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Laura Mitchell (8 November 2013). "Great British Bake Off's John Whaite: Mary and Paul's support means so much to me". Daily Express. Whaite, John (2019). "John Whaite's life-changing trip to Canada—and the recipes he brought home". Sainsbury's Magazine . Retrieved 5 August 2021. My parents had several jobs: with three children to bring up and a mortgage to pay, they worked their arses off to survive. If I wasn’t serving people in their chip shop, I’d be in the van with my dad dropping things off for his courier service late into the night. He was also a musician, so I’d be his little roadie. It was an exciting, varied life, and no two days were the same. Heat the oven to 180°C/160°C fan/gas 6. For the cake, slice the figs in half, then arrange them, cut-side-down and in a single layer, in the base of the cake tins. Divide the raspberries between the tins along with the 75g pistachios and the turkish delight.Place onto a baking sheet sprayed with cake release spray (or lightly greased) and cover with sprayed/greased cling film. Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes. Preheat the oven to 220C/200C fan.

Swain, Marianka (18 December 2021). " Strictly Come Dancing 2021 Final, live: Rose and Giovanni lift the Glitterball in emotional finale". The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 10 January 2022.John Whaite: Baking is self-care to me says former Bake Off winner". Irish News. 19 October 2019 . Retrieved 17 April 2021.

Tip the flour into the bowl of pistachios and add a pinch of fine salt. In a jug, lightly beat the eggs with the vanilla extract. In a second bowl, use an electric whisk or stand mixer to beat the butter and sugar together for 8-10 minutes, or until the mixture is very pale and fluffy; almost mousse-like. A few days earlier, John shared a behind-the-scenes clip of baking croissants and pastries as he ‘went on work experience’ in a bakery. My decision to do Strictly with Johannes felt different; it wasn’t for affirmation, it was about the LGBTQ+ community in general. Gay stories in the 90s were always salacious and the TV was turned off as soon as they came on in our house. It would have been a real tonic and remedy for me to have seen two men dancing on prime-time television and for it not to have been scandalous. The pressure on Strictly was hard at times, but the impact it had was a beautiful thing. In Asda in Wigan, for example, a burly bloke came up to me near the cottage cheese, saying: “Thank you for what you did – my son came out as gay last week because he knew it was OK.”For the base, put the biscuits, fennel seeds and butter in a food processor and blitz to a damp, sandy consistency. (If you don’t have a food processor, simply bash the biscuits to fine crumbs, add the other ingredients and mix.) Tip into a 20cm loose-bottomed fluted tart tin, then press the biscuit crumbs evenly on to the base and up the sides. Refrigerate while you make the custard. Dianne Bourne (1 October 2014). "Great British Bake Off winner John Whaite tips Luis Troyano as 'dark horse' of competition". Manchester Evening News. Put the butter in a saucepan on a medium heat and leave to melt. Increase the heat, bring up to a bubble then swirl the pan occasionally, until the butter smells gloriously nutty and has a fine, cappuccino-like foam on top. Take off the heat, pour into a bowl and leave to cool. Whaite wrote a column on food for The Daily Telegraph. [29] [30] He briefly wrote the column "Hot John" for Heat magazine in 2013. [31] Theatre [ edit ] Once you have a smooth batter, pour it into the baking tray and level off. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until a skewer comes out clean, then leave to cool completely.

Remove the stalks from the cherries, then take out the stones – I find it oddly satisfying to tear them apart over a bowl and root out the stones with my fingers, but you can, of course, use a newfangled pitting contraption. I ended up with about 340g cherry flesh after I’d done this. Hogan, Michael (18 August 2013). "Bake Off winners: where are they now?". The Observer. p.5. ISSN 0029-7712. ProQuest 1425648664. In August 2021, Whaite was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. [16] He was paired with professional Johannes Radebe, and they became the first ever male same-sex pairing on the show. [17] [18] They reached the final as one of the last two couples, but were beaten by Rose Ayling-Ellis and her partner Giovanni Pernice. [19] [20] Cookery [ edit ]

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Add the curdled milk, and bring together in the bowl with your hands or a wooden spoon until you have a reasonably even dough, then lightly flour the countertop and just fold the dough over a few times until it comes together and is fairly smooth. As soon as they come out of the oven cover the fresh-baked scones with a clean, slightly damp cloth to keep them soft. Serve with jam and clotted cream. Strictly Come Dancing celebs and pros announced for live tour". Digital Spy. 8 December 2021 . Retrieved 2 May 2022. Return the pan to a high heat and whisk constantly, ensuring the whisk is touching the base of the pan at all times to prevent the eggs from scrambling – if they do, I’m afraid it’s time to start again. If at any point you need to stop whisking, take the pan off the heat and dip the base in cold water. The custard should be at boiling point to ensure the cornflour is cooked properly. Whisk the egg whites to stiff peaks, then gradually add 100g of the sugar to make a stable but soft meringue.