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Topic: The Great British Bake Off

Freshly baked brioche (VIKTORIIA DROBOT/Getty Images )

How to handle yeast, "Bake Off" style

Joy Saha
(Halfdark/Getty Images)

Meet tonka, "Bake Off’s" secret spice

Joy Saha
Paul, Alison, Prue & Noel from The Great British Baking Show (Mark Bourdillon/Netflix)

"Bake Off" is back! Here's what we know

Joy Saha
Assortment of homemade fall pies (Getty Images/jenifoto)

"Bake Off's" easy tips for perfect pies

Joy Saha
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The Great British Bake Off (Love Productions/Channel 4/Mark Bourdillon)

A "Bake Off" double-elimination looms

Ashlie D. Stevens
George Robinson as Isaac Goodwin in "Sex Education" (Samuel Taylor/Netflix)

Disabled roles should look to reality TV

Inga Parkel
Prue Leith, Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond and Paul Hollywood in "The Great British Baking Show" Season 11 (Netflix)

Alison Hammond brings new zest to "GBBO"

Melanie McFarland
(James Ransom / Food52)

What is a Charlotte Russe cake?

Naomi Tomky - Food52
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"The Great British Baking Show" 2022 cast (Netflix)

A delicious end to an uneven Bake Off

Melanie McFarland
Group Photo of Bakers, Presenters and Judges on "The Great British Baking Show" (Photo courtesy of Netflix/Mark Bourdillon)

Books to read if you like "Bake Off"

Alison Stine, Hanh Nguyen
Matt Lucas, Prue Leith, Paul Hollywood and Noel Fielding of "The Great British Baking Show" (Photo courtesy of Netflix/Mark Bourdillon)

Is this the worst season of "GBBO"?

Melanie McFarland
"The Great British Baking Show" 2022 cast (Netflix)

A "Great British Bake-Off" snack alert

Melanie McFarland
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A composite image shows a young woman in a pink and orange dress lies on the floor and watches an episode of 'The Honeymooners' on a console television set, late 1960s or early 1970s. On the screen is an image of American actor Art Carney (1918 - 2003) (Tom Kelley/Getty Images)

Using TV to anesthetize myself to Trump

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The Big Flower Fight (Netflix)

Netflix's new show lacks "Flower" power

Melanie McFarland
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in "Making It" (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

"Making It": Crafting as a luxury hobby

Melanie McFarland
The Great British Baking Show (PBS)

The Great British Baking Show

Melanie McFarland
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Make America bake again!

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins of "The Great British Bake Off" (BBC)

Mel and Sue out at "Bake Off"

Melanie McFarland
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