out next time and lighten it up. It would have been nicer to eat. Tastes lovely, looks lovely. Too many nuts. She says, too many nuts, to Michael. He laughs. Henry’s towering meringue cake…Henry laughs before they even get there. But it’s slightly messy, a little rugged. Maybe you could have switched around where you had the layers. Maybe invert them. I don't know. Slight rise to the top…sure. Design-wise, it’s wanting. Okay, so they start getting stuff out…start eating it. Prue goes in for a mouthful. I like the nutty meringue. Paul likes the texture; light. Jam is the savior. Everything flows with it. Jam; it’s good. Did you buy the jam? No, I made it. Really? He goes, yeah, no, dude, I made the jam, Paul. Henry’s kinda outraged.

 

I mean, in a friendly way. No, he goes, that went well…the talking heads. Yesterday? No. Today? Good. Then Michael says, that did not go good. Rosie says, I didn’t agree with them that it didn’t go together. Chocolate, raspberries, and cream? That goes together. We see a deer. Noel says, after a disappointing signature, this is gonna be one of the most complex technical challenges ever. So, welcome to your technical. Prue set this one up. It’s all about detail and precise measurements. Oh, boy. So, what are they gonna do? They’re gonna skedaddle. Off you pop. They’re gonna laminate Paul’s recipes. Okay, so two…Prue wants six identical, perfectly-layered verrines. Verrines is the French word for…I don't know. It’s a French word, though. Everybody laughs. Pushed into a fiddly glass, Noel says.

 

They say, yeah, a layered dessert in a glass. A verrine should consist of a layer of mango compote, creme coconut panna cotta, fresh raspberry jelly topped with a coconut and lime streusel, and a short sable biscuit. Two-and-a-half hours. On your mark, get set, go. So, now everybody’s…it’s complex and simple at the same time. Great, terrific. Has anyone had a verrine? This is definitely Prue. Paul would make Angel Delight. Why verrines, Prue? They do…well, it’s got mango…it’s got these layers, so…tough. You gotta make the biscuit, it’s gotta snap. How could this go wrong? Well, you gotta chill everything between each layer, get the measurements right so you get the layers right. They’re eating them. Like, don’t eat too many, 'cause we gotta finish all the ones the bakers make.

 

Okay, so then you gotta make sable dough for the thing. Sable means sand, maybe? Somebody says…Alice, maybe? Cut a circle out at the center, then chill. If only we could chill. David says, I probably have had this before, but it was after dinner. You gotta put glucose in a pan. So, they’re trying to do their…some people are weighing, some people are measuring by eyes. Sandi says, Priya, how are you doing? Priya says…I guess Priya is a bit of a talker. She goes, yeah, it’s like I’m in a house full of a couple little kids. This is my chance to be out with other adults. I’m gonna enjoy it. Then panna cotta’s gotta get made. So, everybody’s trying to mix that and cook it, chill it in a water bath. You know how many times I’ve been told to chill in a water bath? You don’t want to melt the mango compote. They never told me that part.

 

They just said, why don’t you chill in a water brath? I said, a water bath or a water brath? Did you just call me a water brat? Sandi and Noel are joking about making some sort of dessert. I don't even know what it is. People are baking their biscuits, trying to figure out…eight minutes? I don't know. Noel also jokes around, pretends he’s the lion in the Wizard of Oz with oven mitts on. Okay, perfectly-even layers. People are doing math to figure it out. Henry…or, no, Michael…twenty…Alice and Prue…or what’s…Steph; I’m sorry. Henry’s doing it by eyeballs. Maybe I should have weighed this…but Priya’s measuring by eyeballs. People are putting them in to chill. Three minutes on the biscuits. Raspberry jelly time…don’t want to mess that one up. Half-hour left, though. So, it goes…you go to the freezer, then you come back.

 

You gotta go carefully. Layer three goes on…some people on their…David’s is on a…what is that called, a measuring weigher? Priya’s does…panna cotta does not seem to be set, so she has to go back in the fridge. Oh, what is a measuring weigher called? A scale. Thank you. Noel does some jokes behind a piece of…an oven shelf. Streusel…was there someone named Streusel in the Sound of Music, Michael says? Oh no, it was Liesel. Striesel, Liesel…Striesel, meet Liesel. My name is…for striesel, my Liesel. Liesel my striesel. That’s what you’d…if you were best friends with…and somebody would say, it’s not…the name’s not…oh, Liesel? Striesel? Striesel my Liesel. Streusel, my Leucel. I think a Leiuselphone…that’s not in Doctor Who, but…or not in Doctor Seuss, either. Maybe it’s in Doctor Who. Allons-y…play your streusel-phone.

 

So, everybody’s assembling their things, their biscuits. The biscuits gotta sit around…on the top of the…cover the whole rim of the top of the glass. There’s all these decorative elements. This is not…I could never do this at all. People say, you probably could. No, I could never do this at all. Trust me. Then everybody has to carry them up carefully. It’s time to judge. Henry’s got a red tie on. I don't know why that’s a joke. Let me rewind that. Did you realize you wore a red tie with…? He has a printed shirt. It’s white with red-print flowers on there. I didn’t know that was a faux-pas, but they’re giving him a hard time, or Noel is. Then we get a outside shot. Prue and Paul come to judge the verrines. They’re looking at them. There’s even gotta be gold leaf on those. If they taste as good as they look, we’ll be happy.

