Q&A with GBBO's Nadiya Hussain

jingl I was going to say the very same thing, so thanks!

Have your grandparents passed you down an recipes?

Well done on bake off Nadya!! I loved watching you in your home town. It was very happy and sad too. Reminds me when I go to visit my family abroad. It's very sad to leave them. You are so relax , no rushing about. I would love to win the children book for my grandsons as they love to get their apron on and get stuck in when their mum is baking. X

Do you think it is ridiculous that, when we are all supposed to be fighting overweight and obesity, the Beeb keeps pumping out this programme encouraging everyone to bake and eat more and more sugar laden crap treats. And please don't say that homemade is better for you than shop bought. It's all the same sugar.

Hi there Nadiya from sunny MK! I love making cakes but then I can't resist eating them. Do you eat your own cakes? If so how do you keep in trim?

What is your favourite thing to bake?

Well done Nadiya you are a great inspiration. Just wanted to ask you what it is your inspiration behind baking and what is your favourite recipe?

Hi Nadiya well done for winning bake off and putting Yorkshire on the map. What tips would you give to this years contestants?

Hi Nadiya , congratulations on your win, you put the fun back into baking. Have you always baked? I have warm hands, how can I keep them cool when baking? Thanks
Angie95 x

Congratulations on winning the GBBO and continued success, however, I ask myself how it has changed your luife and how does your family cope with all the media attention. Very good luck with your book!

Hello Nadiya and congratulations on making the most of life since GBBO, I wish you much happiness along the way.

My question is, are you now sometimes too busy to bake at home - and (shock horror) - do you ever BUY a cake for your family?!

Hi Nadiya?

If you could only make one pudding for the rest of your life what would it be?

Hi Nadiya
I am a GBBO fan and always find inspiration watching the show. I watched the first 'Chronicles of Nadiya' recently and was delighted - what a wonderful insight into a different culture.
My question is this - Do you think that GBBO is totally responsible for your new direction in life or do you think it just kick started something that was always in you and was always going to emerge eventually?

I loved The first episode of The Chronicles of Nadiya and loved it. What a lovely family. Looking forward to next week.
My question stems from the latest Bake Off thread on Gransnet. We see Paul and Mary cutting a large slice of cake and trying a little. What happens to the rest?

Hello Nadiya. I loved watching you on Bake Off and have just watched Chronicles of Nadiya and love that too. My question is:- Can you please send me some of your cheerful enthusiasm, I lost mine somewhere along the way!

I'd like to ask Nadiya if she has a secret for making Macarons, I always seem to end up with funny shapes and don't get the baking times correct.

Just finished watching The Chronicles of Nadiya and absolutely loved it on so many levels.

Which do you like best, the traditional receipes or one's that you have created.

Hello Nadiya

This is a similar question to Auntieflo above. I am interested to know how your life has changed since winning Bake Off and would you say it has changed for the better. Also, are there any down sides to being famous?

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Hi again, I have another question

And apologies in advance for asking a baker about sugar! But I have been reading an article in the Times Magazine where you write about making your own peanut butter, and you mention using agave syrup.

To impress my daughter-in-law Trying to do the right thing as a grandmother, I had bought agave syrup for baking but then a thread on these very forums put me right off it!

I have now bought a bottle of fruit syrup (from Lidl, made from apples, grapes and carob) which I hope will be the healthy option for sweetening.

Is it an ongoing battle with you as a mum and a baker of cakes to find healthy alternatives to sugar?

this sounds like so much fun

Hello Nadiya congratulations on your new book. It sounds a lovely idea.

Do you cook anything special for your Grandparents?.
I bet they have a few favourite Nadia recipes!.
Did you have a favourite food that your grandparents or parents would cook when you were a child?
Do have a comfort food that you go to when you feel sad or missing home?

One last question
will your grandparents be checking out Grandsnet?
They will be very welcome

Well done on Bake Off and best of luck with your book.

Well done Nadiya - you sure are sweet
Love watching you cook great things to eat
Congrats on your book - what a hit it will make
And fly off the shelves like a million hot cakes. xo

Well done for winning GBBO. Would love to read your book and to try out some recipes