1 00:00:06,006 --> 00:00:08,550 [upbeat music plays] 2 00:00:11,553 --> 00:00:13,930 -[Antoni] Hey, Kat! -[Kat] Hello, my friend. 3 00:00:14,014 --> 00:00:16,683 [Antoni] So today happens to be all about breakfast. 4 00:00:16,766 --> 00:00:20,770 {\an8}Okay, so breakfast on the go does not have to be a sad little bar. 5 00:00:20,854 --> 00:00:22,188 -We've all been there. -Mm-hmm. 6 00:00:22,272 --> 00:00:23,523 Let me show you. 7 00:00:24,357 --> 00:00:26,568 -Little mini frittata. -[Antoni] Okay. 8 00:00:26,651 --> 00:00:29,487 -It is the easiest hack. -Great. 9 00:00:29,571 --> 00:00:32,407 All you have to do is mix together 10 00:00:32,490 --> 00:00:33,450 eggs, 11 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:34,534 Greek yogurt, 12 00:00:34,617 --> 00:00:35,702 and Pace salsa. 13 00:00:35,785 --> 00:00:40,457 We are gonna first incorporate the Greek yogurt into the eggs. 14 00:00:40,540 --> 00:00:44,544 It's gonna come together. Pour in about half a jar of that Pace salsa. 15 00:00:44,627 --> 00:00:46,379 You just wanna make sure to get 16 00:00:46,463 --> 00:00:50,091 some of this tomato and peppery goodness in every single bite. 17 00:00:50,175 --> 00:00:51,676 They're gonna puff up a bit. 18 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:54,179 -Don't go all the way to the top. -[Antoni] Gotcha. 19 00:00:54,262 --> 00:00:56,890 [Kat] It's just gonna need a few minutes in the oven. 20 00:00:58,641 --> 00:01:01,686 Delicious little perfect egg bites. 21 00:01:02,645 --> 00:01:04,022 Super cute. We're doing this. 22 00:01:04,606 --> 00:01:07,567 -Wait! These are so good! -[Kat] I know! [laughs] 23 00:01:07,650 --> 00:01:09,527 [upbeat music continues] 24 00:01:10,695 --> 00:01:12,447 Good morning! 25 00:01:12,530 --> 00:01:13,698 [all] Good morning. 26 00:01:13,782 --> 00:01:14,741 How are you? 27 00:01:14,824 --> 00:01:16,451 Ah, what a crew. So good. 28 00:01:16,534 --> 00:01:18,078 We have Lindsay, 29 00:01:18,161 --> 00:01:19,370 Stephanie, 30 00:01:19,454 --> 00:01:20,330 and AJ. 31 00:01:20,830 --> 00:01:24,125 -Stephanie, our reigning champion. -Hello. 32 00:01:24,209 --> 00:01:26,878 Allow me to introduce my co-judge, 33 00:01:26,961 --> 00:01:28,004 the one and only, 34 00:01:28,546 --> 00:01:29,464 Kat Kinsman. 35 00:01:30,673 --> 00:01:31,925 -Hey, everyone. -Hello. 36 00:01:32,008 --> 00:01:35,136 [Antoni] Kat is a food editor, author, podcast host, 37 00:01:35,220 --> 00:01:36,638 and culinary connoisseur. 38 00:01:37,305 --> 00:01:42,310 She literally co-wrote an entire book about today's culinary challenge. 39 00:01:42,393 --> 00:01:43,770 -Wow. -Wow. 40 00:01:43,853 --> 00:01:45,897 And I feel so lucky to have her here. 41 00:01:45,980 --> 00:01:50,610 I feel lucky to be here and to see all your beautiful faces and try your food. 42 00:01:50,693 --> 00:01:51,736 Stephanie. 43 00:01:51,820 --> 00:01:54,114 -Are you ready to defend your title? -I'm ready. 44 00:01:54,197 --> 00:01:55,782 {\an8}I feel confident coming in. 45 00:01:55,865 --> 00:01:58,368 {\an8}But I also feel like I have a little target on my back. 46 00:01:58,451 --> 00:02:02,038 So I wanna go the extra mile. I wanna do my very best. 47 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:03,998 I am ready to win again. 48 00:02:04,082 --> 00:02:07,836 So Stephanie is here defending the title of Easy-Bake Champion. 49 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:12,841 But either one of you could be walking away here with $25,000 today. 50 00:02:12,924 --> 00:02:13,925 That's why we came. 51 00:02:14,509 --> 00:02:16,803 -Sorry, girlfriend, but... -Literally why you're here. 52 00:02:16,886 --> 00:02:18,471 Yeah, I get it, I get it. 53 00:02:18,555 --> 00:02:23,268 {\an8}I want to go all the way and win the $100,000 more than anyone. 54 00:02:23,351 --> 00:02:26,896 This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I came here to win it. 55 00:02:26,980 --> 00:02:28,773 So I'm... I'm not gonna mess this up. 56 00:02:29,357 --> 00:02:32,152 [Antoni] AJ, you're one of six kids growing up, right? 57 00:02:32,235 --> 00:02:33,111 Yes, I am. 58 00:02:33,194 --> 00:02:36,197 What was it like growing up in that kind of environment? 59 00:02:36,281 --> 00:02:37,282 Who made food? 60 00:02:37,365 --> 00:02:39,742 -How did it all go? -It was pretty incredible. 61 00:02:39,826 --> 00:02:43,705 My dad traveled a lot for his job. Whenever he would come back, 62 00:02:43,788 --> 00:02:46,749 he'd gather all the kids and say, "We're gonna do the Daddy cooking show." 63 00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:49,002 And we would all watch, but honestly, 64 00:02:49,085 --> 00:02:51,296 the other five eventually made their way off. 65 00:02:51,379 --> 00:02:54,340 I was the one kid that stayed and was enticed by what he was doing. 66 00:02:54,424 --> 00:02:56,217 Eventually, I took his place in the kitchen. 67 00:02:56,301 --> 00:02:58,595 -It became the AJ cooking show. -[Antoni] Nice. 68 00:02:58,678 --> 00:03:00,513 {\an8}I think a 22-year-old coming in here, 69 00:03:00,597 --> 00:03:03,683 {\an8}they're gonna underestimate me, and that's what I'm hoping for. 70 00:03:03,766 --> 00:03:04,976 Even though I'm young, 71 00:03:05,059 --> 00:03:07,645 I wanna show people that I really know what I'm doing. 72 00:03:07,729 --> 00:03:09,480 I'm passionate about it. I came here to win. 73 00:03:09,564 --> 00:03:11,608 -No more chitchat. -[Stephanie chuckles] 74 00:03:11,691 --> 00:03:15,528 Because I'm bursting at the seams to tell you about today's first challenge. 75 00:03:15,612 --> 00:03:16,863 -Okay. -Let's hear it. 76 00:03:16,946 --> 00:03:18,573 It's time for the Dish Dash. 77 00:03:18,656 --> 00:03:20,408 [upbeat music plays] 78 00:03:20,491 --> 00:03:22,452 So here's the situation. 79 00:03:22,535 --> 00:03:26,080 You got slap-happy with the snooze button, and you gotta pay the price, 80 00:03:26,164 --> 00:03:28,166 because the morning rush is now. 81 00:03:28,249 --> 00:03:31,044 Get your act together and make the most important meal of the day. 82 00:03:31,127 --> 00:03:33,046 So your Dish Dash challenge is to create 83 00:03:33,129 --> 00:03:35,840 a quick and easy breakfast in up to 30 minutes. 84 00:03:35,924 --> 00:03:39,594 And the focal point of this breakfast dish must be 85 00:03:40,220 --> 00:03:41,054 eggs. 86 00:03:41,137 --> 00:03:43,223 -Wow. -I've made an egg or two before. 87 00:03:43,306 --> 00:03:44,599 -Okay. Good to know. -Good. 88 00:03:44,682 --> 00:03:45,808 [laughter] 89 00:03:45,892 --> 00:03:47,977 Your breakfast dishes need to be easy, 90 00:03:48,061 --> 00:03:50,438 but they also still have to be impressive. 91 00:03:50,521 --> 00:03:54,609 Kat, the queen of breakfast, what do you hope to see in this Dish Dash? 92 00:03:54,692 --> 00:03:57,362 -I want to see opulence. -Oh. 93 00:03:57,445 --> 00:04:00,281 We're looking for rich, decadent, and bougie. 