 

So, they start with Steph, I think. Tastes good…oh no, it was David, then Steph. These layers are flatter. Biscuit’s over-baked, though. They taste okay. Okay, the verrine is delicious. I’m enjoying it. Oh, then they go to Rosie; uneven on the biscuits, delicate, lovely and thin, though. Jelly’s not set; a little wavy. Then Michael…these look nice. Could be thicker. Mango’s not set, but…yeah, okay. Too much streusel. I think that’s Priya. Jelly’s runny, not set. Biscuits on Henry’s aren’t sitting…slightly thick. No straight lines. Alice; texture’s good, lines are good…lines are excellent, flavor’s excellent. Streusel’s good. Jelly’s set quite nicely, smooth…okay, so let’s see the rankings. Okay, we got on the rankings coming up here…worst to best, they say. Then Paul and Prue do a little bit of looking. Seventh place is Priya.

 

Tasted delicious but wasn’t set. Too much streusel. Okay, she says. Okay, sixth spot; Michael. Uneven lines…Rosie; fifth, Henry; fourth, Steph; third. Second spot is David. It just came down to how neat the lines were. Everything else on yours was spot on, David. Which leaves us with number one…is Alice. Everybody’s clapping, happy for Alice. They looked great, near as perfect as we got. So, everybody’s happy. She goes, that’s…that was good. I was surprised but happy. David says, four times second in the technical. I’ll never be first. Michael’s worried. I feel like Dessert Week isn’t for me. Priya’s saying, oh man, pressure’s on for tomorrow. Everybody goes out. Again, Steph has…keeps her hands behind her back. Henry has his hands in his apron. We see some lemons outside, some sheep.

 

Walk into the tent…some jackets on, some people not. Signature was disappointing. Technical; thrilling, brilliant. Always feel like Steph’s around Star Baker level. Alice is doing good, Paul says. Has anyone won it three times in a row? Yeah, this would be the second time if she did. Michael and Priya really have to save themselves. They say, Priya’s gotta stay on time. Noel said, yeah, that was my school report; turns up late and never stops talking. Alright, so we have everybody trying to take deep breaths. See everybody…especially Priya and Michael. Okay, it’s time for the showstopper. The selatori bomba dessert. I’m changing that around, obviously. That one I’m saying on purpose. Molded into a semi-spherical shape, one baked element, two other dessert elements…ice cream bavarois…bambay…spectacular on the outside as it is on the inside.

 

We’re saying ‘bombay’. Bom-biddy-ba-bum-bum-bay. Get your…get on…marks, set…get set, bake. A lot of disasters, Henry said, practicing. Or Michael; sorry. Alice says, one element and it’ll literally all fall apart. Bombay is really a round dessert, Prue says. Luxury, Paul says. You can build it in a mold but when it’s time to let it out, you’ll have these different layers, different textures, but it’s gotta set at the same time. If one layer collapses…probably of all of them collapsing is high, according to Paul. Prue says, I want a perfect slice of every single element. Paul says, yeah, this is a tricky one. We get a outside shot. People are working, mixing. Michael is showstopping bomba. It is his birthday today, so I might go into the judging drunk. They say happy birthday to Michael. He goes, oh…and he’s…just turned twenty-six.

 

Sandi’s like, that’s a great age. Tell us about your bomba. Alright, a Black Forest one; cherry jelly in the middle, chocolate and almond mousse, and chocolate and cherry Italian meringue on…coating. Too much chocolate yesterday. Sounds like a lot of chocolate. So, it’s gonna be ornately…whatever, decorated. Creamy base layer, rich cherry cheesecake…and he used freeze-dried cherries, he said, 'cause otherwise there would be a lot of juice. So, hopefully the freeze-dried ones will help with the flavor. Paul tastes it but doesn't say anything. He just reaches over without permission, too, tastes it with his hands. They say, okay…Michael says, he must be good at poker 'cause I couldn’t tell from his face what he thought. Then we go…another classic dessert that’s gonna be bomba; tiramisu.

 

A pick-me-up in Italian, Alice says, 'cause of the coffee. Alice drinks a lot of coffee between class. Tiramisu bomba…Genoise sponge, expresso coffee, pistachio parfait, mascarpone rum mousse, spiced cream, maybe, even, or spiced rum. She says, oh yeah…Noel says, how come you’re so relaxed? Maybe I had some of this rum. I don't know. A lot of pressure. Surprised some people…they say, what would you drink on a night out? Anything. I don't know if that’s a song or a joke. That’s what I would do, but…alright, so some people are gonna use a sponge lining to hold the layers in place, which I guess was some sort of permission they gave to make it easier. So, Noel wants to talk to Michael about his birthday. He’s got one of those birthday noisemaker things.

 

Also, Priya’s hoping her sponge will help her hold her place in the competition. It’s a fat-less sponge, light and spongy. Soaks up flavor well. Creme de cassis, black currant liqueur…it was used in Chambrod initially, but smelled awful. Hers is a summer fruit bomba; dark chocolate mousse, summer fruit bavarois, and surrounded with meringue shards, hand-piped. Raspberry…they say, are you worried about time? That’s why I chose mousses, 'cause mousses set quicker, and I practiced, so I made a lot of these. A lot of them in the bin. Cannot happen today, Paul says. Some people are making their sponges, putting them in their molds, lining it with sponge and filling…Sandi’s really taking a shine to Henry. So, she’s giving him a hard time. It’s very cute. Steph’s making her chocolate mousse. She’s not lining hers with sponge.

