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Star-Herald,Saturday, December 1, 2018
Cooking this week Saturday
Sugar and spice
American adaptation of a British favorite is back for the holidays By Andrew Warren TV Media It’s back! “The Great American Baking Show” had an abrupt end last season when it was pulled after airing only two episodes, but ABC hasn’t lost confidence in the American take on the British favorite. After all, “The Great British Baking Show” is a huge hit, and the homegrown version gives Americans a chance to compete to be named a champion baker.
The fourth season gets underway Thursday, Dec. 6, with pastry chef Sherry Yard joining acclaimed British chef Paul Hollywood as the judges of this year’s competition. Hollywood has been a “British Baking Show” judge since the very beginning and was also one of the two judges in last season’s “American Baking Show’s” pair of episodes before the series was yanked due to allegations of sexual misconduct directed at his fellow judge, pastry chef Johnny Iuzzini. This year marks a fresh new start for the competition, and unlike its British parent, the American version of the flour-filled series is all about Christmas. Former Spice Girl Emma Bunton joins former NFL player Anthony Adams (“Ballers”) as the hosting duo, who assign the cooks their challenges and provide witty commentary throughout the bakes. Just like in the parent series, the contestants are all amateurs with above-average baking skills. In each episode they’re given three timed challenges to complete, after which Paul and Sherry decide who gets eliminated based on all three bakes — not just the last one. First comes the signature bake, which gives the bakers a broad and open challenge and allows them to show off their own home recipes. Next up is the technical bake, in which the competitors are given a Anthony Adams, Emma Bunton, Sherry Yard and Paul Hollywood as very bare-bones recipe that tests seen in “The Great American Baking Show” their knowledge, instinct and experiFinally, the bakers get one last and finely spun sugar all showcase a ence — the recipes often tell the baker’s skill. bakers to proof their dough, but not chance to impress the judges in the The Christmas season has begun, for how long, or to bake a cake with- showstopper challenge. It’s here that the big guns come out: towering and “The Great American Baking out giving any guidance about the correct temperature. cakes, perfectly sculpted chocolate Show” is back for the holidays.
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Wednesday 2:00 p.m.
(FOOD) Christmas Cookie Challenge (R)
(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
4:00 p.m. (FOOD) Crazy Christmas Cakes 5:00 p.m. (KNEP) Mad Dog and Merrill’s Midwestern Grill’n (CC) (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship (R) (CC)
(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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Sunday 2:00 p.m.
(FOOD) The Kitchen (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Holiday Gingerbread Showdown
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4:00 p.m. (FOOD) Gingerbread Giants (R) (CC)
Monday 2:00 p.m. (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship (R) (CC) 3:00 p.m. (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship (R) (CC) 4:00 p.m. (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship (R) (CC) 4:30 p.m. (CREATE) How to Cook Well With Rory O’Connell (R) (CC) 5:00 p.m. (CREATE) Simply Ming (CC) (FOOD) Holiday Baking Championship (R) (CC)
Tuesday 2:00 p.m.
(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Chopped Junior (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Chopped Part 1 of 5 (continued next)
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(FOOD) Chopped Part 2 of 5 (continued next)
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(FOOD) Guy’s Grocery Games (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Guy’s Grocery Games (R) (CC)
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(CREATE) How to Cook Well With Rory
O’Connell (R) (CC) 5:00 p.m. (CREATE) Food Flirts (R) (CC) (FOOD) Guy’s Grocery Games (R) (CC)
Thursday 2:00 p.m.
(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay (R) (CC)
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(CREATE) How to Cook Well With Rory
O’Connell (R) (CC) (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay (R) (CC) 5:00 p.m. (FOOD) Beat Bobby Flay (R) (CC)
Friday 2:00 p.m.
(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) The Pioneer Woman (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (R) (CC)
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(FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (R) (CC)
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(CREATE) How to Cook Well With Rory
O’Connell (R) (CC) (FOOD) Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives (R) (CC) 5:00 p.m. (CREATE) Simply Ming (CC) Scottsbluff Star-Herald, NE: Food Dec 1, 2018 to Dec 7, 2018