The Great British Bake Off: Christmas Masterclass
8:00 pm - 9:00 pm, Friday, December 19 on Food Network (43)
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Christmas Masterclass
Season 4, Episode 16
Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood demonstrate how to make a number of festive treats, including stollen, mincemeat streusel and a gingerbread house
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Paul Hollywood
(Presenter)
Mary Berry
(Presenter)
Anna Beattie
(Executive producer)
Amanda Westwood
(Series editor)
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Did You Know..
Paul Hollywood
(Presenter)
Born:
March 01, 1966
in
Wallasey, Merseyside
Best Known For:
The Great British Bake Off.
Early-life:
Paul John Hollywood was born in Wallasey, Merseyside, on March 1, 1966. He studied sculpture at the Wallasey School of Art before quitting to work at his father's bakery.
Career:
Hollywood went on to become head baker at a number of hotels, including The Dorchester, Chester Grosvenor and Spa and the Clivedon Hotel. He began making a number of guest appearances on TV shows such as The Generation Game, This Morning, and The Alan Titchmarsh Show. His big break came in 2010 when he started working alongside fellow judge Mary Berry on popular BBC Two baking show The Great British Bake Off. In May 2013, he began appearing on US TV as a judge on The American Baking Competition.
Quote:
"The real Paul Hollywood is shy, likes nothing better than going home, putting on slippers and dressing gown, having a cup of tea and watching telly."
Trivia:
Hollywood has written a number of books on baking, including 100 Great Breads, How to Bake, and American Baking Competition.
Mary Berry
(Presenter)
Born:
March 24, 1935
in
Bath
Best Known For:
The Great British Bake Off.
Early-life:
Born Mary-Rosa Alleyne Berry in Bath on March 24, 1935. She has two brothers - one older, one younger. They are the offspring of Alleyne WS Berry, a surveyor who was Mayor of Bath in 1952; their mother was a housewife. At 13, Mary spent three months in hospital with polio, which affected the left side of her body. She hated school, but enjoyed domestic science lessons. She took a course at Bath College of Domestic Science which led to a job demonstrating electric cookers.
Career:
Berry moved to London aged 21 and landed a job at the Dutch Dairy Bureau; she later persuaded her boss to pay for her course at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris. She went on to work for various companies, including a PR firm and magazines such as Housewife and Ideal Home. She published her first cookbook in 1970; she's since written more than 70 titles. In 1994, Berry launched her own product range with her daughter Annabel. Among the programmes she's appeared on are Good Afternoon! (1973), Cooking the Books (2007) and, of course, The Great British Bake off (2007 onwards), which introduced her to a new generation of food-lovers.
Quote:
"Follow a good recipe, weigh accurately and keep it simple if you are new to baking. Remember all ovens vary, and most of all enjoy it."
Trivia:
Berry published her autobiography, Recipe for Life, in 2013.
Anna Beattie
(Executive producer)
Amanda Westwood
(Series editor)