 

Hers is gonna be just set, a mirror bomba; dark chocolate mousse, rich coffee bavarois, amaretto-soaked jecan base, and a mirror glaze chocolate over the top. If it doesn't set, then…say, will it be shiny or not if it’s a mirror glaze? Hopefully, but I gotta put it in the fridge or it’ll lose its shine. They say, okay. She just smiles, so they…it’s like silence. Foam sword fight with Sandi and Noel halfway through…Henry’s face to face with his bowl. Now time is their enemy, right? People are putting their stuff…they gotta keep chilling. Every minute your bomb’s out of the…bombay is out of the chiller, then you…it could collapse. Multiple bowls…coffee bavarois; Steph’s trying to get that to set. It could melt or not hold its form or just be…Henry…or Michael says, that could be a problem.

 

Okay, then Henry’s doing his in layers with circle…paper circles separating them. So, he’s gonna freeze all the layers at once, but separately, then de-mold it. They say, that’s very clever. He goes, yeah, I hope it works. His is a bonfire bam. Cinnamon meringue; it sounds delicious. Bramley apple mousse, spiced honey mousse, cinnamon sponge, Chantilly…cinnamon Chantilly cream. I don't need Chantilly Lace; give me some cinnamon Chantilly cream. David’s like, what is Henry doing? So, to keep the layers from seeping into one another while…then he…David goes, Henry’s gone mad. Michael holds Henry’s freezer door open for him. Set all his layers at once…David’s taking a gamble, which is cool.

 

I think David and Steph are cool 'cause they take…he’s doing a sorbet that needs to be frozen, jelly mousse that need to be chilled…so, it is risky, but he likes risks. Sharp lemon and shiso leaf sorbet, white chocolate, raspberry mousse, raspberry and rose jelly, and this rose…Bulgarian rose water from his partner’s sister, I think? Or…romance is in the air for Rosie. It was her parents’ anniversary last month. So, it’s gonna be red on the outside and sunset colors, a ruby bombay. A romantic sunset honey cake, mousse…mango bavarois hibiscus mousse, caramelized, salted white chocolate. Forty years, at least…a celebratory one. Yep. Hope it’s not a puddle. We get a outside shot. Ninety minutes remaining. People…oh, this is a cool sequence they left in. So, then everybody’s waiting for stuff to chill, so it’s a lad’s club.

 

They’re talking about the setting temperature of gelatin, David, Henry, and Michael. Sandi goes, wow, I wish I cared. With each additional layer, stress increases…getting harder to set. Michael’s got his jelly. With that set, he gets it in there. Rosie’s got some sort of thing she’s flopping in that’s yellow. Steph’s got something in there, I don't know, and…or, what is that? Paul and Prue are watching silently. Perfectly-set layers on the outside but it’s gotta be decorated on…or, in the inside…you gotta be…decorated on the outside. So, people are starting to make their outsides. Priya’s doing some meringues. Noel says, you and time don’t get along. Steph’s doing nut brittle but struggling. How long have we got? One hour. No one’s listening, so Sandi grabs a bullhorn. One hour; she goes through with the bullhorn.

 

It’s kinda funny 'cause everybody’s just laughing. So out of character…she even uses the sound effect thing or whatever. Now everybody’s gotta get their things out of their bowls. So, they have to decide if they have enough time to decorate it, but if it hasn’t been set…so, this is a stressful situation. How long would you give yourself normally? Noel says to Rosie. A couple weeks. Alice says, I think I’ll do some…grade some papers and have a coffee. Michael and David play Naughts and Crosses. Sandi talks to Steph…cooking for the people you love, huh? Does that mean I love Paul? Well, it’s challenging…a challenging family sometimes. David’s stretching on a stool. Thirty-one minutes. Everything’s ready to go. Everybody’s just waiting to get ready to pipe. Rosie thinks she could do it in ten minutes. There’s thirty minutes to go.

 

Henry says, okay, I’m gonna start building. Steph’s like, okay, I’m gonna try and get mine out. Henry points at the camera as he flips his. Moment of truth, the all-in-one setting gamble…he’s able to get it out of the roll…in the…cling-wrap. So he’s like, that was a miracle, miracle one. Everybody’s hoping for a miracle. So, everybody’s really stressed. Will it turn out? Alice tries hers. Steph flips hers. Priya flips hers. Henry’s trying to separate his layers now, which is a challenge 'cause he can't find the cardboard at first. Priya gets ready to take hers off. Henry’s looking for his cardboard. Alice is trying to get hers out; it’s stuck. It’s frozen, very frozen, she says. Rosie’s comes out, Priya’s comes out…no problem. Done, finished. Alice’s is still stuck. Henry’s separating his layers.

 

He finds one piece of…the honey mousse comes out. David’s comes out; looks good. Alice is still stuck. She keeps trying slowly to work it out. Steph can't get hers out. She’s stressed. Alice is tapping hers. Some of the cake is stuck. Henry’s working his layers together successfully. David’s got his assembled. Alice is still tapping her bowl and trying to stay calm. Then Michael’s comes out; thank god. He falls to the floor with joy. Alice is like, holy cow. Steph’s trying to work at hers. Hers comes out. She didn’t think it was gonna happen. Noel talks about…she says, she’s gonna win Star Baker in a row. Don’t you worry about that, to David, Noel’s saying. Steph pretends to listen in. He goes, well, I hope Steph wins. I love to…I love Steph. So, Steph walks away kinda pleased. Fifteen minutes.

