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Gifts for Great British Bake Off Fans

If you know anyone who is obsessed with The Great British Bake Off as I am than they are sure to love these gifts this holiday season.

Cooking and baking have been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. Even when I was a little girl, I would check out cookbooks from the school library and bring them home to ask my grandmother if she would cook with me. My mom and I would spend time on Saturdays folding laundry and watching cooking shows on PBS. As I got older, and cooking shows evolved from PBS to having their own network, I learned more. The culinary world opened up more and more.

Then, within the last year, I found a show on Amazon (& Netflix) and have been absolutely smitten ever since. The Great British Bake Off/Great British Baking Show is now one of my absolute favorites. I binge watch each season as it is released with my notebook in hand to scribble down a list of recipe inspiration. Recipes I had never even heard of because they are traditionally British.

With my love of The Great British Bake Off, I have also developed an even deeper love for all things culinary. If you know anyone who is obsessed with this show as I am than they are sure to love these gifts.

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