Prue Leith says she is still learning lots about baking - thanks to fellow judge Paul Hollywood . Despite a lifetime in the business and being a Great British Bake Off judge 84-year-old Prue insists there is still much she can pick up. She said: "I've learnt a lot from Paul.
Mostly from listening to him judging. I mean, it’s easy for me because I’m there, too. What always surprised me is he would often say of a soggy cake: ‘This is overbaked.
..’ And I’d say: ‘But it’s not, it’s underbaked, because it’s soft.
It’s too soft.’ And he’d say: ‘No, it’s got too much liquid in it and it hasn't been able to escape, but it’s actually overbaked.’ And I’d say: ‘How do you tell?’ He’d say: ‘Well, the cake is not crumbling as it should.
’ You know how he scratches it with a fork? If it's well-baked, it will still crumble like that even if it’s too wet. I do learn stuff all the time from him. And to watch Paul kneading something or plaiting bread, for example, is absolute magic.
It's like watching a Chinese noodle chef knitting noodles. It’s magic to watch because he's so fast and he's so good. So, yeah, I’ve learned a lot.
" Prue also told how she also ends up asking for some of the recipes from the UK and US versions of the show. She added: "I quite often nick other people's recipes. I mean, some of the recipes are mine.
You know the technicals are either Paul’s or mine. "But the signature ones I quite often nick the recipe because it’s.