 

Henry’s trying to get his next layers out of his bowl. Alice is like, you gotta be kidding me. So, Henry, he reassembled his in his bowl and now he’s gonna see if it all sticks together. Steph’s trying to get her mirror glaze. Alice is like, I don't know what to do. David’s decorating his. Michael’s decorating his. Then finally…no, Alice is still stuck. Henry gets his out; okay. I think it’s okay. But then Steph measures her chocolate…and Alice’s finally comes out and she’s like, okay, it came out. It’s okay. So, she’s relieved. Rose…everybody’s decorating their cakes with meringue or whatever, mirror glaze…blow-torching…sorbet should be all solid. Yeah, so everybody’s…then we get a outside shot. Five minutes left. Dum-da-dum-dum. Priya’s trying to get her shards on without breaking them. Henry needs some help.

 

David offers to help him. Turn the turntable as I pipe. Steph gets hers in the freezer, wonders if it’s gonna mirror it. Yeah, everybody’s decorating, piping. How long do we have? Sixty seconds. Blow-torching’s going on, stuff’s coming in and out of the freezer. Steph’s comes out of the freezer, Priya’s comes out…Alice is putting cinnamon or something on hers. Time is up. Probably cocoa, actually, or…yeah, something for coffee flavor. So, they have their bombas. They say, mine looks like a cabbage. Pour yourself a G and T, Michael, for your birthday. Then they’re sitting outside. Everybody’s saying happy birthday. He’s blowing his thing…Henry, David, and Steph are kinda snuggling. It’s cute. Judgement time…okay. Steph, can you bring up your showstopper? You need a hand? Probably. She walks hers up slow.

 

It is shining. It is very domey. Mirror glaze works, Prue says. Nice shine. I like the chocolate and the…stunning. Hope it tastes as good as it looks. Okay, chocolate mousse coffee bavarois…and they taste it. Mirror glaze is thin, holy cow. Chocolate mousse is what a chocolate mousse should be. Melts in your mouth. Bavarois is lovely. I could eat it all. Paul does not say anything for a while. He’s just leaning…then he starts to laugh. He goes, this is one of the best things I’ve had to eat in a long time. Everybody claps 'cause they’re stunned. Steph starts to almost cry. Mousse is perfect. Coffee, mousse…so light. I’ve been doing this…seems like you’ve just been doing this for years. Well done. Everybody’s happy for Steph. Steph seems like Scoots-esque stressed from compliments. Rosie’s next.

 

They say, geez, it looks celebratory. I shouldn’t have blow-torched it. I should have just kept it with the popping red. But inside is another popping pink and yellow. They say, wow, it’s colorful. Prue takes a bite. It’s a little more…like than mousse. Interesting flavors, but I don't think the mango goes well. A little bit clumsy. Colors remind me of Noel, Paul says, and everybody laughs at that. David’s up next. It’s quiet. Prue says, it’s really pretty. Elegant, unusual…Paul says it’s beautiful. They pull it out; it’s got a lot of layers. Raspberry rose jelly, pistachio, lemon sisho…shi…whatever, sea shells. Lovely layers. Paul takes a bite. I never had sisho…shiso. Lemony flavor is fantastic. A bit of…it’s puckery. Very sharp, right at the back of your tongue. The jelly is a little too rubbery, so that’s a issue.

 

Then Michael’s up. His, they say…or Prue says, wow. Looks like something off the 1970’s sweet trolley, like the Queen mum’s hat, Prue says. Let’s see what it tastes like. So, they put it down and say, wow. Cheesecake’s running; it didn’t set. Maybe you didn’t have the mixture right. Prue takes a bite, pauses. It does taste like a Black Forest gateau. It’s got almond. It’s got some punch. You’ve done a great job with the flavors. The look is a little bit gaudy, but that’s it. Could be worse, he says. He goes, I can go home happy now if I have to go home. Then Alice is next. They say, beautiful, very beautiful layers. It looks like a tiramisu cake should look like, or a tiramisu bomba. Deliberate unevenness of the steps is perfect. Hope the coffee is in there, the taste. Layer of mocha mousse…mocha…oh yeah, they say mocha mousse.

 

Genoise sponge, pistachio almond parfait…the layers held together; that’s nice. Take a spoonful…Prue puts it in her mouth. Beautiful. Coffee with the sponge; lovely. Pistachio comes through. The whole thing is a triumph. Well done, just like a tiramisu. They say, Alice, you can breathe. You’re safe. Then Priya’s up. Paul stares at it. It looks elegant. Nicely laid-out colors. Take a bite…and sponge is baked, still light. Nice chocolate mousse, but it’s…the raspberry’s not sweet in the chocolate, so it doesn’t hold up against the chocolate. But…yeah, that’s tough. Thank you, Priya. So, Priya kinda blows her mouth…air out of her…you know when you blow air out and it makes your bangs move. Henry’s next. They study his. They say, simple, elegant. It looks a bit like a snow house or something.

