‘Flour is IN MY BLOOD’

From Dad’s pies to his great-great gran’s meringues, baking was always at the heart of family life for Paul Hollywood

WORDS: ZOE WEST.

I’m from a family of bakers, so going into the business was always going to happen – not that my teenage self thought so. Even in the photo of my great-great-grandma’s 90th birthday (where I’m already doing the GBBO stance), we’re standing in front of cakes. She was great at making meringues and cream – on their own, no fancy flavours. I grew up in and around bakeries. Dad was a baker, my brother Lee is a baker, and my uncles Ralph and Billy worked with Dad. We used to help out in the shops. Dad made all the bread, pies and scones, and then we’d wander down to the bakery and nick a doughnut. The smell of flour and baking is something else. My mum loved it too. She made great…

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Woman & Home (Digital) - 1 Issue, July 2022

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