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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 3d

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Mixing in the massaman curry paste to onions

A close up on the layers in the puff pastry dough

The underside of the massaman curry puff pastry

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 3d

It’s pastry week on #bakeoff! Here is my signature, a massaman curry braided rough puff plait. The plait came undone in the oven but the pastry came out super flaky and buttery!

#baking #gbbo 🍽️🍞

A not so braided puff pastry massaman curry puff

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 10d

It’s chocolate week on Bake Off! Here is my signature: a white chocolate cookies and cream mousse cup with a dark chocolate cup and an inset homemade oreo topped with whip cream and another homemade oreo! Haute cookies and cream 🥛 🍪

#bakeoff #gbbo #baking 🍽️

A white chocolate cookies and cream mousse with a dark chocolate cup topped with whip cream and a homemade oreo

A plate of cookies and cream white chocolate mousse dark chocolate cups

A cross section of the cookies and cream mousse cups

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 17d

It’s back to school week on Bake Off! Here is my signature, a chocolate and speculoos flapjack that is crispy with a little give cut in bars. Super yummy and appropriate for after school. I blended corn syrup and honey to substitute for golden syrup. Quick and easy!

#baking #bakeoff #gbbo 🍎 🥣 🍞 🍽️

A plate of speculoos and chocolate flap jacks

The mixture of oats, chocolate chip, speculoos, butter and brown sugar

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 21d

I had off yesterday and today so I tried macarons for the first time! I have tons of lemons and yuzu juice left so here’s 3 macarons with a lemon shell with a yuzu French buttercream. 3 pictured because that’s what I was able to get from the batch 😂 the other 16 were cracked to heaven
#baking 🍞🍪

A close up side view of a lemon and yuzu macaron

A tray of ill fated macaron shells that wind up almost totally cracked

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 23d

Some more pics

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · 23d

It’s bread week on Bake Off! My signature: a Spicy Korean BBQ milk monkeybread. It’s got two flavors of Korean milk bread, one is covered in toasted sesame seeds and the other I put gochujang. Inside the sesame is spicy bbq chicken and roasted garlic and Kimchi in the gochujang.
#bakeoff #GBBO 🍽️ 🍞🌶️

A close up of a load of Korean bbq monkeybread

A kimchi stuffed gochujang flavored milk bread bun

A spicy soy bbq chicken and roasted garlic milk bun

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 16

The best grab and go breakfast and mid morning snack is a blueberry muffin, change my mind. As long as the little box at the grocery store is $3 and until the bitter end of blueberry season is over, I will continue to march on toward blueberry muffin nirvana. 🫡 👼 🫐

#baking 🍽️ 🍞 #breakfast #muffins

A tray of muffin batter in a muffin tray before baking

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 14

Update: I will not be bringing any of these into work

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 14

I cannot stop eating these. Like a Girl Scout cookie but 🇬🇧

noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 14

It’s biscuit week on Bake Off! I had a free weekend so I also did the technical: hobnobs!

I followed Prues recipe from the #gbbo website and it was straightforward. I had to retry the caramel but I was able to finish these and have them set on a plate in time! Also they’re delicious! 🍽️🥖🍞🍫 #baking

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 13

It’s biscuit week on Bake Off! I loved this ep and after I tried the sig myself I am blown away by what they made this week.

This was a big challenge! Here’s a wonky but hopefully recognizable baby Danza in black currant and almond sugar biscuit with a yuzu buttercream filling
#baking #gbbo 🍽️ 🍞 🍪

A plate of slightly wonky danza sandwich cookies with Danza looking on in the background

A close up of a black currant and almond sugar biscuit with a yuzu buttercream filling

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 10

Oh I attempted the inlay again since I had enough left overs enough for another cake. I went ham with the lavender and steeped the flower in scalded 1/2 milk and 1/2 cream for the whole time I piped the inlay, and added a full tsp of extract. It made a delicious difference! 🍋🫐 🍽️ 🥖 #baking #gbbo

A slice of lavender cake with an inlaid design of a lemon and blueberry

A lavender Swiss roll with an inlaid lemon blueberry design

The unrolled Swiss roll cake right out of the oven showing the lemon blueberry design

The piping of the inlay design showing lemons and blueberries

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 10

Sometimes you just need blueberry muffins you know? 🫐🍋

I finally used all the jam from the Swiss roll bake off bake along! I was really intent on not wasting pretty in season blueberries.

