Bao buns

Bao bun recipes: How to succeed where some of The Apprentice contestants failed ; Ingredients · 500 g plain flour; 50 g caster sugar; 1 tsp salt; 1 tsp baking ...

- Heat a frying pan on medium heat. Simmer for five-six mins on medium-high heat until the sauce thickens. Place a bamboo steamer (or a wire rack covered with a bowl) over the pan and line it with baking paper. - Stir together the plain flour, sugar, salt, baking powder and yeast. Oil the bowl and replace the dough. - Pour a little oil onto your hands and form the dough into a ball.

Viewers of BBC The Apprentice were quick to slam the male team's bao buns amid week two's challenge.

How the other half live." Viewers criticise the price of the girls' bao buns on The Apprentice 2023 Others were shocked by the price of the bao buns on offer from the girls' team with one user saying: "£9 a bao bun? One user took to Twitter to say: "Nah the boys bao buns look terrible lol" Nah the boys bao buns look terrible lol— 𝕊 𝔸 𝕃 𝕃 𝕐 𝕄 𝔸 𝕐 🇵🇭🇧🇩 (@SallyThaGaaahd) Viewers slam contestant bao buns on week two of The Apprentice 2023

The second episode of the new series of The Apprentice is set to air tonight as the boys and girls make their own savoury bao buns, but lose sight of the ...

Promoted Stories Only time will tell if the boys have done enough to secure their place in next week’s challenge, or if they’ll end up at the café for a coffee fighting for their place in the competition. [Lord Alan Sugar](https://www.mirror.co.uk/all-about/alan-sugar) puts his potential new business partner to the test, and this week is no different, as the boys and girls teams set out to make and sell their own savoury bao buns.

The second episode of the popular BBC One program's 17th season will broadcast tonight, and Joe Phillips is one of the 18 contestants seeking to win Lord ...

Turning to Joe, Lord Sugar said: "You claim to be the James Bond of business, is that right?" Time will tell if their kitchen mishap will result in them losing the task, and potentially put one of the boys on the chopping block. The bulk, if not all, of their blue-coloured culinary masterpieces had split and burst. Managing to turn things around after their failure last week, the bao buns came out on top and looked ‘gorgeous’, the girls remarked. Lord Sugar’s aide, Tim Campbell, looked extremely unamused by their lack of achievement. However, the boys’ bao buns couldn’t have looked any less appetising if they tried.

The bridal boutique owner, revealed that she opted to quit the show after deciding she 'loved' her business and 'doesn't need a partner,' despite the girls ...

I just felt that there were more deserving people there than me and it was not right for me to stay in the process. I've always wanted to do it and it's been a whirlwind since the point of applying to actually getting in.' Do I want my life to change?'' and it really made me realise I love my life; I love the team and I love everything about my life. You remember how much you laughed and got on with the other candidates. Brad said he was a great cook, then put himself on the opposite team…' Despite quitting the series, Shannon admitted that taking part in The Apprentice was a 'lifelong goal' for her, explaining: 'I applied about 10 years ago when I first came up with my business plan idea. 'She really spurred me on to open the business. Now I've got to walk through that door and he's there.'' 'The other candidates are just amazing and there's so many amazing businesses there that I felt that they deserve to win. 'I just really felt like I couldn't focus on the tasks because I was constantly thinking about what was going on at home. The more I thought about it, the more I thought, ''Am I in here for the right reasons? What am I doing here making bao buns in a kitchen when I can't cook as it is?''.

Shannon Martin halted the boardroom process before it even started, shocking Lord Sugar and her fellow Apprentice candidates after saying that the process wasn' ...

Do I want my life to change?’ and it really made me realise I love my life, I love the team and I love everything about my life." Shannon also spoke about why she decided to leave the show, after she realised she didn't want her life to change if she became Lord Sugars business partner. Martin, a bridal shop owner, told Lord Sugar shortly after the teams entered the boardroom, she said: "Lord Sugar, if I may, I've made the difficult decision to leave the process. #TheApprentice" and: "Didn’t expect that #TheApprentice". After wishing Shannon the best Lord Sugar admitted her withdrawal was a surprise. Many viewers were shocked by Shannon's decision to leave and said they did not see her exit coming.

The 17th series of The Apprentice returned to TV screens last week with 18 new candidates competing to win a life-changing investment of £250000 from Lord ...

Brad said he was a great cook, then put himself on the opposite team…” I clearly watched Titanic over Christmas! Speaking about his regrets on the show, Kevin said: “I think I would have tried to put myself on the corporate team for the bao bun task, that’s where the ship sank, and I think those guys steered it straight for the iceberg. The task was ultimately a profit-based task and as Lord Sugar said in the boardroom: “Kevin, you sold the Bao Buns too low. [two teams were told they would be manufacturing bao buns,](https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/apprentice-first-look-karren-brady-28933194) with a savoury bun to punt to the public and a bespoke sweet one to sell to a corporate client, and the team who secured the biggest overall profit would be crowned the victor. The 17th series of the

Bradley volunteered as project manager for the bao bun task - despite having a background in construction.

In his final statement, Lord Sugar described the corporate sale as "diabolical" when speaking to Bradley, but said Kevin was "more focused on revenue than profit." The team was tasked with making dinosaur-themed bao buns - but had a rough start when it came to rolling out the dough and drawing on the designs. This was not enough to beat the girls however, who made a profit of £754.60. One Twitter user said: "[it was] not his industry but he had a good input." Before the boys' team found out they had lost the task, bridal boutique owner Shannon Martin, from West Yorkshire, made a shock announcement that she was leaving the competition. When it came to pitching, safari guide Joe Phillips said: "as you can see in terms of the design, a four-year-old could have drawn that. Sadly the group did not triumph, and Bradley was left fighting for his place in the competition when he brought two others back into the boardroom. The boys spent a total of £166.5 and took in £765.40, making a total profit of £599.35. [business as usual for Lord Sugar](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/all-about/alan-sugar), who probed Bradley, Kevin, and Avi to find out who was to blame for the task failure. Meanwhile, at the [luggage brand Trunki headquarters](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/business/), Bradley took the lead in the pitch, starting at a selling price of £8 - before swiftly dropping it to £4 and then £3.80 and agreeing on an order of 50. [runs his business GardenRoooms.co.uk from Middlesbrough](https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/all-about/middlesbrough), said it was "not my bag" but was happy to take the lead.

The Apprentice star Shannon Martin revealed the real reason she quit the hit show on Thursday after a disastrous bao buns challenge.

I just felt that there were more deserving people there than me and it was not right for me to stay in the process. What am I doing here making bao buns in a kitchen when I can't cook as it is?'' she said Do I want my life to change?'' and it really made me realise I love my life; I love the team and I love everything about my life. What's that got to do with running an office?' He says: 'I am calm and collected, but if they do come at me? Despite quitting the series, Shannon admitted that taking part in The Apprentice was a 'lifelong goal' for her, explaining: 'I applied about 10 years ago when I first came up with my business plan idea. Contemplating further, he said: 'Yeah, Lord Sugar, bless him in his 70s... 'The other candidates are just amazing and there's so many amazing businesses there that I felt that they deserve to win. 'We started to unearth all this talent. What am I doing here making bao buns in a kitchen when I can't cook as it is?'' she said. 'I just really felt like I couldn't focus on the tasks because I was constantly thinking about what was going on at home. The more I thought about it, the more I thought, ''Am I in here for the right reasons?