94 00:04:00,365 --> 00:04:02,992 I'm from LA. I can give you bougie. [giggles] 95 00:04:03,076 --> 00:04:04,953 [Antoni] And we're gonna challenge you 96 00:04:05,036 --> 00:04:08,665 to only use the two most versatile appliances in the kitchen. 97 00:04:09,165 --> 00:04:11,501 A waffle iron and a microwave. 98 00:04:11,584 --> 00:04:12,919 -What? -[Antoni] That's it. 99 00:04:13,002 --> 00:04:14,504 -That's it? -[Antoni] No ovens. 100 00:04:14,587 --> 00:04:16,756 -No stove top. No air fryer. -Okay. 101 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:19,801 You only have 30 minutes max. 102 00:04:19,884 --> 00:04:23,012 Your shot at $25,000 is on the line. 103 00:04:23,888 --> 00:04:28,518 -And for you, Stephanie, that's $50,000. -Yes. Yes. 104 00:04:28,601 --> 00:04:30,645 Your time starts in three, 105 00:04:30,728 --> 00:04:31,646 two, 106 00:04:31,729 --> 00:04:32,689 one. 107 00:04:32,772 --> 00:04:33,856 {\an8}Make it easy! 108 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:36,276 {\an8}[upbeat music plays] 109 00:04:37,193 --> 00:04:40,280 {\an8}-[Kat] Look at them go. -[Antoni] They are on it. 110 00:04:40,863 --> 00:04:42,198 There's too many eggs. 111 00:04:43,658 --> 00:04:45,368 {\an8}[Antoni] So they have 30 minutes. 112 00:04:45,451 --> 00:04:48,246 {\an8}The centerpiece has to be the egg, 113 00:04:48,329 --> 00:04:51,958 {\an8}and all they can use is a microwave or a waffle iron. 114 00:04:52,041 --> 00:04:54,544 For me, with eggs, it's all about technique. 115 00:04:54,627 --> 00:04:56,296 Eggs are complicated, but... 116 00:04:56,379 --> 00:04:58,214 -They're easy to mess up. -That's the thing. 117 00:04:58,298 --> 00:04:59,549 [Lindsay] Waffle iron. 118 00:04:59,632 --> 00:05:01,759 I'm doing a bagel breakfast sandwich. 119 00:05:01,843 --> 00:05:03,720 {\an8}I grew up with a mom from New York. 120 00:05:03,803 --> 00:05:06,139 {\an8}We ate a lot of bagels, lox, and cream cheese growing up. 121 00:05:06,222 --> 00:05:08,975 So I'm kind of doing my elevated spin. 122 00:05:09,058 --> 00:05:13,563 I'm making my two-ingredient bagel dough, cooking it in a waffle iron. 123 00:05:13,646 --> 00:05:17,150 I feel like making scrambled eggs in the microwave will come out gross and rubbery, 124 00:05:17,233 --> 00:05:19,694 so I'm thinking poaching is the way to go for this. 125 00:05:21,529 --> 00:05:24,282 [Stephanie] I don't think it's going to be easy cooking breakfast 126 00:05:24,365 --> 00:05:26,367 {\an8}with limited time and limited appliances. 127 00:05:26,451 --> 00:05:29,287 But for me, it is important to cook breakfast fast at home. 128 00:05:29,370 --> 00:05:30,955 I have to get the kids to school. 129 00:05:31,039 --> 00:05:33,583 It's the beginning of the day. Everybody's running all over. 130 00:05:34,667 --> 00:05:37,670 One of my favorite meals to make, because my 13-year-old likes it, 131 00:05:37,754 --> 00:05:38,880 waffles rancheros. 132 00:05:38,963 --> 00:05:43,301 It's going to be hash brown waffles with poached egg on top of it. 133 00:05:43,384 --> 00:05:47,096 I'm gonna poach my egg in the microwave, in a ramekin. Quick to go. 134 00:05:49,390 --> 00:05:50,725 [AJ] Let's get this party started. 135 00:05:50,808 --> 00:05:54,896 Today, I'm gonna be making a spinach, sun-dried tomato, basil waffle. 136 00:05:54,979 --> 00:05:58,107 I'm gonna top it with a poached egg and finish with pesto cream sauce. 137 00:05:58,191 --> 00:06:02,195 I have not made this waffle before. This will be my first time making this dish. 138 00:06:02,278 --> 00:06:04,947 I like taking risks though. No risk, no reward. 139 00:06:07,325 --> 00:06:08,159 New whisk. 140 00:06:08,743 --> 00:06:09,577 There we go. 141 00:06:10,119 --> 00:06:15,249 Okay, so my first hack is super easy, two-ingredient bagel dough hack. 142 00:06:15,333 --> 00:06:19,379 I got two cups of self-rising flour and Greek yogurt. 143 00:06:19,462 --> 00:06:23,132 Literally comes together and you have the most incredible dough. 144 00:06:23,216 --> 00:06:25,885 So you can roll your bagel dough in pretty much anything. 145 00:06:25,968 --> 00:06:27,428 Cinnamon, sugar, whatever you like. 146 00:06:27,512 --> 00:06:29,639 I'm gonna roll it in everything bagel seasoning. 147 00:06:29,722 --> 00:06:32,058 What sets me apart from other home cooks 148 00:06:32,141 --> 00:06:35,686 is I think it really shines through when you have a passion for something. 149 00:06:35,770 --> 00:06:37,355 I am so passionate about this. 150 00:06:37,438 --> 00:06:41,401 This competition was made for me, because it's what I do on a daily basis, 151 00:06:41,484 --> 00:06:43,569 cooking for my kids, getting them involved. 152 00:06:43,653 --> 00:06:46,197 I have to make it easy enough for them, but also taste good. 153 00:06:46,280 --> 00:06:47,532 It's what I love to do. 154 00:06:47,615 --> 00:06:52,328 I got dental floss, unflavored. Super cool hack for cutting your dough. 155 00:06:52,412 --> 00:06:55,581 [Antoni] So Kristin Chenoweth, aka Lindsay, 156 00:06:55,665 --> 00:06:59,252 seems to have brought dental floss from home to cut her dough. 157 00:06:59,335 --> 00:07:01,462 What is the value of doing that versus a knife? 158 00:07:01,546 --> 00:07:03,673 Hmm. I guess there's more precision with it. 159 00:07:03,756 --> 00:07:05,716 -Oh my God. -As long as it's not too minty. 160 00:07:06,300 --> 00:07:07,760 [Lindsay] You got your four pieces. 161 00:07:10,805 --> 00:07:14,976 So one of my hacks is getting the moisture out of the hash brown 162 00:07:15,059 --> 00:07:18,062 by squeezing it with a paper towel, so it can cook faster. 163 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:19,814 Then I'm going to season it, 164 00:07:19,897 --> 00:07:23,151 add my egg to it, cheddar, some cheese in there. 165 00:07:23,234 --> 00:07:27,238 I am going to throw in a little bit of the chives for some color. 166 00:07:27,321 --> 00:07:30,324 I'm a mom of three girls. So I feel like God picked us. 167 00:07:30,408 --> 00:07:33,202 I like to cook. They like to eat. It's a perfect combination. 168 00:07:33,911 --> 00:07:34,745 Should be 169 00:07:35,621 --> 00:07:36,456 all correct. 170 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:38,916 I've loved to cook since I was maybe five years old. 171 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:42,378 I did grow up cooking with my dad and I do think I know a lot about cooking, 172 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:45,173 if I'm being honest, and they're gonna underestimate me. 173 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:48,926 I wanna show that, even though I'm young, you can find a passion at a young age 174 00:07:49,010 --> 00:07:49,969 and follow through. 