When I first started this project, my goal was to complete the technical bakes from seasons 1 – 4 of the Great Canadian Baking Show in a calendar year. I have since passed that benchmark and now I am proceeding with the technical bakes from Seasons 5 and 6. Once I have completed these, who knows what shenanigans I will come up with!
Here is the basic outline of what my GCBS posts are about:
For each bake, I re-watch the relevant episode of GCBS as preparation. I do my best to create the technical challenges by following the GCBS recipes, but I have to make occasional ingredient substitutions due to availability. I do not work under the time constraints given to the contestants on the show, but I usually complete each bake in one day. I do general research about the bakes as I see fit so I don’t “go in cold” the way they do on the show. Basically I have created a scenario where I get to push myself and my skills without having a mental breakdown at the same time (win-win!).
Baking Summit 