*Competition Now Closed*
Get into the festive spirit and WIN amazing baking prizes!
We are challenging everyone who loves to bake to join us in a Cotswold Christmas Bake-off! Our friends over at Nordic Ware have kindly agreed to provide additional prizes, giving you more chances to win with even more fantastic bundles up for grabs!
Let's make this holiday season the biggest baking season ever!
We want to see what you can whizz up in the kitchen to get into the holiday spirit! Whether it’s beautiful handmade Mince Pies, or perhaps a big Christmas Cake to bring to the office party! We want to see what you incredible bakers can come up with to celebrate this festive season!
To enter the competition, all you need to do is:
Make sure to tag us (@cotswoldflour) in your festive bakes & tag them with #cotswoldchristmas on our socials. Competition closes 17 December 2024.
Cotswold Christmas Bake Along Prizes
1st Prize
- A Cotswold Flour Master Bakers Box
- Cotswold Flour Tea Towel
- A Cotswold Flour Mill tour
- Nordicware Bundt® Bundle!
2nd Prize
- Cotswold Flour Master Bakers Box
- Cotswold Flour Tea Towel
- Matthews Mill tour
- Nordicware *Holiday Wreath Bundt® Pan
3rd Prize
- Cotswold Flour Master Bakers Box
- Cotswold Flour Tea Towel
- Nordicware *Holiday Wreath Bundt® Pan
Terms & Conditions
Ends 17/12/2024 23.59 - Ts&Cs apply. UK only. Please be aware of spam accounts, we will NOT contact you via DM. The winners will be announced & contacted directly. Do not click on any links via DM. This competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by or associated with Instagram, Meta, X - or any other social media platform upon which details may be posted. Prizes will be sent by each company individually (FWP Matthews Ltd and Nordicware), prizes may be subject to change depending on stock availability, no cash alternative is available.
Tony’s Rum & Cardamom Gingerbread Recipe
Need some inspiration? We've asked some of our fantastic home bakers to share some of their best festive bakes to get the ball rolling. First up Suze Morrison (@gourmetglow) has very kindly shared this brilliant bake with us!
Regenerative Vegan Cranberry & Pistachio Biscotti
A fantastic vegan and vegetarian friendly recipe for Biscotti! A Christmas classic in Italy, these Cranberry & Pistachio Biscotti make brilliant treats this festive season - and go great with an espresso any time of year! Baked for us today by our resident Pro-baker, Sophie Carey.
Matthews Cotswolds Flour News
Young Baker Award Winner Announced!
We’ve just announced that Thomas Hall has won the Young Baker Award for November 2024 - huge congratulations to Thomas! Matthews Cotswold Flour launched the Young Baker Programme to encourage more young people to turn their passion for home baking into a successful career in the bakery industry. The Young Baker Award has been developed in response to feedback from our pro-baker customers, indicating an ongoing shortage of good bakery staff joining the sector.
Big Win for Open Bakery!
Elaine's Top Pizza Flour For Sourdough Tips
Tips for using Cotswold Pizza Flour with Elaine Boddy's Sourdough Master Recipe -this flour has been designed to relax so that it is perfect for handling and shaping for making pizza bases, therefore it includes a flour conditioner to assist that.