175 00:07:50,052 --> 00:07:53,389 If Antoni likes my cooking, that is all the validation I'm gonna need. 176 00:07:54,724 --> 00:07:57,435 So AJ's making a pesto to go with his eggs. 177 00:07:57,518 --> 00:07:59,687 -Okay, love pesto. -That's decadent. 178 00:07:59,770 --> 00:08:02,315 -I love pesto in all its forms. -[Antoni] So good. 179 00:08:02,899 --> 00:08:04,484 Do not want this sticking. 180 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:07,236 Lindsay has taken her two-ingredient bagel mix, 181 00:08:07,320 --> 00:08:08,779 and she's turning them into a waffle. 182 00:08:08,863 --> 00:08:11,699 So they're gonna be two-ingredient bagel waffles. 183 00:08:11,782 --> 00:08:13,993 -You have that in your cookbook? -I do not. 184 00:08:14,076 --> 00:08:17,580 But what is the portmanteau for that then? Is it... Is it a baffle? 185 00:08:17,663 --> 00:08:20,041 Is it a... A wagle? Is it... 186 00:08:20,124 --> 00:08:23,628 -What is the cronut of bagel waffles? -I think it's a baffle. 187 00:08:23,711 --> 00:08:24,879 I'm baffled by it. 188 00:08:24,962 --> 00:08:26,881 {\an8}[Antoni] Fourteen minutes left. 189 00:08:26,964 --> 00:08:29,926 {\an8}[Lindsay] Crack the egg right into the mug. 190 00:08:31,219 --> 00:08:35,097 I just need a cover for this, pop it in the microwave, one minute. 191 00:08:35,181 --> 00:08:38,100 So I've never poached an egg in the microwave before. 192 00:08:38,184 --> 00:08:41,145 I've only done this on the stove top, and we can't use the stove. 193 00:08:41,229 --> 00:08:45,066 It'll cook it nice and delicately, I feel, in the water, in the microwave. 194 00:08:45,149 --> 00:08:46,984 That's my best bet for this round. 195 00:08:48,069 --> 00:08:51,906 Lindsay has done something that is so intimidating. 196 00:08:51,989 --> 00:08:53,866 She live poached an egg. 197 00:08:53,950 --> 00:08:57,912 -[Antoni] Ah, she added lemon juice. -[Kat] That is such a good hack. 198 00:08:57,995 --> 00:08:59,956 [Antoni] She definitely took the note on decadent. 199 00:09:00,039 --> 00:09:01,624 -I love it. -'Cause if it's done right... 200 00:09:01,707 --> 00:09:04,460 Ooh. And we've all had it done when it's not great. 201 00:09:04,544 --> 00:09:06,921 I know. That yolk's gotta ooze out 202 00:09:07,004 --> 00:09:08,965 and the white has to be fully cooked through. 203 00:09:10,424 --> 00:09:13,427 Okay, so Stephanie is also poaching an egg in the microwave, 204 00:09:13,511 --> 00:09:14,637 but she's just using water. 205 00:09:14,720 --> 00:09:17,431 She doesn't have that acid, like lemon juice or vinegar, 206 00:09:17,515 --> 00:09:19,016 which helps bind the white. 207 00:09:19,100 --> 00:09:20,935 It might break a little more easily. 208 00:09:21,018 --> 00:09:22,228 -[Antoni] Yeah. -Okay. 209 00:09:22,311 --> 00:09:23,437 [Stephanie] Oh, sorry. 210 00:09:24,397 --> 00:09:25,856 -[AJ] Uh-oh. -[Stephanie] That's cool. 211 00:09:26,357 --> 00:09:28,401 Yours is the middle one. It's all yours. 212 00:09:29,569 --> 00:09:31,612 -Trying to use two? -[Stephanie] If it's available... 213 00:09:31,696 --> 00:09:35,157 -She said let me get that. -[Stephanie] I'm using it. It's available. 214 00:09:35,241 --> 00:09:38,411 It's a lot of pressure trying to cook $25,000 eggs. 215 00:09:38,494 --> 00:09:39,870 That one tiny little egg 216 00:09:39,954 --> 00:09:43,291 could be the reason I lose this first challenge and go home. 217 00:09:43,374 --> 00:09:45,835 I don't wanna be the guy with the runny egg. 218 00:09:45,918 --> 00:09:48,212 Nobody wants to be that guy. [chuckles] 219 00:09:49,755 --> 00:09:52,174 All three of our contestants are poaching eggs. 220 00:09:52,258 --> 00:09:53,634 This is gonna be a poach-off. 221 00:09:53,718 --> 00:09:56,846 [Kat] I know. I cannot think of anything more intimidating. 222 00:09:56,929 --> 00:10:00,391 -First, I could not do what they're doing. -[Antoni] Oh, same. 223 00:10:00,474 --> 00:10:04,270 -I'm an anxious person... -There's a reason why we're here. Totally. 224 00:10:04,353 --> 00:10:05,688 Another awesome hack, 225 00:10:05,771 --> 00:10:11,235 use a hair pick and you can cut completely perfectly even slices. 226 00:10:11,861 --> 00:10:13,446 That is a hack of all hacks. 227 00:10:13,946 --> 00:10:17,158 -Lindsay is using an Afro pick? -[Kat] Oh my gosh. 228 00:10:17,241 --> 00:10:20,620 To precisely cut her cucumber. It's kind of genius. I'm not gonna lie. 229 00:10:21,495 --> 00:10:22,455 Oh, yeah. 230 00:10:22,538 --> 00:10:23,831 Look at that. 231 00:10:26,042 --> 00:10:26,917 [Stephanie] Beautiful. 232 00:10:27,001 --> 00:10:29,462 Now I'm checking on my waffle. It is perfect. 233 00:10:29,545 --> 00:10:31,839 Nice, golden brown. It's got the crust to it. 234 00:10:31,922 --> 00:10:33,174 I'm really excited about that. 235 00:10:33,883 --> 00:10:37,470 My next step is to get my bacon in the waffle maker. 236 00:10:39,096 --> 00:10:39,972 [laughs] 237 00:10:40,556 --> 00:10:42,058 I cannot believe it. 238 00:10:42,141 --> 00:10:44,602 I have never cooked bacon in a waffle maker. 239 00:10:44,685 --> 00:10:48,522 But for the purpose of this challenge, I'm gonna try it and hope for the best. 240 00:10:51,192 --> 00:10:55,321 This... Literally just smelling the bagel and the lox reminds me of my mom. 241 00:10:55,905 --> 00:10:59,283 Okay, there's less than ten minutes left. AJ's a little behind. 242 00:10:59,367 --> 00:11:01,535 But he's really working into his herbs. 243 00:11:01,619 --> 00:11:03,913 -I love a fresh moment like that. -Yes. 244 00:11:03,996 --> 00:11:06,290 [tense music plays] 245 00:11:06,374 --> 00:11:08,709 Time is running out. I'm panicking a little bit. 246 00:11:08,793 --> 00:11:12,838 I wanna make sure that my egg does not crack and spill all over. 247 00:11:14,215 --> 00:11:17,301 I'm rushing through it. I wanna make sure that I get my paprika 248 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:20,304 on my poached egg, 'cause I need a bit of color on there. 249 00:11:20,388 --> 00:11:22,098 {\an8}[tense music plays] 250 00:11:23,015 --> 00:11:24,266 {\an8}-[bell dings] -Yes! 251 00:11:24,975 --> 00:11:30,356 {\an8}Stephanie's done first in 28 minutes and 25 seconds. 252 00:11:31,023 --> 00:11:33,067 [AJ] That's a sexy looking waffle. 253 00:11:33,150 --> 00:11:35,152 The pressure is starting to get to me. 254 00:11:35,236 --> 00:11:39,824 I notice the clock is really winding down, and if I don't get the pesto on the plate, 255 00:11:39,907 --> 00:11:42,368 the waffle on the plate and this egg out of the microwave, 256 00:11:42,451 --> 00:11:43,911 I'm not gonna have a dish to present. 257 00:11:44,495 --> 00:11:45,579 One poached egg. 258 00:11:46,288 --> 00:11:48,874 Oh. Now that I know it works. 