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Three, two, one... Bake!

As part of the 150th school birthday celebration, students have been representing their Houses in the PHSG House Bake Off! On Thursday 7th March, Y7 & Y8 Houses competed for a place in the 'Bake Off' final next term.

The Great 'PHSG History' Bake-Off is not just any old House competition; it's a flavourful journey through time, exploring the recipes that have delighted taste buds of students of old and that were passed on through the student-led school magazines. 

Two students were selected from each year group, for each House, and the winning house from each year will go through to our Bake Off final next term. For the selection process, House Captains invited students to bring in a 'signature bake' and students were selected to then represent their House and compete against their year group.

For the Y7 and Y8 bake off heat (or 'technical challenge'), the students had to follow a 1960s 'Peanut Crisp' student recipe within a set time frame.

The 1960's recipes and methods have been extracted from our 1960's student magazines and will be used by the constestants to revive the classic recipes and showcase the timeless appeal of traditional baking. 

The heat got off to a flying start, with each pair of bakers using their teamwork to organise equipment, measure ingredients and remembering to pre-heat the oven!

Each team had varying approaches, with some flying through the 1960's instructions, and converting the methods into everyday processes. Others taking a more steady approach and concentrating on traditional practices.

All teams had the nail-biting moment of recognising whether they had enough time to cool the crisps! And whether they had had long enough in the oven! Eeek!

All entries had to be presented at the gingham table before the clock ran out, with Kendall House waiting for the last possible seconds to race to get their entry to the table.

Our panel of judges, included Mr 'Hollydown' and Miss 'Prueghton', who judged the final entries based on taste, presentation, creativity, and the historical accuracy of the chosen recipe. 

A huge thank you to Mrs Banks, who has been instrumental in organising and hosting this event! Thankyou. 

We are delighted to announce that 7A and 8A are the winners of this first heat, and we look forward to seeing them compete in the final. Well Done Anthony!

- is it a coincidence that the Head of Anthony House is Mrs Brown?... hmm. Anthony House are clearly natural bakers!

We look forward to seeing our Y11 and sixth from heat next, on the 21st March.
  

For more information about our 150th Birthday and our celebratory events, please have a look at our 150th Anniversary page here.