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Without a doubt, he is one of the legends of British baking.
But Dame Prue Leith shocked her fans yesterday by revealing she hasn’t made her own puff pastry for 25 years.
The Great British Bake-Off judge, 84, admitted taking shortcuts in her baking while discussing her latest book Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom at the Literary Festival.
In the new cookbook, Dame Prue writes that cheating in the kitchen is “ok” and admits: cheating “all the time.”
Speaking to host Tim Hubbard, she told the audience: “I haven’t made custard, real custard, in years.”
Dame Prue Leith, 84, shocked her fans yesterday by revealing she hasn’t made her own puff pastry in 25 years.
The Great British Bake-Off judge admitted taking shortcuts in her baking while discussing her latest book Life’s Too Short to Stuff a Mushroom at the Literary Festival.
‘I buy the boxes and they are delicious. Some are more delicious than others, I like Ambrosia.
“It’s good because my husband will eat anything as long as it has custard.”
She went on to make an even more shocking revelation: “And I haven’t made puff pastry in 25 years.”
When asked about a piece of kitchen equipment she thinks is most useful, Dame Prue surprised the audience by praising deep fryers.
While she said the traditional potato peeler was her number one choice, Dame Prue said that in terms of modern equipment, she “hates to say it” but she uses a deep fryer.
Dame Prue even revealed how she recently made a chocolate cake using a deep fryer, oven and microwave and found they all turned out equally delicious.
He added: “The fryer causes the least mess.”
Speaking about her book and the shortcuts some of the recipes offer, Dame Prue said: ‘This book is still about gastronomy.
In new cookbook, Dame Prue writes that cheating in the kitchen is “ok” and admits: cheating “all the time”
Dame Prue even revealed how she recently made a chocolate cake using a deep fryer, oven and microwave and found they all turned out equally delicious (pictured with GBBO judge Paul Hollywood).
Prue behind the scenes at GBBO with Alison Hammond, Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding
‘This is still the best food possible. It’s a delicious meal, but simple and you can cheat.’
However, Dame Prue added, you can’t “cheat” with every recipe.
“I don’t think you can cheat in the sense of being able to buy absolutely anything at the grocery store and mix it up,” he said.
