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Passionate home baker Author of German Baking #GBBO Semi-Finalist Contact: @K_S_Mgt

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Thank you so much for all your support! Congratulations to #starbaker Crystelle and to Chigs and @giuseppecooks for being in the final. #GBBO
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Going out on a high, I am so proud that i could pull off this showstopper. Japanese temple architecture, boats carrying jade coloured jewels and tuile flags spelling "sun" and "moon". Don't be sad, please support my friends in the final on Tuesday, they deserve it! #gbbo
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Please support my friends baking in THE FINAL OF GBBO 2021 @giuseppecooks Chigs and Crystelle. Don't forget the tissues #GBBOFinal #GBBO
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Shout out for @RealMattLucas and @noelfielding11 It was a great privilege to have you around. Apart from being two of the kindest human beings I know your interactions often were a welcome moment to step back and reset, all in all helping me on my mission #gbbo #gbbo2021
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Made Paul Hollywood's Belgian Buns for the occasion of the Final on Netflix, and the last Extra Slice in the UK. Not so hard if you have the method! But ... Please join me and the other bakers to celebrate the 3 finalists! #bakeoff #final
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Happy New Year All!
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The Bake Off dust is settling slowly, and that gives me a bit of time to think about … writing. Many of you were asking for a book from me. What would you enjoy seeing in such a book? #recipebook #cookbooks #cookbookaddict #recipecreation #bakeoff #gbbo #bread #sourdough
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What a cake! A truly beautiful summary of the terrific time I had in the bake off tent and bubble. Best of luck to the finalists, and huge congratulations to the other 8 winners who made it into the tent! #gbbo #gbbo2021 #baking #extraslice
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So excited to be at the studios again!
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Thank you @zoetheball for having me and my trombone on @bbcradio2 this morning! It was great fun! #trombone #baker #gbbo
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3 years
I am touched!
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German Embassy London
3 years
After Jürgen's surprise exit from the tent last night, one of our colleagues immediately got baking to practice for next year's competition. Ever the drama queen, he went on to bake tears following @juergenthebread 's departure. Jokes aside, we will miss you, Jürgen! #GBBO
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Not much time to practice these days - working a bit on Diego Ortiz' Recercada Primera #tromboneplayer #trombone #gbbo #renaissance
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2 years
Yup. Up for it!
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@netflix @juergenthebread @januszbakes Netflix needs to make this show.
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Today I was playing around with my pizza oven. Several margarita pizzas, and for desert a sweet Flammkuchen: thin, docked pizza dough topped with sour cream or creme fraiche, and thin apple slices. Once baked sprinkle with cinnamon sugar. #homebaking #pizza
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It was great to have you over and talk all things Bake Off!
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Had a fantastic time meeting my bake off brother @juergenthebread , his lovely family and his bunny Humphrey! 🐰
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It's a great honour to have been chosen by The Observer as one of their "Faces Of The Year"! The interview is in print in today's Observer, or online on The Guardian's website. Thanks to @DonnaLFerguson , @Guardian and @K_S_Mgt #gbbo2021 #bakeoff
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Over the weekend I made the Gluten Free Chocolate Cake, Made the buttercream with a hand mixer, the smaller bowl is floating in a large bowl of cold water. #GBBO #glutenfree
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On this grey day my Wife and I went to @faye_bridgwater 's Open House in Brighton to fill up on a splash of colour. I could just sit there looking at Faye's art! But we all also had a great chat, forgetting time! #openhouses #artist #artwork #painting #creative
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Yet another 25Kg Flour bag empty #baking #homebaking
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Four very talented young trombonists approached me to do a project together, and for that I am preparing a couple of renaissance pieces. So excited! More about this in March. Can't wait! #trombone
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Black Forest Gateau far away from home. While on holidays last week I had to improvise one. For Kirsch I used cherry scented rum, and for sour cherries I used a mix of black sweet cherries and cranberries. Worked very well. #baking #homebaking #holidaybaking
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Over the weekend I gave my rye sourdough starter some exercise and made a 40% wholemeal rye 60% white wheat "Mischbrot". Very tasty! #sourdough #rye #bread #nerd #baking #bake #bakeathome
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Thank you, @heatworld for such a lovely article!