 

Spiced honey, Brambly apple mousse…they take some bites. Paul takes another bite. Prue says, huh. Cake’s a bit tough…can't find the apple. All you get is cinnamon. You need something else in there, otherwise it’s bland. Stodgy, Prue says. Kinda disappointing. Michael says, dude, you okay? Henry just sighs, puts his head down. Then we see some flowers. We go to table talk. Okay, Prue, this was your element. I was in heaven. We see the crew outside talking…I mean, the cast. Prue says, this is a baking competition but Rosie and Henry had dreadful cakes. Priya was in trouble. Rosie, Hen…or…I got Priya, Michael, Rosie, Henry…all in trouble. Steph set the bar high, but what are we gonna do? Alice’s came in first. Okay, and David did good. His jelly was tough. Paul…or…even…Paul says, even I can make jelly.

 

Then they all laugh at that. We go to the tent. We see everybody looking, gulping, staring, hands in their laps, trying to act cool. I mean, not cool-cool; like, not-stressed cool. Sandi gets to do Star Baker, at least. So, she announces Steph again. So, Steph tears up. Alice says, you’re so good, girl. They’re happy. Doing it for the fringes, Noel says. But he has to announce the person going home. Tougher and tougher. Seven people left, and now there will be six. So…oh, boy. Everybody’s holding hands. Michael’s nodding, but it’s Priya. She goes, oh. So, they all give her big hugs. Priya says…she’s quiet for a second. She takes her…takes a moment to let it sink in. She goes, it’s been a privilege, but…I left work a year ago. I was kinda stuck and I said, I’m gonna do the things I enjoy. That meant start with the things you really enjoy.

 

You can't go wrong. Henry goes, wow. Last hour, I was prepared to go home. I even knew what I was gonna nick in the tent; apron, spoon, bowl, a whisk. Michael says, I was on the bottom, giving the bottom a cheeky wink. Steph says, I don't know if I can go on doing this. I thought Alice was gonna win, so…Alice is like, maybe Steph will realize how great she is. She calls her mom; her mom says H double hockey sticks again. She goes, mom, you can't say that on TV. They all laugh. Then the episode comes to a close. It’s another nice sleepy episode of Great British Bake Off. Goodnight, everybody.

 

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Bake You Off to Sleep

 

Underoos

https://ew.com/article/2014/11/21/return-underoos/

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/captain-underpants-how-underoos-got-origin-story-1008804/

https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/the-secret-origin-of-underoos-the-underwear-thats-fun-to-wear/

 

GBBO S10/C7 E6

https://www.vulture.com/2019/10/the-great-british-baking-show-season-10-episode-6-recap.html

https://ew.com/recap/the-great-british-baking-show-season-10-episode-6/

https://jenrosewrites.blog/2019/10/02/the-great-british-bake-off-season-10-episode-6-my-thoughts/

 

Eton Mess

https://www.countrylife.co.uk/food-drink/the-true-story-of-eton-mess-10715

https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/eton-mess

https://www.tastingtable.com/943724/the-muddled-history-of-how-eton-mess-came-to-be/

 

Black Forest Gateau

https://www.tastingtable.com/889913/how-black-forest-cake-may-have-gotten-its-name/

https://www.slurrp.com/article/the-story-behind-everyones-favourite-black-forest-cake-1649151750386

https://vitoli.ca/en/the-legend-of-the-black-forest-the-cake/

 

DOWN TO BUSINESS

I’m here because you deserve a good night’s sleep

People are nodding along and nodding off (hopefully)

 

Deep Dark Night United

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INTRO

Thinking thoughts you’re thinking

Think Thank Thoughts

The Velocity of My Thoughts

I think I just went into a autobiography fugue state

I have to de-fugue

Make sure you’re wearing your underfugues when you’re in a fugue state

Don’t worry if you don’t know what Underoos are

What’s the origins of Underoos?

I think it’s fair to say that underwear was boring before underoos

Have I ever been Fuguely Clothed?

Mr. Underfugue sounds like he’s from Fletch

A fuguer indeed for a fuguer in need

Man, the tangents are really flowing tonight

Flowing like syrup

A State of Con-fugue-sion

My mind is made for meanders, not clarity

If this intro were short, it wouldn’t be a good intro for a sleep podcast

I’ll be wondering about meringue tonight

I don’t know the difference between lemon jam and lemon meringue pie!

I’d be happy to learn more and learn the difference

 

STORY

Episode 6: Desserts Week

There used to be a dessert place near me called Just Desserts

I didn’t realize that pun until now

A Lawrence of Arabia homage

I’m assuming that’s the reference, but I’m not sure

The classic dessert / desert mixup

They had to do these sequences after the fact only for the US show

Or do they do them separately for both?

Rosie does not like desserts

Signature Challenge: Layered Meringue Cake

I forgot to research Noel’s shirt

It’s some real 420 style art

David – mixed spice meringue, figs, berries, vanilla creme

Henry worries about meringue – pistachio chocolate and raspberry

I like how quirky Henry is

Most people are flavoring meringues with nuts

Michael makes a lot of nut-related puns

Rosie – salted caramel meringue with lime and raspberry and chocolate ganache

Alice – shaving chocolate, black forest gateau, nut free! Using sweet cherries

Steph – Eton Mess Elegance

Steph doesn’t like Noel saying she’s good

Priya and David are piping meringue

Gotta cook it low to dry it out

Michael’s is chocolate orange flavors

Priya is reaching for the bottle – amaretto creme pate

Her husband loves amaretto, but Priya doesn’t drink

Steph is feeling sick

A lot of shaking and trembling

Chocolate with a Temper

Rosie’s ganache is grainy – she has to make it again

Henry is wearing one of Helena’s pins

Priya’s is blue – weird

You have to be delicate in stacking – meringue is fragile

Finishing Touches

Time is up!