259 00:11:49,542 --> 00:11:51,544 -[Antoni] One minute left. -[Kat exhales] 260 00:11:51,627 --> 00:11:54,004 [tense music continues] 261 00:11:55,381 --> 00:11:56,549 [Lindsay] Damn it. 262 00:11:56,632 --> 00:12:00,428 Of course, my yolk had to burst with no time left on the clock. 263 00:12:00,511 --> 00:12:02,513 [groans] Of course. Why me? 264 00:12:02,596 --> 00:12:05,266 This one will be colorful. 265 00:12:05,349 --> 00:12:11,063 I'm super sad about my broken yolk, but I think everything else looks amazing. 266 00:12:11,147 --> 00:12:16,193 So maybe they won't really mind. You break it anyway when you bite into it. 267 00:12:17,069 --> 00:12:19,447 It actually looks really pretty broken up. 268 00:12:19,530 --> 00:12:21,365 [tense music plays] 269 00:12:23,576 --> 00:12:24,994 {\an8}-[bell dings] -Lindsay is done. 270 00:12:27,371 --> 00:12:28,664 Thirty seconds left. 271 00:12:29,415 --> 00:12:32,752 -[Kat] He bare-handed that. -AJ, you got this. AJ, you got this. 272 00:12:32,835 --> 00:12:34,128 -[Kat] Yeah. -Be delicate. 273 00:12:34,211 --> 00:12:38,090 {\an8}[Antoni] Ten, nine, eight, seven, six. 274 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:39,717 {\an8}[bell dings] 275 00:12:40,301 --> 00:12:44,430 {\an8}And that's it. AJ is done! 29 minutes and 55 seconds. 276 00:12:44,513 --> 00:12:46,724 -[Kat] Dramatic. -[Antoni] Take it easy. 277 00:12:47,433 --> 00:12:49,310 -Hello, Lindsay. -Hi, guys. 278 00:12:49,393 --> 00:12:50,728 Welcome to my kitchen. 279 00:12:50,811 --> 00:12:53,689 Thank you. What happened to my egg? 280 00:12:53,773 --> 00:12:56,150 This is to give it a little pop of color. 281 00:12:56,233 --> 00:12:57,610 So this was intentional? 282 00:12:57,693 --> 00:13:00,613 [Lindsay] That was intentional. Perfectly plated for each of you. 283 00:13:00,696 --> 00:13:04,366 You are charming and very intelligent, and you have a wonderful vocabulary, 284 00:13:04,450 --> 00:13:05,743 but let's be real here. 285 00:13:05,826 --> 00:13:06,660 Your egg broke. 286 00:13:06,744 --> 00:13:08,746 You're gonna break it anyway when you eat it. 287 00:13:08,829 --> 00:13:11,165 [laughter] 288 00:13:11,248 --> 00:13:12,541 So tell us what you made. 289 00:13:12,625 --> 00:13:17,379 {\an8}I made a two-ingredient bagel dough, fresh, homemade, from-scratch bagels. 290 00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:21,592 {\an8}I made it on the waffle iron. I have some freshly-shaved cucumber. 291 00:13:21,675 --> 00:13:24,345 {\an8}I used a vegetable peeler to create those gorgeous ribbons. 292 00:13:24,428 --> 00:13:25,846 Some lox, some red onions. 293 00:13:25,930 --> 00:13:27,181 I did a poached egg, 294 00:13:27,264 --> 00:13:30,768 topped it off with a little dill, some everything bagel seasoning. 295 00:13:31,894 --> 00:13:33,437 [tense music plays] 296 00:13:38,526 --> 00:13:41,612 I was a little, I guess skeptical is the word 297 00:13:41,695 --> 00:13:44,323 about a two-ingredient bagel made in a waffle iron. 298 00:13:44,406 --> 00:13:45,241 But? 299 00:13:45,866 --> 00:13:48,494 -I would pay money for this for brunch... -I love you! 300 00:13:48,577 --> 00:13:50,621 -No. It was really well seasoned. -Thank you. 301 00:13:50,704 --> 00:13:52,206 I really love the flavors. 302 00:13:52,289 --> 00:13:54,416 I see a lot of technique going on in here. 303 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:58,379 I really appreciate the beautifully thin ribbon of cucumber. 304 00:13:58,462 --> 00:13:59,296 But 305 00:13:59,880 --> 00:14:00,881 my egg was broken. 306 00:14:01,590 --> 00:14:05,719 So that's just something that is a thing that exists that we just have to address. 307 00:14:05,803 --> 00:14:09,431 -Thank you. -It was all balanced so incredibly well. 308 00:14:09,515 --> 00:14:15,104 That everything bagel seasoning balanced against that really luxurious egg. 309 00:14:15,187 --> 00:14:18,023 -Sorry, that yolk was great. -[Antoni] Now you're just bragging. 310 00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:20,484 So sorry about that. You did a phenomenal job. 311 00:14:20,568 --> 00:14:24,280 The detail that you brought to this, 312 00:14:24,363 --> 00:14:26,699 like that's what luxury and opulence are about. 313 00:14:26,782 --> 00:14:28,242 All those little things. 314 00:14:28,325 --> 00:14:30,160 So happy to hear that, thank you. 315 00:14:30,244 --> 00:14:31,245 Thank you so much. 316 00:14:31,328 --> 00:14:32,746 -[Kat] Thank you. -Thank you, guys! 317 00:14:33,873 --> 00:14:35,666 -[Antoni] Hello. -Hi. How are you guys? 318 00:14:35,749 --> 00:14:37,918 Very good, especially now. 319 00:14:38,002 --> 00:14:41,422 Stephanie, please tell us all about what you are serving us. 320 00:14:41,505 --> 00:14:44,466 {\an8}I decided to make a waffle rancheros. 321 00:14:44,550 --> 00:14:45,885 {\an8}So I have a hash brown 322 00:14:45,968 --> 00:14:49,346 {\an8}with some cheddar cheese, a little bit of chive, and eggs. 323 00:14:49,430 --> 00:14:52,266 {\an8}I whipped it all up and put it in the waffle maker. 324 00:14:52,349 --> 00:14:55,019 I also poached my egg in the microwave. 325 00:14:55,102 --> 00:14:57,605 I also did the bacon in the waffle maker. 326 00:15:00,733 --> 00:15:02,276 [Kat] There is so much going on here. 327 00:15:02,359 --> 00:15:05,696 You took all those extra steps to make texture happen, 328 00:15:05,779 --> 00:15:08,532 and it paid off in a fairly short amount of time. 329 00:15:08,616 --> 00:15:12,661 You have crunchy corners. Cheese comes in and makes it a little bit crispy. 330 00:15:12,745 --> 00:15:15,915 We've got some chives in there too, for that extra element. 331 00:15:15,998 --> 00:15:17,958 I wanna talk about the egg for a second. 332 00:15:18,042 --> 00:15:21,337 The form of it was really beautiful. Little chalky on the inside. 333 00:15:21,420 --> 00:15:25,466 I wonder if it could have gotten there using a bit of acid, 334 00:15:25,549 --> 00:15:27,343 so you didn't have to leave it in as long. 335 00:15:27,426 --> 00:15:29,345 -The flavor is great. -Got it. Thank you. 336 00:15:29,428 --> 00:15:32,389 I'm in a serious committed relationship with this waffle now. 337 00:15:32,473 --> 00:15:33,474 Thank you. 338 00:15:33,557 --> 00:15:37,394 So I feel like I'm in a serious committed relationship with the bacon. 339 00:15:37,478 --> 00:15:40,648 I did not know that bacon could do that in a waffle maker. 340 00:15:40,731 --> 00:15:43,025 -I was delightfully impressed by that. -Thank you. 341 00:15:43,108 --> 00:15:44,652 [Antoni] The waffle, crunchy. 342 00:15:44,735 --> 00:15:47,488 I taste the cheese in there, which is really important. 343 00:15:47,571 --> 00:15:49,573 The egg, just a little slightly overdone. 344 00:15:49,657 --> 00:15:53,535 I think that acid would have helped decrease the temp time in the microwave. 