Rachel Allen - Bake!

From perfect meringues and tart tatin to quiche Lorraine and crusty bread, Rachel Allen explores the art of perfect baking. Along the way she also meets some of the country's top bakers and sweet makers including world class chocolatier William Curley.

Season 1 Episode 1
Recipes and cooking tips from professional chef Rachel Allen in an easy-to-follow approach. In this episode, she demonstrates how to make her version of brownies - `blondies' - using white chocolate and peanut butter. A group of cookery students also learn how to make lemon tarts


Season 1 Episode 2
The chef re-creates the buttercream-filled walnut cake she served at her own wedding. She also meets Isidora Popovic, who has turned a college art project into an award-winning business, and the cookery school students make cookies



Season 1 Episode 3
The chef prepares a carrot cake with orange cream cheese icing and finished off with candied violets



Season 1 Episode 5
Rachel shows her recipe for tarte tatin with caramelised apples. Chef Tom Lewis reveals the secrets of the bread made at his bakery in Callandar, Scotland, and the cookery school students discover how to make a simple cake with a chocolate buttercream filling



Season 1 Episode 6
Rachel prepares a coconut macaroon tart and meets patissier Eric Lanlard to learn the secrets behind his flamboyant creations, which combine traditional French crafts with a contemporary flair. The chef also teaches her cookery school students the recipe for a white soda bread



Season 1 Episode 7
The chef prepares a pissaladiere, a traditional Provencal tart covered in caramelised onions, anchovies and olives which has a puff pastry base. She also visits chocolatier William Curley and learns the secrets of his award-winning specialities. The cookery school students make Dutch apple cake



Season 1 Episode 8
The chef prepares an iced orange cake and visits two American bakers who have imported the wholesome, home cooking of the Deep South across the Atlantic. They show how to make an apple pie with a twist, and the cookery school students cook a spinach, potato and goat's cheese tart with a shortcrust pastry



Season 1 Episode 9
The Irish chef demonstrates her recipe for baklava, involving filo pastry, pistachio nuts and almonds



Season 1 Episode 10
Professional chef Rachel Allen makes lime yoghurt cake with rosewater and pistachios, and meets French bread-maker Richard Bertinet, who believes the best way to cook bread does not involve kneading the dough. The cookery school students also learn how to make sticky toffee pudding



Season 1 Episode 12
Rachel makes chocolate and vanilla marble cake, a dish which reminds her of her childhood. She also visits an award-winning artisan bakery which specialises in sourdough bread, and the cookery school students prepare lemon cupcakes



Season 1 Episode 13
Rachel makes mini beef pasties, which have elements of Mexican empanadas, Indian samosas and classic English pasties. She also meets cake-maker Peggy Porschen and the cookery school students discover how to make tasty brown sugar custards



Season 1 Episode 14
Rachel Allen prepares meringue roulade with cherries and rosewater mascarpone. She also visits Matt Jones at his bakery and discovers the secrets of his delicious savoury pastries, and the cookery school students learn a technique for making light, sweet scones



Season 1 Episode 16
Christmas Bake Professional chef Rachel Allen makes a Christmas cake and is joined by Gennaro Contaldo to bake zuccotti di panettone



Season 1 Episode 17
Christmas Bake Professional chef Rachel Allen makes a gingerbread house, and is joined by Christmas cake specialist Fiona Cairns who reveals her design secrets


Other Rachel Allen's Cooking Videos:

Rachel Allen's - Dinner Parties (2010)

Rachel Allen's Cake Diaries - Series 1 (2012)