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Aug 2021
55m 11s

The Great Gastropod Pudding Off (encore)

Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley
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Four bakers, one evening, and one challenge: Who can steam the best spotted dick? On this week’s action-packed episode, Tom Gilliford, Selasi Gbormittah, and Yan Tsou of Great British Bake-Off fame, along with honorary Gastropod member (and Cynthia’s partner) Tim Buntel, compete to see who can master this most classic of British puddings for the first-ever G ... Show More
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