Thread: Holiday Baking Championship : We're Nuts for the Holidays

Synopsis:Nutcrackers reveal assigned classic holiday nuts which then must be incorporated into a chocolate-nutty confection; the contestants highlight their favorite holiday memory in the form of a decorated pie.

What did Adalberto confirm that he did, before Duff Goldman said he kind of loved Adalberto's cake but it also made him mad?
Incorporated habanero peppers

What did Joe say he was using his hazelnuts to do during the first challenge, after he bragged about making Pope Benedict's birthday cake?
Create flour in a processor

What did Joe say that he failed to do after the time ran out during the first challenge?
Put caramel on every plate

What did Lorraine Pascale say she wished Maeve would have done during the second challenge?
Braided dough all the way around

What did Melody do during the second challenge before she admitted she was a thief?
Carried a bowl of apples

What did Nancy Fuller point out that Joe failed to do during the second challenge?
Cook the apples thoroughly

What did Nancy Fuller say that Adalberto could have done, after she called his second challenge dish very festive?
Added in more ginger

What did Padua say the other contestants were doing during the second challenge?
Looking at his cookie cutters

What did Susan do during the second challenge, that she said she had never done before?
Pressed a crust in a pan

What did Steve do before he called for a medic, during the first challenge?
Cut one of his fingers open