Last night I went to the World Bread Awards as a finalist in the 'Young Baker Under 12' category. I had made a Luscious Lemon Curd and Cream Cheese Plait. I used a recipe from King Arthur Flour. If you would like to make it, follow this link. The recipe makes two plaits. The bread is a brioche type dough with pearl sugar sprinkled over the top. I made the lemon curd to go inside. Yummy!
I met Martha Collinson (Great British Bake Off Quarter-Finalist) who judged my bread, and she also signed my her book, Twist, I got for my birthday just a few days ago. She said how much she enjoyed my bread and that it was great that I made my own lemon curd. I also chatted to some other judges who had tasted my bread.
After we'd had some fancy canapes and tasty treats, we sat down for the awards ceremony. When I heard my name being called, I was very surprised; I was told there was some brilliant entries on the judging table! I had won an amazing KitchenAid Stand Mixer of my very own, and, as you will probably know, my brother has one too!
Soon after, it was time to go. They gave us goody bags. Being the winner, I got a very special surprise. I received a chocolate heart made by Sciolti (that I ate on the way home), a special Tiptree jam with the words Finalist printed onto the label And as well as this, I also had a chocolate plaque, I haven't eaten it yet!
When my stand mixer arrives, I will look forward to trying out a few recipes from Martha's book!
All happiness included,
Charlotte