Michael is trying to scrape the chocolate off his jumper

Outside shots

There’s an outside lounge area for them to chill at during breaks or whatever

Michael and Alice are running with joy?!

Now it’s time for judgment

David – spiced meringue surprise – looks lovely, nice interior, Prue likes the flavor, clove is too dominant, beautiful meringue though

Priya – blueberry cream impresses Prue

A particularly nasty version of mauve

Too much amaretto, overbaked meringue

Rosie – could’ve had more elaborate piping, looks wonky, chocolate is too thick

Alice’s has a basket handle, very attractive, good color, not enough cherry flavor

Michael – too much chocolate, but great flavor

Steph – Eton Mess, very professional and neat, looks great, too many nuts, great flavor

Henry – messy, a little rugged, design leaves us wanting, great texture and flavor with homemade jam!

Michael knows that didn’t go well

Rosie disagrees with the judges taste

Technical

All about detail and precise measurements

Off to laminate Paul’s recipes

6 Identical Verrines

It’s pushed into a glass

Mango Compote in there

It needs a snappy biscuit

You have to make sable dough

Some people are weighing out ingredients, some are eyeballing it

Priya is happy to be around adults for a change

You have to chill the panna cotta in a water bath

I’ve also been told to chill in a water bath

Water Brat in a Water Bath

Henry is eyeballing it

Raspberry jelly time

30 minutes left

You have to chill in between each layer

Priya has to put her panna cotta back in the fridge

Isn’t there a character named Streusel in Sound of Music?

Go play your streuselphone

I could never do all these decorative elements

Henry has a red tie on, which I guess is a faux pas

Judgment Time

They even need gold leaf

They all look good

David – great taste

Steph – flatter layers, ok taste

Rosie – delicate, jelly not set

Michael – good be thicker, needed more set mango

Priya – too much streusel, runny jelly

Henry – biscuits too thick, no straight lines

Alice – Everything looks great and tastes good

Rankings

Priya is in last place

David gets second – could’ve had neater lines

Alice wins the Technical

David gets his 4th second place in the Technical

Steph is always walking with her hands behind her back

Steph and Alice are near the top

Michael and Priya really have to save themselves

Showstopper Challenge

Celebratory Bomba Dessert

Molded into a spherical shirt

It’s supposed to be a round dessert

But everything has to set at the same time or it’ll collapse

Michael – today is his birthday, just turned 26

Black Forest flavors, gonna be ornate, freeze dried cherries, hopefully it’s not too much chocolate

Paul tastes it without permission WITH HIS HANDS

Alice – Tiramisu flavors, also some spiced rum – she drinks a lot of coffee between classes

Some people will use a sponge lining to create structure

Priya is using a fatless sponge for structure

Creme de cassis liqueur – a summer fruit bomba

Mousses set quicker

Sandi has really taken a shine to Henry

Steph is not lining hers with sponge – chocolate, coffee, amaretto, mirror glaze

Noel and Sandi have a foam sword fight

Now time is the enemy

Henry is doing his in layers with paper circles in between them

He’ll freeze the layers separately then assemble

Bonfire Bomba – cinnamon, apple, spices

Cinnamon Chantilly Creme

We’ll see if this idea works!

David is taking a gamble

A frozen sorbet, a chilled jelly mousse – fruity, light flavors

Bulgarian rose water

Rosie – a cake for her parents’ anniversary – honey cake, caramelized salted white chocolate

90 minutes remaining

David, Henry, Michael are talking about the temperature for setting gelatin

A Real Lads Club

The Decoration has to be as great as the flavors

Priya is doing meringues

Steph is struggling with her nut brittle

Sandi grabs a bullhorn to say one hour left

Michael and David play Noughts and Crosses

David is stretching on a stool

Waiting to pipe

Henry starts assembling

Miracle #1 for Henry

Henry struggles to separate his layers

Everyone is flipping, hoping it works

Alice’s is very frozen

Everyone else’s come out

Alice and Steph are still stuck

Henry successfully assembles

Alice is trying to stay calm

Michael is very relieved

Steph’s finally comes out

David hopes Steph wins – he loves Steph!

Alice is in disbelief – it’s still stuck!

Henry now has to invert his assembled bowl

Alice’s finally comes out

Everyone is decorating their cakes

5 minutes left

David helps Henry

Steph hopes her glaze stays mirrored

Blowtorching is going on

Alice puts cinnamon on hers or maybe coffee?

Time is up!

Everyone sings Happy Birthday to Michael

Henry, David, and Steph are snuggling – cute

Steph – it is shiny and dome-y! A thin mirror glaze, great chocolate mousse and bavaroise

Paul says it’s one of the best things he’s eaten in a long time

Everyone is happy for Steph

Steph gets stressed from compliments just like Scoots

Rosie – popping colors! Don’t like the mango flavor, a little clumsy – very Noel colors

David – pretty, elegant, a lot of layers, great shiso flavor, very sharp, jelly is a little too rubbery

Michael – wow! Straight from the 1970s. Cheesecake didn’t set. Great flavor. Look is too gaudy

Alice – Beautiful layers – layers hold together well. Beautiful coffee flavor. Great triumph!