345 00:15:53,619 --> 00:15:56,080 But that said, I like how the elements played together. 346 00:15:56,163 --> 00:15:58,791 The waffle's really pretty. I love the specks of green. 347 00:15:58,874 --> 00:16:01,543 I always get excited when I see chopped chives. 348 00:16:01,627 --> 00:16:03,629 -Thank you, Stephanie. -Thank you so much. 349 00:16:03,712 --> 00:16:04,838 Thanks for stopping by. 350 00:16:04,922 --> 00:16:06,590 -AJ. -Hello. 351 00:16:06,674 --> 00:16:08,509 So tell us about this dish. 352 00:16:08,592 --> 00:16:11,971 {\an8}[AJ] Today, I made for you a sun-dried tomato and spinach waffle 353 00:16:12,054 --> 00:16:13,847 {\an8}with Parmesan cheese as well in there. 354 00:16:13,931 --> 00:16:18,727 {\an8}And I made a handmade pesto cream sauce. Also poached an egg, put it on top. 355 00:16:18,811 --> 00:16:22,690 I wanted to add more color to the plate. Couldn't do that with five seconds left. 356 00:16:22,773 --> 00:16:24,608 [tense music plays] 357 00:16:30,406 --> 00:16:32,574 I have to say the egg, for me, 358 00:16:33,742 --> 00:16:34,952 perfectly cooked. 359 00:16:35,911 --> 00:16:39,540 -You knew that was perfect. -After I saw you cut it open... 360 00:16:39,623 --> 00:16:42,334 [Antoni] You saw it ooze and you were like, "There we go." 361 00:16:42,835 --> 00:16:46,839 This is so different than any waffle that I've ever had. 362 00:16:46,922 --> 00:16:51,969 Really delicate and fluffy, and it cut really easily. 363 00:16:52,052 --> 00:16:56,515 The pesto, adding a bit of lemon juice, just to kind of like brighten it up. 364 00:16:56,598 --> 00:17:00,019 Lemon changes everything! And it did with this. 365 00:17:00,102 --> 00:17:03,814 It added to the color, to the vibrancy of it, to just the flavor. 366 00:17:03,897 --> 00:17:06,025 I love the amount that you used. 367 00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:07,776 If there's anything I would do differently, 368 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:12,156 maybe a little sprinkling of chive or some flake salt or some pepper over that egg. 369 00:17:12,239 --> 00:17:16,201 [Kat] It's simple, but it's actually incredibly complex in there. 370 00:17:16,285 --> 00:17:18,370 Just a few elements playing together 371 00:17:18,454 --> 00:17:21,165 deployed really precisely on the plate. 372 00:17:21,248 --> 00:17:26,712 There are a few bits of the egg albumin that could've been a little wiped up. 373 00:17:26,795 --> 00:17:30,215 It would have made it look just extra, extra professional. 374 00:17:30,299 --> 00:17:34,595 If you're gonna lock into such simplicity, it has to be perfect. 375 00:17:34,678 --> 00:17:36,388 Of course. You're right. 376 00:17:36,972 --> 00:17:38,974 Don't know what's going through those judges' heads. 377 00:17:39,058 --> 00:17:43,103 -Yes, you don't. -They made it so hard. 378 00:17:43,187 --> 00:17:46,398 I think Lindsay is gonna win this first round based on presentation. 379 00:17:46,982 --> 00:17:48,609 It was really... Her meal was really pretty. 380 00:17:48,692 --> 00:17:53,197 But then with Mr. Flavor over here, with all the stuff that he put, I'm like, 381 00:17:53,280 --> 00:17:55,991 "When did you have time to put all this into a waffle?" 382 00:17:56,075 --> 00:17:57,034 -You know. -[chuckles] 383 00:17:57,826 --> 00:17:59,119 I'm worried about this one. 384 00:17:59,828 --> 00:18:03,999 Your challenge today was to create a rich and fancy breakfast dish 385 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:06,752 using only a microwave and a waffle iron, 386 00:18:06,835 --> 00:18:09,838 and showcasing eggs in just 30 minutes. 387 00:18:09,922 --> 00:18:14,635 The winning dish brought everything to the table that we asked for. 388 00:18:15,260 --> 00:18:16,720 And the winner is... 389 00:18:16,804 --> 00:18:17,971 [tense music plays] 390 00:18:20,599 --> 00:18:21,767 ...AJ. 391 00:18:23,102 --> 00:18:25,270 -Congratulations, AJ. -Thank you, thank you. 392 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:26,188 I feel incredible. 393 00:18:26,271 --> 00:18:29,274 The validation that gives me, it's a huge confidence boost. 394 00:18:29,358 --> 00:18:32,736 Also knowing I only have to deal with one more competitor now 395 00:18:32,820 --> 00:18:34,738 makes me feel a lot better as well. 396 00:18:34,822 --> 00:18:37,825 Now unfortunately for me, I have to give the bad news. 397 00:18:38,659 --> 00:18:42,663 It has been a blast having you all here, but only one of you can move forward. 398 00:18:42,746 --> 00:18:44,039 [Lindsay exhales] 399 00:18:44,123 --> 00:18:45,666 [tense music plays] 400 00:18:45,749 --> 00:18:47,167 We have to say goodbye 401 00:18:48,460 --> 00:18:49,294 to Stephanie. 402 00:18:50,504 --> 00:18:53,423 Where it didn't hit the mark for me was just on the opulence, 403 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:55,884 which was an important part of the task. 404 00:18:55,968 --> 00:18:57,177 I'm so sorry. 405 00:18:57,261 --> 00:18:59,721 [Stephanie] I'm taking home with me 25,000. 406 00:18:59,805 --> 00:19:02,724 But not only that, my hope for this is 407 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:06,436 showing my girls that anything is possible. 408 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:07,855 What other way to show them 409 00:19:07,938 --> 00:19:10,691 then actually going out there and doing it. 410 00:19:10,774 --> 00:19:14,236 I want them to be able to say, "I can do that. Mom did it. I can do it." 411 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:16,405 -You ready for your next challenge? -Oh yeah. 412 00:19:16,488 --> 00:19:17,447 -I'm ready. -I'm ready. 413 00:19:17,531 --> 00:19:20,409 It's time for a food face-off in the Easy-Bake. 414 00:19:23,579 --> 00:19:27,541 In the Dish Dash round, you dazzled us with delectable breakfasts. 415 00:19:27,624 --> 00:19:29,960 Now, guess what's for dinner? 416 00:19:30,043 --> 00:19:31,461 [tense music plays] 417 00:19:31,545 --> 00:19:32,546 Breakfast. 418 00:19:33,964 --> 00:19:35,632 -Of course! -Round two. 419 00:19:35,716 --> 00:19:41,471 So Antoni and I are looking for a dish that looks like restaurant quality 420 00:19:41,555 --> 00:19:44,266 and is deceptively simple. 421 00:19:44,349 --> 00:19:47,686 [Antoni] Also, you may have noticed that this round is called the Easy-Bake. 422 00:19:47,769 --> 00:19:50,606 So each of you are required to bake your dishes in this round. 423 00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:53,192 So no cracking eggs in a pan and calling it a day. 424 00:19:54,026 --> 00:19:57,696 In your Easy-Bake challenge, you will have 45 minutes, 425 00:19:57,779 --> 00:19:59,448 and during this 45 minutes, 426 00:19:59,531 --> 00:20:03,243 you will only have 30 minutes to cook with these ovens. 427 00:20:03,327 --> 00:20:04,870 -You both ready? -Ready. 