New season of ‘Kids Baking Championship’ is full of sugar and spice

By Andrew Warren TV Media

Sunday, Jan. 6

Noon (8) WDSE Around the Farm Table

Benedict; Eggs Sardou; Clean-OutThe-Fridge Frittata.

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew explores the iconic foods of Bali, where the dishes are rooted in tradition.

I t’s 2019, and the new year sure is off to a sweet start — at least it is on Food Network, thanks to a new season of “Kids Baking Championship.” On a specialty channel that doesn’t exactly suffer from a shortage of baking competition shows, this one stands out from the crowd due to its smaller-than-average contestants who more than make up for their lack of worldly experience with their skills in the kitchen.

Baker Duff Goldman (“Ace of Cakes”) and actress Valerie Bertinelli (“Valerie’s Home Cooking”) return to host the sixth season of the competition, which kicks off Monday, Jan. 7. In the premiere, the hosts meet a dozen new bak- ers between the ages of 9 to 13, each one ready to prove that they’re more than a match for the baking challenges ahead.

In the premiere, the bakers are tasked with making cupcakes that feature one of Goldman’s favorite ingredients: bacon! The savory treat has become a popular addition to baked goods in recent years, but the contestants are also assigned another ingredient that they have to pair with the bacon. These secondary ingredients include caramel, ginger, chocolate and cherry. And that’s not all: the hosts love keeping the kids on their toes, so not long after they start baking, Bertinelli throws yet another challenging ingredient into the mix.

Over the course of 10 episodes, the young bakers face a variety of challenges. They make tarts using jalapenos, goat cheese yuzu and anise; they sculpt monkey bread volcanoes that actually erupt; and they tackle the latest trends in dessert. The pressure is on, but for one talented baker it will all be worth it. At stake for the winner is a feature in Food Network Magazine and a tasty $25,000 prize.

“This season of ‘Kids Baking Championship’ delivers new challenges with surprising twists, making this the toughest most exciting competition yet,” Courtney White, president of Food Network, said. “Even the most skilled pastry chefs would crumble under the pressure.”

These kids may not be pastry chefs yet, but they sure are skilled home bakers with bright futures ahead of them. The new season of “Kids Baking Championship” premieres Monday, Jan. 7, on Food Network.

1:00 p.m. (9) KAWE New Scandinavian Cooking Niklas travels to Austevoll, an island just outside Bergen in Western Norway.

2:00 p.m. (9) KAWE The Great British Baking Show Follow 12 amateur bakers as they enter the competition tent for their first hurdle: cake.

Monday, Jan. 7

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Tuesday, Jan. 8

11:30 a.m. (9) KAWE Sara’s Weeknight Meals Sara makes a California roll, and cooks peppery vegetarian rice with Grace Young.

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Wednesday, Jan. 9

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Thursday, Jan. 10

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

Friday, Jan. 11

12:30 p.m. (9) KAWE Food Over 50

1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show Viewers are presented with great recipes and simple solutions for everyday issues.

8:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR Hell’s Kitchen A group of wannabe professional chefs and aspiring restaurateurs try to run a restaurant.

Saturday, Jan. 12

6:00 a.m. TRAV Food Paradise This tour finds the most indulgent, thickly coated culinary creations ever made.

7:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Wisconsin Foodie

7:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Taste of Malaysia

With Martin Yan Martin discovers a local delicacy, the patin fish while he travels the Pahang River. (N)

8:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Simply Ming TRAV Best Places to Pig Out (N)

8:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Stewart’s Cooking School Martha simplifies time-honored recipes to bring a Gulf-style breakfast to your table.

9:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Martha Bakes (N)

TRAV The Zimmern List Andrew heads to Providence, RI, home to a unique food scene. (N)

9:30 a.m. (2) KTCA How to Cook Well

With Rory O’Connell Nearing Easter Sunday, chef Rory O’Connel prepares a three-course meal.

TRAV The Zimmern List Andrew travels to Miami, Florida, where the food scene fuses new ideas with old classics. (N)

10:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Joanne Weir’s Plates and Places (N)

TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations Andrew Zimmern uncovers the most famous foods in this Peruvian city by the sea.

10:30 a.m. (2) KTCA New Orleans

Cooking With Kevin Belton Eggs

11:00 a.m. (2) KTCA Jacques Pepin: More Fast Food My Way

11:30 a.m. (2) KTCA Lidia’s Kitchen (N) Noon (2) KTCA Sara’s Weeknight Meals

12:30 p.m. (2) KTCA America’s Test Kitchen From Cook’s Illustrated Elle Simone makes the ultimate deviled pork chops. (N)

1:00 p.m. (2) KTCA Nigella: At My Table Nigella prepares some of her go-to favorites, including a fried bread and tomato hash.

1:30 p.m. (2) KTCA Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Catherine Smart teaches how to make a vibrant salmon chraimeh.

2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street The team learns how to elevate simple chicken recipes by using flavors from the world.

3:00 p.m. (2) KTCA The Great British Baking Show The Technical challenge has the bakers attempt an eight-strand plaited loaf.

10:00 p.m. (9) KMSP Hell’s Kitchen A group of wannabe professional chefs and aspiring restaurateurs try to run a restaurant.

11:00 p.m. (15) KVRR Hell’s Kitchen A group of wannabe professional chefs and aspiring restaurateurs try to run a restaurant.

Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Food Jan 6, 2019 to Jan 12, 2019

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