Episode 8, GBBO 2016, Technical

Jumbles

A precursor of today's sugar cookies, jumbles first appeared in a cookbook in 1585. These are flavored with caraway, aniseed, mace, and lemon zest and make a fortifying snack or breakfast cookie.

Episode 7, GBBO 2013, Technical

Religieuses

Its name means “nun” in French, and this popular pastry is found in patisseries and boulangeries all over France. Made of pâte à choux and filled with pastry cream, two buns, like little cream puffs, are stacked on top of each other and decorated to look like nuns dressed in their habits.