The world still feels like a strange place but this year is going to be the year that will be remembered for many years to come. We couldn't see or hug our loved ones, working from home became the new normal, and most of us experienced the joys of home schooling our children. Even though it was a challenging time we found new ways of communicating, we lived for loungewear and we embraced our inner bakers with lots of lockdown baking. And thus, perfecting the art of baking the best banana bread.
We never really need an excuse to get into the kitchen to bake up a storm together. We love baking traditional recipes such as these Orange Vanilla Spice Cookies, Carrot Cake and our foolproof Blueberry Muffins. Sometimes my daughter takes the lead and loves to experiment with flavour combinations and texture that have worked, or have gone terribly wrong. But that's half the fun.
To encourage our little baker into the kitchen we have been baking lots of sweet treats with Nadiya's brand new Bake Me a Story Deluxe Baking Set which has all the baking tools we will need for a little bake off in the kitchen. There are three baking sets to choose from with Simple Baking Set, Savoury Cooking Set and the Deluxe Baking Set that have everything you need to create tasty sweet and savoury recipes for everyone.
Bake Me a Story Deluxe Baking Set.
Each set has been specifically designed for little ones in mind, where they can gain more independence in the kitchen and unleash their inner star baker. We have the Deluxe Baking Set which is fully equipped with everything that my daughter would possible need for an afternoon baking session in the kitchen from a child sized rolling pin, measuring spoons, cupcake cases, a funky apron and the box even included six amazing recipes cards that we can try and recreate.
Inside the Box
The Deluxe Baking Set is all neatly packaged inside one box and without all that unnecessary packaging you often get with toys. As you empty the box you will soon discover 28 brightly coloured baking essentials that includes; a rolling pin, spatula, a large mixing bowl, a whisk, 12 silicone cupcake cases, a sieve, three cookie cutters, an assortment of measuring spoons, a very funky apron as well as the six recipe cards. All inside ONE box!!!
We both loved the bold and bright colours that have been used in the design of the baking tools. They are very appealing to little ones and you are immediately drawn to them, they certainly won't go missing in the middle of the cutlery draw. We really love this kit because it is such great quality. All of the baking essentials have been specifically designed for little hands, ensuring that they can get really stuck into the baking. Not only that but you can really see the quality used with the tools is great and all have been tested to LFGB food safety standard.
We really like the set of measuring spoons and the quality of the spatula which had a equal weigh to end to end meaning that little hands are able to get more control of mixing or stirring. Yay no more cake batter in my hair when my little one gets excited when mixing. The silicone topped cookie cutters were also an added bonus as these are not something that we have ever come across before but it was good to know that these were safe in her little hands.
It comes to no surprise when I say that my daughter loved the funky apron that was included inside the box as it was bright with a colour block design. It made her feel like a real star baker. But like with most aprons this one was too long for her but with a little fold and a special bow tie at the back she was all ready. My daughter has the most fun measuring out all the ingredients with the measuring spoons, getting flour all over her with the sieving, and of course resisting temptation of licking the spatula.
What makes this set even better is that Nadiya has included some recipes cards from her Bake Me a Story Recipe Book too. With this set we are fully equipped with the tools to recreate her recipes which were really simple and easy to follow and most of the ingredients included were already in my cupboards. Some of the recipe cards included Rock Cakes, Cookie Mallows and Star Anise Gingerbread Men which we will bake on Christmas Eve as part of our Christmas tradition.
Let's Have a Bake Off
The only way to put this baking set the to test was to put on our aprons and bake up a storm in the kitchen. We made some of our own Rainbow Cookies and the Very Berry Breakfast Muffins that was included in the box. It was a really simple and easy recipe to follow and all we really needed to get was some fresh berries. My daughter loved sieving the ingredients into the mixing bowl and whisking the batter. The silicone cupcake cases were really easy for my daughter to place into our muffin tin and as we added the mixture the cases really held their shape right during cooking.
We also made some Rainbow Cookies so we had a chance to use the rolling pin and use the cookie cutters. We really like these silicone topped cookie cutters as my daughter could cut them out and place the shapes on the baking trays without any worries. We hope we will be able to get our hands on some other shapes just like these as they are a great for protecting little hands.
So as you can see we LOVED baking with this Nadiya's Bake Me a Story Deluxe Baking Set. It is jam packed full of all the baking tools and essentials that we need to make some sweet treats for everyone to enjoy. We liked the colour and design of the tools and they have been tested to LFGB food safety standard and are dishwasher safe too. The recipe cards included were an added bonus and were really simple and easy to follow, some will sure become some of our favourite bakes.
Nadiya has released three amazing baking sets that will sure to encourage your little bakers into the kitchen. You can choose from Nadiya's Simple Baking Set, Nadiya's Savoury Cooking Set and of course Nadiya's Deluxe Baking Set. You can pick these sets from Smyths, Argos and Amazon. You can also get Nadiya's Bake Me a Story Recipe Book from W H Smith, Waterstones and Sainsburys.
Do you want to get your hands on your very own DELUXE BAKING SET?
We have one DELUXE baking set to giveaway to one of our fabulous readers! With half term around the corner you have more reason to enter our giveaway. This set would be great in getting the children involved for the Christmas prep or even as a little gift to pop under the Christmas tree. All you need to do is CLICK the link below and FOLLOW the instructions. Trust me, you will not be disappointed!
GOOD LUCK!
T/C The closing date for this Bake Me a Story Deluxe Baking Set is on 11.59pm on Thursday 29th October 2020. This prize is non-transferable and no cash alternative will be offered. The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by email with 7 days. The winner will have 28 days to respond with a name and delivery address before a new winner is selected. The giveaway is open to all UK entrants ages 18 or over only. Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter are in no way associated with the giveaway. Any personal date given as part of the giveaway entries are used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties. The winner's details will be passed on to the brand or the PR for prize delivery. Please allow 28 days for delivery.
**We have been kindly gifted Nadiya's Bake Me a Story Deluxe Baking Set but as always my words and opinions are my own. Images are subject to copyright, please seek permission before using.**
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