428 00:20:05,370 --> 00:20:07,372 And your time starts in three, 429 00:20:07,456 --> 00:20:08,832 two, one. 430 00:20:08,916 --> 00:20:10,083 {\an8}Make it easy! 431 00:20:10,167 --> 00:20:12,169 {\an8}[upbeat music plays] 432 00:20:17,090 --> 00:20:19,301 [Antoni] What would your strategy be right off the bat? 433 00:20:19,384 --> 00:20:21,094 -Make dinner reservations? -Yeah. 434 00:20:21,178 --> 00:20:22,262 Order takeout? 435 00:20:23,597 --> 00:20:27,100 {\an8}Breakfast for dinner I'm definitely familiar with. I have two little ones. 436 00:20:27,184 --> 00:20:30,604 Sometimes at the end of a long day, and we're running around like crazy, 437 00:20:30,687 --> 00:20:34,107 we have like an hour to get the kids fed, bathed, ready for bed. 438 00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:36,485 A lot of times, we just whip up some omelets, 439 00:20:36,568 --> 00:20:38,070 some eggs for dinner. 440 00:20:38,153 --> 00:20:40,197 So this is something I'm definitely comfortable with. 441 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:43,575 I am making a breakfast pizza, 442 00:20:43,659 --> 00:20:47,246 because I had to incorporate my eggs this time that I promised him. 443 00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:50,707 So I'm actually making the crust out of hash browns. 444 00:20:50,791 --> 00:20:54,127 It sounds so basic, but you go to the fanciest restaurants in LA 445 00:20:54,211 --> 00:20:57,798 and they have some sort of flatbread or pizza on that menu, guaranteed. 446 00:20:57,881 --> 00:21:02,719 You can create pizza into a work of art and totally elevate it super easily. 447 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:03,887 [upbeat music plays] 448 00:21:03,971 --> 00:21:07,057 {\an8}Going into the second challenge, I need to make sure I'm focused on timing, 449 00:21:07,140 --> 00:21:09,309 {\an8}so I don't have just five seconds left. 450 00:21:10,352 --> 00:21:11,436 Anything else I need? 451 00:21:12,104 --> 00:21:15,065 I plan on doing something that I've never done before. 452 00:21:15,148 --> 00:21:16,858 I want to do a savory Dutch baby. 453 00:21:16,942 --> 00:21:19,069 This is one dish that you can throw in the oven 454 00:21:19,152 --> 00:21:20,988 and it's completely done within 30 minutes. 455 00:21:22,739 --> 00:21:24,574 Traditionally, they're made with lemon juice 456 00:21:24,658 --> 00:21:26,660 and confectioners' sugar as a sweet breakfast. 457 00:21:26,743 --> 00:21:31,123 I'm gonna top it with oven-roasted salmon, tomatoes, and asparagus tips, 458 00:21:31,206 --> 00:21:33,917 and a lemon dill Hollandaise sauce. 459 00:21:34,501 --> 00:21:35,794 -[Antoni] Hey, AJ. -Hey. 460 00:21:35,877 --> 00:21:37,462 -What are we making? -A Dutch baby. 461 00:21:37,546 --> 00:21:39,881 -Okay. -Something I grew up eating all the time. 462 00:21:39,965 --> 00:21:43,302 I'm going to add salmon and you'll have breakfast for dinner. 463 00:21:43,385 --> 00:21:45,595 I love watching a Dutch baby puff up. 464 00:21:45,679 --> 00:21:48,974 -That is a presentation dish. -Yes. Yep, totally. 465 00:21:49,975 --> 00:21:51,727 Four-twenty-five. 466 00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:53,603 For this, I'm cranking my oven up. 467 00:21:53,687 --> 00:21:57,274 I'm throwing in some sheet pans to warm up in there as it preheats, 468 00:21:57,357 --> 00:21:59,234 so we already start the cooking process 469 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:01,695 before anything even gets itself into the oven. 470 00:22:01,778 --> 00:22:05,699 Awesome hack. If you don't want to stand there shredding an entire potato, 471 00:22:05,782 --> 00:22:08,160 grab a bag of frozen hash browns. 472 00:22:08,243 --> 00:22:12,247 I mix this with some eggs, oil, and seasoning to make a hash brown crust 473 00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,623 with a little cheese in it. 474 00:22:13,707 --> 00:22:15,000 Super easy in a pinch. 475 00:22:15,083 --> 00:22:18,587 Season it to taste and you're good to go. They cook beautifully in the oven. 476 00:22:18,670 --> 00:22:22,591 I'm just gonna hand-form two separate crusts for each judge. 477 00:22:22,674 --> 00:22:24,468 That way, they get their own pizza. 478 00:22:24,551 --> 00:22:27,554 I definitely wanna incorporate some classic omelet toppings. 479 00:22:27,637 --> 00:22:29,056 I'm thinking maybe some sausage. 480 00:22:29,139 --> 00:22:32,434 I might go sweet to kind of balance out the saltiness, 481 00:22:32,517 --> 00:22:34,811 maybe chop up some peppers, tomatoes. 482 00:22:34,895 --> 00:22:38,065 If I can execute this on the plate, I'm going in the right direction. 483 00:22:38,148 --> 00:22:43,945 So it appears that Lindsay is shaping hash browns in the shape of pizza bases. 484 00:22:44,029 --> 00:22:46,698 -Ooh. -That feels very breakfast for dinner. 485 00:22:46,782 --> 00:22:49,701 [Kat] I'm already feeling that texture, what that's gonna be like. 486 00:22:49,785 --> 00:22:52,329 -That little crunchy, crispy... -Yeah. 487 00:22:53,121 --> 00:22:54,831 Gonna go with the natural break. 488 00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:58,251 Cool hack with asparagus is grab it at both ends and break it. 489 00:22:59,544 --> 00:23:02,339 The asparagus wants to break where it gets soft. Don't want hard ends. 490 00:23:02,422 --> 00:23:05,384 Another cool trick, if you don't wanna waste time dicing garlic, 491 00:23:05,467 --> 00:23:07,511 you can microplane it directly into what you're doing. 492 00:23:07,594 --> 00:23:09,429 It gives you a more intense garlic flavor. 493 00:23:09,513 --> 00:23:10,347 Once it's done, 494 00:23:10,430 --> 00:23:13,308 underneath your microplane, you should be left with garlic paste. 495 00:23:13,809 --> 00:23:17,354 I'm gonna put this directly in here, skin side down. 496 00:23:17,437 --> 00:23:22,192 Wait. Did you see what AJ is doing with the salmon over there? 497 00:23:22,275 --> 00:23:24,569 So far as I can tell, putting it in a cold skillet, 498 00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:27,531 but we know that he can't actually cook that on a burner, right? 499 00:23:27,614 --> 00:23:29,408 Correct. It's got to go in the oven. 500 00:23:29,491 --> 00:23:32,327 -Okay. I'm here for a fish breakfast. -I am too. 501 00:23:32,411 --> 00:23:34,329 -Extremely. -I love fish for breakfast. 502 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:37,624 Trying to go fast to get everything in the oven when ten minutes is up. 503 00:23:37,707 --> 00:23:40,001 Under one minute until your ovens turn on. 504 00:23:40,085 --> 00:23:41,128 [Lindsay] One minute. 505 00:23:42,254 --> 00:23:44,506 I'm gonna run these under hot water. 