Podcasts by The Gingham Altar
The Gingham Altar is a Great British Bake Off fan review and replication show. Each episode, Mack and Megan will talk about an episode of the show. Then, they will attempt to master the bakes themselves by taking on challenges featured in that episode in their home kitchen. Join two amateur bakers and old friends as they talk about the best cooking show on tv today.
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Episode 14: Biscuit Week! (10x02) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's the dreaded Biscuit Week! The bakers take on unconventional cookie-based challenges, and then we tackle them in our kitchens. Mack does a homemade spin on a Twix, while Megan tackles a newt...
ListenEpisode 13: Cake Week (10x01) from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
A new season, a new cast, but the same tent and gingham altar. It's cake week! We're taking on the new bakers and our thoughts on where Series 10 might take us. Then, Mack tackles a preponderous...
ListenEPISODE 12: WHERE HAVE WE BEEN? from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We're back! Catch up with Mack and Megan as they talk moves, new kitchens, and the upcoming season!
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Episode 11: The Season 5 Wrapup! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We made it all the way through Season 5! Join us as we look back (I accidentally typed bake there first...) at our baking highs and epic fails. Thanks for coming on this ride with us so far, and...
ListenEpisode 10: The Final! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's the final! It's all been leading up to this, and it doesn't disappoint. Join us as we talk viennoiserie, insane techincal memory challenges, and how to make scenes out of choux. Then, Mack ...
ListenEpisode 9: Patiesserie Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's Patisserie Week! Join us as we talk about this episode where the bakers take on baklava, the funnily named schichtortte, and entremets worthy of a bakery window. Then, Mack tackles the tech...
ListenEpisode 8: Advanced Dough Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's Advanced Dough Week! Join us as we talk about this episode where the bakers take on fruit loaves, poviticas, and doughnuts! Then, stick around as we try to make our own as Megan makes fruit...
ListenEpisode 7: Pastry Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's Pastry Week! Join us as we talk about this smooth little episode where one of our favorites finally departs the tent. After the break, we do our own takes with Mack making some eclairs and ...
ListenEpisode 6: European Cake Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's European Cake Week! Apologies for the long delay; life has been crazy, and Mack has been traveling. But we are back for all the yeasted fun this week. We dive into some iconic bakes of Euro...
ListenEpisode 5: Pies and Tarts Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's pies and tarts week, and it is literally exploding with sparks! We get into the episode that says goodbye to someone with a soft spot in our hearts, and then we head into our own kitchens t...
ListenEpisode 4: Dessert Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
We hope you've left room for Dessert Week! This week, we jump into the fourth episode that features the infamous Bingate moment. We give our views, and then we get ourselves to the kitchen. Mack...
ListenOn the Back Burner: Baking Fails from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Our bakes are still in the oven, so it's the very first On the Back Burner episode. In these shorter episodes, we talk about GBBO and baking adjacent topics that don't fit into our regular episo...
ListenEpisode 3: Bread Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Mack accidentally changed the wrong episode's description and messed this one up, so he's recreating it from memory. It's bread week, so break out the yeast and the proving drawers! We tackle th...
ListenEpisode 2: Biscuit Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
Tis the season for biscuit baking. And this week has it all: dog stories, cookbook recommendations, grape jelly, and a surprising amount of singing. And then, Mack and Megan each tackle the Sign...
ListenEpisode 1 - Cake Week! from 2021-01-31T22:10:42.023393
It's the start of a new season in the tent. That must mean that it's Cake Week. Mack and Megan talk about their favorites in all categories: bakers, accents, British political parties, and more....
ListenEpisode 0 - Meet the Hosts! from 2018-12-05T02:29:40
Meet hosts Mack and Megan as they talk about The Gingham Altar, their new GBBO podcast! Learn about who they are and the rules for how they are going to tackle GBBO challenges in their own kitch...
ListenEpisode 0 - Meet the Hosts! from 2018-12-05T02:29:40
Meet hosts Mack and Megan as they talk about The Gingham Altar, their new GBBO podcast! Learn about who they are and the rules for how they are going to tackle GBBO challenges in their own kitch...
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