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@iamtomskinner You forget that you wear a mask to PROTECT OTHERS. You don't drink before driving for the same reason.
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2 years
Looking so much forward to filling pie-gaps at the embassy
@GermanEmbassy
German Embassy London
2 years
Jürgen Krauss has taken up his new role as Special Envoy for German Baking to the UK. Special Envoy Jürgy-popsy aka @juergenthebread hopes his baking and cooking skills will further im-prove the good relations between 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪.
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I've received the first copy of my book, "German Baking"! It comes with different covers - for UK and US. The contents are identical. All measurements in metric and imperial/volume. Bake-Off often took me back to my childhood, and my book reflects that. Pre-order on Amazon!
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Announced at last! A long time in the making, and really proud of it! The result of a huge brilliant team! Enjoy a couple of pictures from the photo shoots. More to come. #GBBO #Baking #Homebaking #Book #Bakingbook #German #Blackforest #Schwarzwald #Freiburg @Kyle_Books @K_S_Mgt
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It gives an incredible sense of satisfaction when a Bundt cake comes clean pout of a new form. This one has nuts and dried fruit, to celebrate Tu B'Ishvat. @nordicwareuk Thank you so much for your wonderful Bundt tins! #cake #bundt #instacake #cakes #cakestagram #baking
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A late Thank You to @Channel4 , @adamhillscomedy and the whole team for having me on The Last Leg Of The Year 2021 @TheLastLeg I had so much fun! #comedy
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Do you sometimes hear identifiable spoken words when you listen to your dishwasher in action? Today mine repeats "Don't Panic" #dishwasher #words
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It was a wonderful night at @PeoplesPetAward . The stories of the winners were touching, bringing out the best in animals and humans, and left no eye dry. Lovely to catch up with many of my Bake Off friends. Thanks to @K_S_Mgt for keeping an eye on us. #awards #awardceremony
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Since Bake-Off I have become many things I'd never dreamt of, for example a Christmas card! Now I have become a beer! See you at the launch party! @TheBeakBrewery #tromboneplayer #gig #bands #singer #homebaking #bakingheaven #bakeoff #hops #craftbrewing #microbrewery #craftbeer
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I took advantage of today's beautiful weather to do a little run at lunchtime! Get out if you haven't been yet!
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Toying around with French T55 flour. I have never really perfected rolls, I am very happy with the crumb, I need to work on the shaping though. #bread #homebaking
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Please bear with me - I am working on posts about making your own rye sourdough, and how to use it for making the wonderfully flavourful German style 40% Mischbrot! #patience #bread #gbbo #sourdough #realbread
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Today's results - Schwäbische Brezeln. The dough contains butter, milk and cream. The shape is much better, but the arms are still a bit bulky (for this type). Although I like it, the Brezel can carry a lot more butter this way! #baking #homebaking
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@giuseppecooks @BritishBakeOff Huge congratulations, and Well Done to your family!
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Applications for Bake Off are open! ⁠ Just working through the application form made me a better baker, and I am certain it will do the same for you!⁠ Become a Better Baker! And enjoy the ride!⁠ Apply for Bake Off!!!⁠ ⁠ #GBBO #greatbritishbakeoff #homebaking #bakeoff
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Humphrey cleaning himself - one of the most peaceful things to watch #rabbit #humphrey #gbbo
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The result of yesterday's effort. Badische Brezeln and Bayerische Brezn, texture and taste spot on, but I have to work on shaping. More caustic soda is on the way! #baking #homebaking
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Great to bake in Swansea. Marked was packed, and you could hear a pin drop! Wonderful audience! #swansea #baking #croeso
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Season's Greetings - Fröhliche Weihnachten - Merry Christmas! This is a picture of me with my great-grandmother's christmas tree! #christmas #merrychristmas #xmas #christmastime #christmastree #festive #happyholidays #christmaseve #holidayseason #december #christmasday
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Thank you so much @thesundaytimes and @martin_hemming for having me and my recipes in the Sunday Times today, @rosiekinchen for the fun interview and @andrewhasson for the great photos! #foodie #yummy #delicious #foodlover #gbbo #bakeoff #times #sundaytimes
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It's a great honour!
@LPOrchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
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It’s @BritishBakeOff time 🍰 and have we got a sweet treat coming soon...Legendary @juergenthebread is baking us a 90th birthday cake! 🎂 Jürgen will present the cake at our opening concert in his home town at @BrightDome on 22 October. We. Cannot. Wait. #GBBO #BakeOff
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1 year
US publication day!
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Have a lovely weekend! I am starting mine with Käsesahnetorte! #homebaking
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2 years
What a great honour to bake at the embassy!
@GermanEmbassy
German Embassy London
2 years
Jürgen's Cider Cake - a classic German recipe with an English Twist Whether you're a baking novice or a seasoned pro, why not give this delicious bake from @juergenthebread a try?
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Just dropped of some Apple Streusel for @sussexbakedown 's Ukraine project. So glad to have met the wonderful women who run this amazing charity, supporting 10 foodbanks and thousands of people in need every week. #cakeforukraine #ukraine #sussex
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Challah Recipe and an interview In @thejewishchronicle today! Thank you Yael Breuer for the lovely chat! #bread #challah #gbbo #bakeoff #jewish
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I am so excited to be teaching just around the corner. See you there on July 2nd at Open Bakery Brighton #ad #baking #homebaking #sourdough
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Who is travelling with trombone and cakes? (rhetorical question) #cake #trombone
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This weekend I played around with different toppings for the classic #German #Streuselkuchen Always delicious! #baking # #homebaking
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@BritishBakeOff Well deserved!
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@SixOClockShow @BritishBakeOff @giuseppecooks A lot of work ahead, but I think the world needs it!
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Great bake for lunch today: Schwäbische Seelen. #baking #yum #bread #spelt
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* Update * I am so excited to announce that my book will be available in the US as well, from 27th August! UK readers - you will have this picture on page 1! And I am really touched by the huge response - #1 in US Amazon German Food!!!
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@giuseppecooks congratulations!
@GermanEmbassy
German Embassy London
3 years
In an alternate universe, we're congratulating @juergenthebread on emerging victorious from tonight's Great British Bake Off final... But back to reality: Congratulations Giuseppe! #GBBO
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2 years
Travelling, with two trombones, no cake
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3 years
Trying out pretzels today - with rather small amounts of dough. I also have only a little sodium hydroxide left for the lye. Wish me luck! #pretzels #gettwisted #pretzelbites #bake #homebaking #bread #makeitbakeitloveit #bakingproject #bakeathome
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Grießklößchensuppe in the making for a late supper
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Beautiful delicate clouds over Brighton this afternoon. As if the scaffolding continues upwards #sky #cloudporn #lovebrighton
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So excited to be baking at the Croeso festival in Swansea! Thank you @enjoyswansea for having me! Be there, enjoy my Wales-Black Forest fusion bake! What could it be? #homebaking #wales #croeso #swansea
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Frohe Ostern - Yes, I am still baking - despite all that very exciting news from the music world. I made these Betmännchen, with homemade marzipan, and using matza meal, a treat fit for passover also. #easter #passover #biscuits #homebaking
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2 years
Hi there...
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Thank you so much for featuring my recipes!
@Nigella_Lawson
Nigella Lawson
9 months
And the second recipe I have for you from German Baking by @juergenthebread is this proper, Dresden-style Stollen!
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@BritishBakeOff It was truly a pleasure to be on Extra Slice and meet @JoBrandcomedy and @tomallencomedy
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Great day yesterday. Had the honour to take over the kitchen at the German Embassy, and Chef Kay was my most amazing assistant! The press team were filming me making some cider cake! Watch this space! @GermanEmbassy
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Today is one of those crazy days - recipe development and writing, a big band gig with the Sussex Jazz Orchestra at lunchtime, some more baking, and listening to the London Symphony Orchestra in the evening! #gbbo #homebaking #trombone
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3 years
Wolpertinger on the loose in Brighton. I thought they only existed in some obscure Bavarian forests (and some video games)!
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Not much posting about baking these days - enjoying the outdoors prepping for London Landmarks Half-Marathon (2nd April) and fundraising for #GuideDogsUK . It's my first, and my personal challenge is to get through in one piece. @LLHalf
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Thank you, Teresa, it was wonderful having you there. For me your cake stood out. Brilliant! But all the audience was great! What an experience that filming was.