506 00:23:44,589 --> 00:23:46,800 Your ovens are now on! 507 00:23:46,883 --> 00:23:49,010 You have 30 minutes left until they turn off. 508 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:53,974 [AJ] This goes in there. Almost forgot. 509 00:23:55,016 --> 00:23:59,438 [Lindsay] Using my awesome hair pick hack again to slice this baby up. 510 00:23:59,521 --> 00:24:02,691 I see this shallot. I'm thinking I gotta deep-fry these shallots. 511 00:24:02,774 --> 00:24:05,652 They're gonna add the perfect crispy topping to this pizza. 512 00:24:07,988 --> 00:24:10,782 I've never used a deep fryer before, so fingers crossed. 513 00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:14,161 I gotta get one of these for home. This is too much fun. 514 00:24:14,244 --> 00:24:16,413 -How you doing? -[Lindsay] Good. How are you? 515 00:24:16,496 --> 00:24:18,290 I'm doing good. Feeling stressed? 516 00:24:18,373 --> 00:24:20,917 -No, I'm good. I'm excited. How about you? -Ah, no. 517 00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:23,670 -You got that song playing in your head? -I sure do. 518 00:24:23,753 --> 00:24:25,589 -[Lindsay] I hear your music. -[AJ] If only. 519 00:24:25,672 --> 00:24:27,924 -I hear it, baby. -[AJ] All right, good. 520 00:24:29,176 --> 00:24:31,303 [Lindsay] That's the crisp I want to see. 521 00:24:31,386 --> 00:24:32,637 Want to keep the oven warm. 522 00:24:34,139 --> 00:24:35,849 [upbeat music plays] 523 00:24:35,932 --> 00:24:39,603 [AJ] Next thing is to put a few tablespoons of butter into the pan. 524 00:24:39,686 --> 00:24:41,021 The pan should be very hot now. 525 00:24:41,104 --> 00:24:43,565 I'll make sure I don't let them burn for too long. 526 00:24:43,648 --> 00:24:46,693 A Dutch baby is essentially a German pancake. 527 00:24:46,776 --> 00:24:48,904 You pour it into an already heated skillet 528 00:24:48,987 --> 00:24:51,448 and it builds this crust the second it hits the pan. 529 00:24:51,531 --> 00:24:54,618 Eyeballing it. Hoping they're all the same and cook in the same time. 530 00:24:54,701 --> 00:24:56,536 You can see almost immediately, 531 00:24:56,620 --> 00:24:58,955 the egg around the corner starting to cook. 532 00:24:59,039 --> 00:25:03,710 As you put it in the oven, it slowly rises and gets airy and fluffy and puffs up. 533 00:25:03,793 --> 00:25:05,962 When you take it out of the oven at the right time, 534 00:25:06,046 --> 00:25:08,006 it deflates only in the center. 535 00:25:08,089 --> 00:25:10,634 You're left with this canvas to paint your picture. 536 00:25:10,717 --> 00:25:13,512 Not able to touch it until it's done. It's all a timing thing. 537 00:25:14,221 --> 00:25:16,139 Cool, 24 minutes. Let's do it. 538 00:25:17,265 --> 00:25:19,893 All right, so I'm doing a little Parmesan herb blend. 539 00:25:19,976 --> 00:25:23,855 I want that to go over that Dutch baby. I'm gonna do it as soon as this is done. 540 00:25:24,481 --> 00:25:25,941 Ooh, real Parm. I like it. 541 00:25:27,317 --> 00:25:28,568 I love garlic. 542 00:25:31,488 --> 00:25:32,489 [Antoni] Hello. 543 00:25:32,572 --> 00:25:36,076 You're mentioning you're gonna be making Dutch babies to go with your salmon. 544 00:25:36,159 --> 00:25:37,953 That's something you had when you were younger. 545 00:25:38,036 --> 00:25:41,831 I never actually made this before. I think I've eaten it enough times that... 546 00:25:41,915 --> 00:25:44,209 -This is his first time? -[Antoni laughs] 547 00:25:44,292 --> 00:25:46,044 This is your first time making this? 548 00:25:46,127 --> 00:25:47,337 -It is. -Are you crazy? 549 00:25:47,420 --> 00:25:49,172 -AJ! -No, you're actually crazy. 550 00:25:49,256 --> 00:25:50,757 -[AJ] Yeah, yeah. I know. -[Kat laughs] 551 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:52,926 I call it manifest destiny. Since it's in my mind, 552 00:25:53,009 --> 00:25:55,345 I just have to recreate it with my two hands. I can do it. 553 00:25:55,428 --> 00:25:58,306 -[Antoni] AJ, we're gonna let you focus. -Thank you. 554 00:25:58,390 --> 00:26:00,976 -Hello, Lindsay. -How's it going? 555 00:26:01,059 --> 00:26:03,478 So what magic is happening here? 556 00:26:03,562 --> 00:26:07,482 You can't go wrong with pizza. Everybody loves pizza. 557 00:26:07,566 --> 00:26:10,443 So I'm putting my own spin on it. Slightly elevating it. 558 00:26:10,527 --> 00:26:14,239 There will be yolks intact on top. It's gonna look gorgeous and gourmet. 559 00:26:14,322 --> 00:26:15,657 [Antoni and Kat laugh] 560 00:26:15,740 --> 00:26:18,660 I feel you're gonna have nightmares about yolks for... 561 00:26:19,160 --> 00:26:20,954 I'm gonna be dreaming about them. 562 00:26:21,037 --> 00:26:22,831 -You got this. -[Lindsay] I got this. 563 00:26:22,914 --> 00:26:24,833 -Keep doing your thing. -I believe in you. 564 00:26:24,916 --> 00:26:25,750 Thanks, guys. 565 00:26:27,836 --> 00:26:29,045 You have 15 minutes left. 566 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:31,006 A little bit of olive oil. 567 00:26:31,506 --> 00:26:35,302 Okay, three minutes to assemble these, get 'em back in. 568 00:26:35,385 --> 00:26:39,389 I'm throwing on some cheese, tomatoes, peppers, the sausage. 569 00:26:39,472 --> 00:26:43,476 I think we're good to crack our eggs on. I just can't break any yolks. 570 00:26:43,560 --> 00:26:45,687 Now, the moment of truth. 571 00:26:47,522 --> 00:26:52,027 I promised Antoni a full, luscious yolk for him to crack into. 572 00:26:52,110 --> 00:26:55,322 So I am focused on not cracking any yolks this time. 573 00:26:55,405 --> 00:26:56,364 [tense music plays] 574 00:26:56,448 --> 00:27:00,327 Oh. They're gonna kill me if I serve another broken yolk. 575 00:27:00,410 --> 00:27:01,328 Hey, Lindsay. 576 00:27:01,411 --> 00:27:02,329 [Lindsay] Yes! 577 00:27:02,412 --> 00:27:05,248 -Did you just break a yolk? -No! What? 578 00:27:05,332 --> 00:27:06,333 [laughter] 579 00:27:06,416 --> 00:27:08,960 -Are you kidding me? -Go crack some eggs, Antoni. 580 00:27:09,044 --> 00:27:10,420 We talked about this. 581 00:27:10,503 --> 00:27:11,504 Nobody saw that. 582 00:27:11,588 --> 00:27:13,214 [laughter] 583 00:27:14,215 --> 00:27:16,509 [Lindsay] Back in the oven these babies go. 584 00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:19,304 So right now, I'm in a bit of a pickle. 585 00:27:19,387 --> 00:27:24,267 So I can't open the oven until 20 minutes after the Dutch baby's put in. 586 00:27:24,351 --> 00:27:27,103 But I believe my salmon will be done in about the next... 587 00:27:29,648 --> 00:27:30,607 Now. 588 00:27:30,690 --> 00:27:34,486 Did you notice he's got his salmon and his Dutch baby in at the same time? 589 00:27:34,569 --> 00:27:39,449 Those, uh, call for very, very different situations and timing. 590 00:27:39,532 --> 00:27:41,993 [Antoni] He can't open the oven, because if you open it, 591 00:27:42,077 --> 00:27:44,371 it's gonna deflate, but you wanna check the salmon. 