I am a terrible student. Firstly, I turn up late to a macaron baking class by Edd Kimber . Yes, that Edd Kimber, the guy who won the Great British Bake Off hosted by Mel and Sue and judged by the Silver Fox and Nicholas Parsons's sister . A macaron class held by an official baking genius. And yet I turn up late. Edd with two D's. Like Edd the Duck. Genuinely. Secondly, I interrupt his demo with lots of silly questions. Look at him humouring me. He makes a salted caramel sauce. He makes the macaron batter. I'm not paying attention, because I'm too busy inhaling the wonderful sugared scent. This much did sink in - the best macaron batter must fall in languid waves. Next, Edd pipes perfect circles of macaron batter, spaced out so they don't merge into some kind of uberon. We all take turns to copy him, piping circle after circle. Some more successfully than others. 2001: A Cake Odyssey Crisp shells of delicious almond joy with perfect "feet". And now E...
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