And we’re back with Val and Duff and cute little baking geniuses who can whip up a pate a choux without breaking a sweat.
We’re two episodes in and they have an lively mix. Two kids with speech impediments, a girl with Type 1 diabetes, and I’m not sure what’s going on with little Sam…last episode he seemed almost frozen and unresponsive, once while stirring a pot on the stove and once in front of the judges. Val and Duff had to nudge him off after they judged his Neopolitan dessert.
I do think Greysen got screwed in episode 2. She asked one of the boys how much butter was in a cup and he said four ounces. I’d like to think it was an honest mistake, not that he was trying to sabotage her, but her blondie turned out more like a sugar cookie. I have seen contestants help each other when they get stuck or pressed for time.
How Val and Duff can look those sweet earnest kids in the face every week and send one home is beyond me. But it’s a lovely show and I have learned a few things. Always toast your nuts and a bit of espresso powder brings out the flavor in chocolate.
I love listening to the two little boys that can’t say their Rs! So cute.
I am always amazed at what they know how to do. I don’t think they even have written recipes available to them! I’ve been making the same chocolate chip cookies for over 40 years and I still need the recipe! Ask me to make a pate choux? A pate what? I didn’t even know what that was until I watched the Great British Baking Show last year.
Well, well, well. Reggie is quite the little cutthroat, isn’t he? Normally the kids help each other out but I guess Saleem asked one too many questions because Reggie got quite snotty with him. I did think I saw a tablet next to either Reggie or Liam, so maybe they are allowed to look things up?
Poor Elise didn’t know how to make pat a choux and ended up burning both batches but leaving it raw in the middle, even after Duff told her to turn the heat down. I continue to be impressed with their ingenuity and how they stay calm under pressure.
One thing, I don’t like the “imposter” challenges. I feel out of phase looking at a sandwich but knowing it’s actually a dessert.