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Teresa Elliott
3 years
@juergenthebread Fantastic cake tribute to such a fantastic contestant! Was gutted you didn’t get to the final. But loved seeing you at the Extra Slice filming! You were brilliant and I hope you felt the love for you from everyone in the studio. (I made the loofah cake) xx
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9 months
Jolly baking!
@BritishBakeOff
British Bake Off
9 months
Start the New Year with a banging Bake Off! Join Mark, Maxy, Maggie and Jürgen as they provide the best possible NYE hangover cure by treating you to an epic baking battle in the Tent! The Great New Year’s Bake Off. 1st Jan. 7.40pm. Channel 4. #GBBO
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Making a paperclip??? . . . . No - making a giant Brezel #GBBO #homebaking #baking
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It's past midday! Get your Glühwein ready!
@K_S_Mgt
Katherine Stonehouse Management
3 years
Thanks to @Martin_Hemming and @rosiekinchen for the lovely @juergenthebread interview. @thesundaytimes Is it too early for Glühwein?!
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3 pints? You are joking. This stuff has 12% Come over, I have some here
@giuseppecooks
Giuseppe Dell’Anno
3 years
@TheBeakBrewery @ShortList Who wouldn’t want to drink a pint (or three) of @juergenthebread ?
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It's Brezel time!
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Huge fun at the croissant class at @open_bakery_brighton I learnt tons and met inspiring fellow bakers! Wonderful end results for all of us! Thank you "G" for your patience and skill. #ad #baking #homebaking #croissants
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Completely unrelated to the Jubilee, and in some kind of experimental mood, I extracted the gluten from 500g of flour. The result is a stretchy blob, that likes to stick to itself ...
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Chilling in Black Forest (Schwarzwald). Board games while waiting for darkness and the meteors
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@BritishBakeOff Seven Days! Hurry! Bake Off Wants You!
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@GermanEmbassy Thank you from the alternate universe!
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Rugby and Welsh cakes with the lovely @sianday at Croeso Festival #swansea #baking
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Devon, it was a pleasure to meet you
@vulture
Vulture
3 years
In conversation with @devonsaysrelax , Jürgen Krauss reflects, cryptically, on his surprise #GBBO elimination, and spills about his pet rabbit Humphrey, playing jazz on the trombone, and what the future holds
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@BritishBakeOff @Channel4 Welcome to the Bake Off family
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@RealMattLucas Thank you! This means a lot to me
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Spent the weekend refining the schedule for my upcoming pretzel class
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2 years
A bit of Black Forest magic
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2 years
I do not recommend kneading Gugelhupf dough by hand. It's a special challenge! But the result was worth it! #gbbo #homebaking #alsace #butter
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Yesterday the lovely @sloiperdinger visited us with her friends from the German tv channel Bayerischer Rundfunk @BR_Presse and asked us lots of interesting questions, least of them about #GBBO ! Huge fun! #homebaking #baking #trombone #japanese #writing
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Life is getting more colourful than I could dream of!
@KatPea
Katherine Stonehouse
2 years
Last night, one of the most random yet fun nights out in London Town….meeting the super lovely @Jbrekkie who invited @juergenthebread to play with them at a sell-out Forum, Kentish Town. Crowd went wild with the surprise. And those t-shirts! 😎 #GBBO
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What is the purpose of loud music being played in cafés / restaurants?
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Bestseller! Thank you all for such a warm reception of my book! #germanbaking #thegermanbakingbook #gbbo #backen #baking #bookstagram
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2 years
It was a pleasure to be hosted by you!
@restorationcake
Charlotte White🌈
2 years
Yesterday @juergenthebread feed a capacity crowd of hungry GBBO fans at @foodiesfestival I think we have all fallen in love and will DEFO invite him back next year!
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juergenthebread
1 year
Looking forward to teaching and making some nice German Rye breads!
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juergenthebread
2 years
Making an interesting apple cake
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@juergenthebread
juergenthebread
2 years
Working on a big cake today... Excited to be handing it over TOMORROW!
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@juergenthebread
juergenthebread
3 years
In the UK Plava is a fatless light sponge that uses matzameal and is fit for passover. I "Juergenized" this for the Unorthodox podcast, if you gaven't listened yet give it a go, it's great fun! #podcast #passover #homebaking
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@juergenthebread
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2 years
Brownie weather
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