Plus now brekkie is now set for at least one day! These always go fast

#baking 🍽️ 🥖

A bowl of marbled blueberry muffin batter

A tin of seven muffins fresh out of the oven

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thank you! I’m not amazing with piping but the practice was a good blend of stressful, silly, and ultimately satisfying

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 7

Close up of the design. I forgot to tap on the counter it which resulted in some bubbles but it was still delish

A piped inlaid design showing lemons blueberries stars and swirls

A cooked inlaid design showing lemons blueberries stars and swirls

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Sep 7

Happy Bake Off season!🍁🍰 I’m gonna bake along again this year!

It’s cake week! Here’s my signature challenge Swiss roll with an inlaid design and two fillings: A lavender sponge with lemon French buttercream and blueberry jam.

Not too sweet, floral, sharp and delicious!

#gbbo #bakeoff🍽️🥖 #baking

A slice of lavender Swiss roll cake with lemon butter cream and blueberry jam with a lemon and blueberry inlaid design

A close up of the swirl of the Swiss roll with lemon buttercream and blueberry jam

A lavender Swiss roll with a lemon and blueberry inlaid design

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Jul 21

I’m making a jacket as a wedding present for a friend and it’s testing both my skill and my faith in the universe.

👀 this gabardine camel double breasted blazer with a HOT fuchsia charmeuse lining that burns my eyes when I stare at it too long. If I can pull this off she will be 🔥

#sewing #sew 🧵

A camel blazer opened to show its fuchsia lining

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Mar 19

Some making of pics

A pocket facing with a coin pocket on it

A snap screenshot of the laid of forms on the fabric

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Mar 19

My first pair of jeans which I accepted halfway thru their construction that they look like Yankees uniform bottoms but make it fashión? Featuring multicolored finished by my new serger 💗. Ivory denim with powder blue and burgundy stripes. Just in time for spring! #sewing #sew 🧵🪡 #crafting

A selfie of me wearing my white and red/blue striped jeans

Another selfie featuring the white and burgundy/blue striped jeans

A back mirror shot of the back side of the white and burgundy/blue striped jeans

The finished edges of the pant showing multicolored thread

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Mar 7

Hey sky! My first pleats and scalloped edges in my fun project for spousy this week: the bard hat from picnicpalace.net! Straightforward and a good workout of some fun origami/ spatial skills. Fuchsia wool shell and a black and blue/gold rose brocade lining. Cute! #sewing #sew #crafting 🧵🪡

A selfie of me in a bard hat showing the scalloped brim

Black with gold and blue roses brocade lining in the fuchsia wool bard hat

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Dec 4

Behind the scenes: this was a tricky but fun bake that is really tough to nail in a vacuum but after a whole season of baking is a really cute challenge. I am giving my oven a rest so she can travel and see the world over the next few weeks. ITT: a pound of cubed butter, mixing, shaping, and pre cut

Cheddar and chive being mixed into the dry ingredients of the savory scones

Savory scones shaped and egg washed before baking. I was convinced were underhydrated but came out great! Magic

Cinnamon speculoos scones pre cutting. This batch was for sure better hydrated

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Dec 4

Happy #gbbo finale!!! 🎉 🍰 Here is my entry for the signature: two batches of scones. Savory is aged cheddar chive and sweet is speculoos cinnamon roll. Hovered over the oven for the last 15 mins to ensure they were baked well… and indeed they are quite the delightful season wrap! #baking #bakeoff 🥖🍽️

Two batches of scones: an aged cheddar and chive batch and speculoos cinnamon roll scones.

A cross section of the cheddar chive scone

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Dec 2

My entry in this year’s gingerbread house competition at the in-laws’ for Thanksgiving! I admit I was pandering to the judges, but when spousy is coming in hot with a Swedish fish pheonix you do what you must. 🐶🎄🎁 #thanksgiving #gingerbread #holidays #yorkie #morkie

My gingerbread visage of the in-laws pup, Teddy

Teddy, the model and muse for this year’s gingerbread

The competition: a Swedish fish and blue bunny peep pheonix

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noodles42🍝 @catdad9000.bsky.social · Nov 27

This is my most pleasing 5 strand plait yet! Still a wee confusing but it’s getting better.

Dough after proving and egg wash ready for the oven!

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