The Technical Challenge for bread week in Series 5 was Ciabatta! This is a super tricky bread to make as it has a high hydration percentage which makes it difficult to knead and shape. Be sure to add all the water in the recipe as this is what makes these big air bubbles in the Ciabatta!
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Croissants
These Croissants are something that I have been practising over the past few months. It has taken me several attempts to try and get the perfect Croissants and now I think I have finally baked a Croissants that you would find in a French Bakery! If you do want to make your own Croissants keep in mind it is a very lengthily process which can take 2-3 days. I get better results when I do it over 3 days but you can easily do it over 2 days.
Throughout my many attempts some tips that are really important are: To make sure your dough is chilled, this will prevent your butter from melting and oozing out of the dough and my other tip is to prove your Croissants for at least 3 hours, this will create that open amazing looking honeycomb structure in your Croissants.
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Terry's Chocolate Orange Cupcakes
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I decided to turn my three layered Terry's Chocolate Orange Cake into 24 little cupcakes. These cupcakes are great for sharing and are quick to make. The cupcakes have a fudgy chocolate orange taste and are filled with Terry's Chocolate Orange ganache and are then decorated with Terry's Chocolate Orange Buttercream and a segment of Terry's Chocolate Orange!
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