Priya – looks elegant, great bake, raspberry doesn’t hold up to chocolate

Henry – simple, elegant, cake is a bit tough, can’t find the apple, a little bland and stodgy, disappointing

Pre-judgment Consultation

Steph is Star Baker for 3rd week in a row!

Priya is going home

Big hugs

Priya has enjoyed doing this

Steph doesn’t know how she’ll keep going

Hopefully Steph will realize how great she is

Steph’s mom says H-E-L-L on TV

 

PATREON THANKS

Deborah, Susan, David, Amanda, Ellie, Katherine, Kerry, Jonathan, Mary, Seth, Joshua, Hailey, Jason, Sarah, Andrew, Patrick, George, Elizabeth, Liberty, Snob, Reed

 

SUMMARY:

Episode: 1,239

Title: Dessert Week | Great British Bake You Off to Sleep S10/C7 Ep6

Deep Dark Night United: Sharon (SWM+)

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; Referral Program

Sponsors: AquaTru; Helix Sleep; Wild Health; Polysleep; Odoo; Air Doctor Pro; Zocdoc; Progressive

Patreon Thanks: Deborah, Susan, David, Amanda, Ellie, Katherine, Kerry, Jonathan, Mary, Seth, Joshua, Hailey, Jason, Sarah, Andrew, Patrick, George, Elizabeth, Liberty, Snob, Reed

Notable Language:

• Think Thank Thoughts
• De-Fugue
• Underfugues
• Fuguely Clothed
• A State of Con-fugue-sion
• Lemon Meringue
• Just Desserts
• 420 Style Art
• Massive Meringues
• Water Brat in a Water Bath
• Streusel
• Streuselphone
• Bomba
• H-E-L-L

 

Notable Culture:

• Great British Bake Off

• • The Velocity of My Thoughts, an imaginary autobiography
  • Underoos

• Fletch

• Ted Lasso

• An American Tale

• Lawrence of Arabia

• • Eton

• The Wizard of Oz

• The Sound of Music

 

Notable Talking Points:

• Thinking thoughts you’re thinking
• Think Thank Thoughts
• The Velocity of My Thoughts
• I think I just went into a autobiography fugue state
• I have to de-fugue
• Make sure you’re wearing your underfugues when you’re in a fugue state
• Don’t worry if you don’t know what Underoos are
• What’s the origins of Underoos?
• I think it’s fair to say that underwear was boring before underoos
• Have I ever been Fuguely Clothed?
• Mr. Underfugue sounds like he’s from Fletch
• A fuguer indeed for a fuguer in need
• Man, the tangents are really flowing tonight
• Flowing like syrup
• A State of Con-fugue-sion
• My mind is made for meanders, not clarity
• If this intro were short, it wouldn’t be a good intro for a sleep podcast
• I’ll be wondering about meringue tonight
• I don’t know the difference between lemon jam and lemon meringue pie!
• I’d be happy to learn more and learn the difference
• Episode 6: Desserts Week
• There used to be a dessert place near me called Just Desserts
• I didn’t realize that pun until now
• A Lawrence of Arabia homage
• I’m assuming that’s the reference, but I’m not sure
• The classic dessert / desert mixup
• They had to do these sequences after the fact only for the US show
• Or do they do them separately for both?
• Rosie does not like desserts
• Signature Challenge: Layered Meringue Cake
• I forgot to research Noel’s shirt
• It’s some real 420 style art
• David – mixed spice meringue, figs, berries, vanilla creme
• Henry worries about meringue – pistachio chocolate and raspberry
• I like how quirky Henry is
• Most people are flavoring meringues with nuts
• Michael makes a lot of nut-related puns
• Rosie – salted caramel meringue with lime and raspberry and chocolate ganache
• Alice – shaving chocolate, black forest gateau, nut free! Using sweet cherries
• Steph – Eton Mess Elegance
• Steph doesn’t like Noel saying she’s good
• Priya and David are piping meringue
• Gotta cook it low to dry it out
• Michael’s is chocolate orange flavors
• Priya is reaching for the bottle – amaretto creme pate
• Her husband loves amaretto, but Priya doesn’t drink
• Steph is feeling sick
• A lot of shaking and trembling
• Chocolate with a Temper
• Rosie’s ganache is grainy – she has to make it again
• Henry is wearing one of Helena’s pins
• Priya’s is blue – weird
• You have to be delicate in stacking – meringue is fragile
• Finishing Touches
• Time is up!
• Michael is trying to scrape the chocolate off his jumper
• Outside shots
• There’s an outside lounge area for them to chill at during breaks or whatever
• Michael and Alice are running with joy?!
• Now it’s time for judgment
• David – spiced meringue surprise – looks lovely, nice interior, Prue likes the flavor, clove is too dominant, beautiful meringue though
• Priya – blueberry cream impresses Prue
• A particularly nasty version of mauve
• Too much amaretto, overbaked meringue
• Rosie – could’ve had more elaborate piping, looks wonky, chocolate is too thick
• Alice’s has a basket handle, very attractive, good color, not enough cherry flavor
• Michael – too much chocolate, but great flavor
• Steph – Eton Mess, very professional and neat, looks great, too many nuts, great flavor
• Henry – messy, a little rugged, design leaves us wanting, great texture and flavor with homemade jam!
• Michael knows that didn’t go well
• Rosie disagrees with the judges taste
• Technical
• All about detail and precise measurements
• Off to laminate Paul’s recipes
• 6 Identical Verrines
• It’s pushed into a glass
• Mango Compote in there
• It needs a snappy biscuit
• You have to make sable dough
• Some people are weighing out ingredients, some are eyeballing it
• Priya is happy to be around adults for a change
• You have to chill the panna cotta in a water bath
• I’ve also been told to chill in a water bath
• Water Brat in a Water Bath
• Henry is eyeballing it
• Raspberry jelly time
• 30 minutes left
• You have to chill in between each layer
• Priya has to put her panna cotta back in the fridge
• Isn’t there a character named Streusel in Sound of Music?
• Go play your streuselphone
• I could never do all these decorative elements
• Henry has a red tie on, which I guess is a faux pas
• Judgment Time
• They even need gold leaf
• They all look good
• David – great taste
• Steph – flatter, ok taste
• Rosie – delicate, jelly not set
• Michael – good be thicker, needed more set mango
• Priya – too much streusel, runny jelly
• Henry – biscuits too thick, no straight lines
• Alice – Everything looks great and tastes good
• Rankings
• Priya is in last place
• David gets second – could’ve had neater lines
• Alice wins the Technical
• David gets his 4th second place in the Technical
• Steph is always walking with her hands behind her back
• Steph and Alice are near the top
• Michael and Priya really have to save themselves
• Showstopper Challenge
• Celebratory Bomba Dessert
• Molded into a spherical shirt
• It’s supposed to be a round dessert
• But everything has to set at the same time or it’ll collapse
• Michael – today is his birthday, just turned 26
• Black Forest flavors, gonna be ornate, freeze dried cherries, hopefully it’s not too much chocolate
• Paul tastes it without permission WITH HIS HANDS
• Alice – Tiramisu flavors, also some spiced rum – she drinks a lot of coffee between classes
• Some people will use a sponge lining to create structure
• Priya is using a fatless sponge for structure
• Creme de cassis liqueur – a summer fruit bomba
• Mousses set quicker
• Sandi has really taken a shine to Henry
• Steph is not lining hers with sponge – chocolate, coffee, amaretto, mirror glaze
• Noel and Sandi have a foam sword fight
• Now time is the enemy
• Henry is doing his in layers with paper circles in between them
• He’ll freeze the layers separately then assemble
• Bonfire Bomba – cinnamon, apple, spices
• Cinnamon Chantilly Creme
• We’ll see if this idea works!
• David is taking a gamble
• A frozen sorbet, a chilled jelly mousse – fruity, light flavors
• Bulgarian rose water
• Rosie – a cake for her parents’ anniversary – honey cake, caramelized salted white chocolate
• 90 minutes remaining
• David, Henry, Michael are talking about the temperature for setting gelatin
• A Real Lads Club
• The Decoration has to be as great as the flavors
• Priya is doing meringues
• Steph is struggling with her nut brittle
• Sandi grabs a bullhorn to say one hour left
• Michael and David play Noughts and Crosses
• David is stretching on a stool
• Waiting to pipe
• Henry starts assembling
• Miracle #1 for Henry
• Henry struggles to separate his layers
• Everyone is flipping, hoping it works
• Alice’s is very frozen
• Everyone else’s come out
• Alice and Steph are still stuck
• Henry successfully assembles
• Alice is trying to stay calm
• Michael is very relieved
• Steph’s finally comes out
• David hopes Steph wins – he loves Steph!
• Alice is in disbelief – it’s still stuck!
• Henry now has to invert his assembled bowl
• Alice’s finally comes out
• Everyone is decorating their cakes
• 5 minutes left
• David helps Henry
• Steph hopes her glaze stays mirrored
• Blowtorching is going on
• Alice puts cinnamon on hers or maybe coffee?
• Time is up!
• Everyone sings Happy Birthday to Michael
• Henry, David, and Steph are snuggling – cute
• Steph – it is shiny and dome-y! A thin mirror glaze, great chocolate mousse and bavaroise
• Paul says it’s one of the best things he’s eaten in a long time
• Everyone is happy for Steph
• Steph gets stressed from compliments just like Scoots
• Rosie – popping colors! Don’t like the mango flavor, a little clumsy – very Noel colors
• David – pretty, elegant, a lot of layers, great shiso flavor, very sharp, jelly is a little too rubbery
• Michael – wow! Straight from the 1970s. Cheesecake didn’t set. Great flavor. Look is too gaudy
• Alice – Beautiful layers – layers hold together well. Beautiful coffee flavor. Great triumph!
• Priya – looks elegant, great bake, raspberry doesn’t hold up to chocolate
• Henry – simple, elegant, cake is a bit tough, can’t find the apple, a little bland and stodgy, disappointing
• Pre-judgment Consultation
• Steph is Star Baker for 3rd week in a row!
• Priya is going home
• Big hugs
• Priya has enjoyed doing this
• Steph doesn’t know how she’ll keep going
• Hopefully Steph will realize how great she is
• Steph’s mom says H-E-L-L on TV