19 tweets that perfectly sum up the return of Bake Off
Karen's crisps, Dan's 'baby', Manon’s Wagon Wheelies and Prue's necklace were among the talking points in week one

Bake Off is back, and if you missed the first episode – or just can't remember everything that happened in that whirlwind of bakers, biscuits and questionable babies – grab a cup of tea and allow us to appraise you of the main talking points...
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https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbs-Pk9dtKb--M4n1EU_vaYJXdWnrIUTG
First up, did we mention Bake Off is back?!
https://twitter.com/_rachelshan_/status/1034542046009335808
https://twitter.com/LeanneRosee/status/1034526443257192448
Prue wore an inexplicable necklace...
https://twitter.com/tiakismet/status/1034557315876306944
https://twitter.com/roxannamunir/status/1034525835624177665
Karen became an instant cult figure after finishing her first bake early and sitting down to watch the others while scoffing a packet of crisps...
https://twitter.com/CraZyAbiM/status/1034543702994243585
https://twitter.com/SophLouiseHall/status/1034520091797479427
French baker Manon came third in the technical challenge, proving you don't need to have heard of Wagon Wheels to make them...
https://twitter.com/Mok_Kevin/status/1034562535272443904
https://twitter.com/kirstenaprice/status/1034567228853764096
https://twitter.com/gregjames/status/1034530356760924160
Dan's biscuit selfie (yes, that's a thing now) saw him holding his new baby. Paul Hollywood thought it looked like a "massive prawn", but this being Bake Off others weren't so sure...
https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/1034529889607733248
https://twitter.com/Stephani_Jones/status/1034529995778088960
https://twitter.com/Aoife_Lawlor/status/1034530136958357505
https://twitter.com/Go1dfinch/status/1034528283558400000
Some went with it though...
https://twitter.com/BritishBakeOff/status/1034531210771480579
As far as the judges were concerned, Terry turned a bad day in the kitchen around with his selfie. But while some viewers agreed it was a work of art, others are still recovering from the trauma...
https://twitter.com/jonoread/status/1034532993640083458
https://twitter.com/Jo_Rule_/status/1034532365652123649
https://twitter.com/JamesCowan96/status/1034529161556250624
https://twitter.com/MaximoMark89/status/1034533234447732736
https://twitter.com/JoeDLeigh/status/1034537688483987456?s=19
We couldn't agree more.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OPrc22c6TR4
The Great British Bake Off continues on Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4
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