Anyone up for a weekly GBBO challenge?

[evilwem]

I've been wanting to have a go at the 8 strand plaited loaf since they did it in week 2(?), but never get round to it. I wondered if anyone else has been itching to have a go at anything else - we could share triumphs and disasters :) No judges proclaiming our bottoms are too soggy or anything though.

Oooh I would love to do this but my ovens broke and Im toooo pregnant for baking at the min

I really want to make doughnuts and the gingerbread houses.

I'd love to try doughnuts but I don't have a deep fryer. Is reaching the kitchen counter a bit of a struggle at the moment ;) I remember at about 30-odd weeks announcing to DH that it just wasn't possible for me to do the dishes any more.

Im 36 weeks and Im on housework strike :o

To his credit DP is very good. But he cannot bake. And I like cake!

I would love to try the plaited loaf too. I'd like to give the doughnuts a whirl too.

I'm 30 weeks, so I'd better get a move on or I won't be able to reach!!

If we do a weekly challenge we'll all be too fat to reach the counters

:o Honey

Good point HoneyDragon. An occasional GBBO challenge then. Or maybe combine it with a Shred thread to combat the effects. Heavily pregnant women would be exempted :)

Would we all do the same recipe and then post pics or what?

If you start to do it I will join in in late November :)

All the recipes are [[http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/programmes/b013pqnm here]. There are 56 of them, so should keep us going for a while! Posting pics would be good.

dammit here

I'd like to and I have the book, but can't hand knead and my Kenwood is broken.

Oh dear, so many frustrated bakers!

Yes, I'll give anything a go. Although won't be bothering if it's a gingerbread show stopper...

I missed it last night. Damn...

Its repeated at 11.30am on sunday on BBC 2 (I think)

Excellent midori. Right, shall we start with the plaited loaf this weekend?

Not sure about this weekend it's been so busy this week, I will join you for the next one though.

Oh I'm in!

I'm in. Any excuse to bake.

Oh, I would, but too busy this weekend - I've been wanting to do the plaited loaf since I saw it, and then when I bought Mr H's book and discovered the instructions for the plaiting are all of about 25 words long ... pfft. Don't know what the fuss was all about.

I have bought the bread ingredients...

I'm going to have a go. Can't wait to see how everyone does.
What a brilliant idea.

Im so jealous. I want to make bread. Though considering my near fainting after walking round sainsburies I really really cant!

Cant wait to hear how you all get on!

I wanna play- DH will just have to babysit/do dishes/fold laundry/run between DC activities while I knead/plait/swear! If he's good I may let him help enjoy the results!

I want to play join in !
So , plaited bread first ?
I don't know how to upload photos though , I'm on an iPad from before they had cameras .

Oh lovely lovely, good to to see more participants. You'll have to give a detailed description of appearance, taste and texture instead DoIlooklikeatourist :).

Doesn't have to be at the weekend, maybe just some point over the week.