592 00:27:44,454 --> 00:27:46,373 Should we see how he's feeling about that? 593 00:27:46,456 --> 00:27:48,208 -[Antoni] Hey, AJ? -Hey. 594 00:27:48,291 --> 00:27:52,671 How much money would you pay to have a glass door on that oven right now? 595 00:27:52,754 --> 00:27:54,631 -A lot. -What's going on in there? 596 00:27:54,714 --> 00:27:56,758 I have a Dutch baby rising to perfection 597 00:27:56,841 --> 00:28:00,178 and a salmon that is on the verge of being overcooked. 598 00:28:00,261 --> 00:28:02,681 That's a Sophie's choice if I've ever heard one. 599 00:28:02,764 --> 00:28:05,225 Do you want a flat Dutch baby or overcooked salmon? 600 00:28:05,308 --> 00:28:07,602 -It's a good question. -Which one's worse? 601 00:28:07,686 --> 00:28:10,730 I know. Like a flat Dutch baby is so sad, 602 00:28:10,814 --> 00:28:13,316 because you lose that whole shock and awe thing. 603 00:28:13,400 --> 00:28:16,444 -But overcooked salmon, no one needs that. -No. 604 00:28:17,112 --> 00:28:21,408 This batter was made for one Dutch baby, and I split it into three containers. 605 00:28:21,491 --> 00:28:23,618 I don't need to wait as long as I think. 606 00:28:23,702 --> 00:28:25,412 [tense music plays] 607 00:28:25,495 --> 00:28:28,623 -[Kat and Antoni gasp] -Oh-ho! Let's go! 608 00:28:28,707 --> 00:28:30,834 Yes! Did you see that? Did you see it? 609 00:28:31,418 --> 00:28:33,670 -AJ, how are they? -I don't know. What do you think? 610 00:28:33,753 --> 00:28:35,922 -[Kat] Oh, baby! Whoa! -[Antoni] Oh! 611 00:28:36,005 --> 00:28:37,424 -[AJ] We're good. [chuckles] 612 00:28:37,507 --> 00:28:38,800 I just aged. 613 00:28:40,468 --> 00:28:43,054 Just to keep a little spice in your life. Keep you on your toes. 614 00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:46,766 That looks beautiful. 615 00:28:48,476 --> 00:28:50,979 Perfect. The skin protected my salmon. 616 00:28:51,688 --> 00:28:52,522 Beautiful. 617 00:28:53,356 --> 00:28:57,235 This is just a last-minute idea, since I have time. 618 00:28:57,318 --> 00:28:59,654 Super easy hack. Everybody has ketchup at home. 619 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:02,866 But if you wanna elevate it and add some gourmet flavor to it, 620 00:29:02,949 --> 00:29:06,202 just some garlic powder, onion powder, a little cayenne pepper for kick 621 00:29:06,286 --> 00:29:10,373 and you've got this gourmet sauce to go along with your dish. So easy. 622 00:29:10,457 --> 00:29:11,875 How's it going, AJ? 623 00:29:11,958 --> 00:29:14,252 -[AJ] Pretty good. How about you? -Awesome. 624 00:29:14,335 --> 00:29:15,837 [AJ] Coming together a bit at a time. 625 00:29:15,920 --> 00:29:17,672 [tense music plays] 626 00:29:17,756 --> 00:29:19,257 One minute left with your ovens. 627 00:29:20,341 --> 00:29:21,968 Awesome. We have a minute. 628 00:29:22,051 --> 00:29:26,431 Last second here. Yolks literally need 30 more seconds and they will be good. 629 00:29:26,514 --> 00:29:30,769 She's leaving them until the last minute. Has to be out before the end of time. 630 00:29:30,852 --> 00:29:31,978 Is your heart racing? 631 00:29:32,061 --> 00:29:34,481 -Yes! I'm stressed for them. -[Kat laughs] 632 00:29:34,564 --> 00:29:36,065 {\an8}-Oh-ho! -[Antoni] Wow. 633 00:29:36,149 --> 00:29:37,525 {\an8}[tense music continues] 634 00:29:38,526 --> 00:29:41,404 {\an8}That's it for your ovens. Your ovens are off. 635 00:29:41,488 --> 00:29:44,199 {\an8}You have five minutes left total, five minutes remaining. 636 00:29:44,824 --> 00:29:45,658 [Lindsay] I'm nervous 637 00:29:45,742 --> 00:29:49,496 because I didn't get that full ten minutes for the eggs to cook in the oven. 638 00:29:49,579 --> 00:29:53,416 But I know they're gonna continue to cook from the residual heat of the pans. 639 00:29:53,500 --> 00:29:56,503 I have three minutes for them to sit there and continue to cook. 640 00:29:56,586 --> 00:29:58,671 [tense music plays] 641 00:30:00,799 --> 00:30:01,800 Okay. 642 00:30:04,886 --> 00:30:07,055 Okay. Okay. 643 00:30:07,138 --> 00:30:10,475 As long as I don't break these yolks in the process, we're in business. 644 00:30:10,558 --> 00:30:13,019 -This is close! -I know. 645 00:30:13,102 --> 00:30:14,020 [Lindsay] Boom! 646 00:30:15,188 --> 00:30:20,735 {\an8}-All right. -Five, four, three, two, one. 647 00:30:21,319 --> 00:30:22,570 [Antoni] Time is up! 648 00:30:22,654 --> 00:30:24,656 -Take it easy! -[Kat] Oh my gosh! 649 00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:28,785 All right, so, AJ, we're gonna start with you. 650 00:30:28,868 --> 00:30:32,080 When I hear breakfast for dinner, I think Dutch baby. I grew up eating Dutch babies, 651 00:30:32,163 --> 00:30:34,290 {\an8}usually with confectioners' sugar and lemon juice. 652 00:30:34,374 --> 00:30:37,126 {\an8}But I decided to go the savory route with roasted salmon, 653 00:30:37,210 --> 00:30:39,754 {\an8}which, immediately, dinner is what I think of. 654 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,632 Oven-roasted the tomatoes and asparagus with the salmon, 655 00:30:42,715 --> 00:30:44,259 so you can get those flavors. 656 00:30:44,342 --> 00:30:46,678 Seasoned that with fresh garlic, salt, pepper. 657 00:30:46,761 --> 00:30:49,848 The lemon dill Hollandaise sauce, I think pulls it all together. 658 00:30:49,931 --> 00:30:51,766 [tense music plays] 659 00:30:56,771 --> 00:30:59,190 -This is really freaking good. -Thank you. 660 00:30:59,274 --> 00:31:01,734 The presentation, it's so beautiful. 661 00:31:01,818 --> 00:31:06,823 It's like looking into, like, this cave and I see little flaked salmon 662 00:31:06,906 --> 00:31:10,702 and like those little burst cherry tomatoes and the asparagus. 663 00:31:10,785 --> 00:31:14,497 You did not overcook your salmon, which I was looking for. 664 00:31:14,581 --> 00:31:17,125 -That said, there's a bit of arugula. -[AJ] Yeah. 665 00:31:17,208 --> 00:31:20,670 Wilted arugula, not one of my favorite things. I probably would've avoided that. 666 00:31:20,753 --> 00:31:23,089 Or I would've added it at the end, just a little touch of it. 667 00:31:23,715 --> 00:31:26,342 The word that keeps coming to mind here is balance. 668 00:31:26,426 --> 00:31:30,638 The brightness of that lemon in the Hollandaise balanced with that salt, 669 00:31:30,722 --> 00:31:34,267 balanced with a slight, you know, the sponginess of that Dutch baby. 670 00:31:34,350 --> 00:31:36,895 But you managed to get the sponginess and the crispiness. 671 00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:39,147 I just want to trip and fall into this. 672 00:31:39,230 --> 00:31:40,899 Thank you. I appreciate that. 673 00:31:42,191 --> 00:31:44,903 -So, Lindsay, you're up next. -[Lindsay] Yeah. 674 00:31:45,695 --> 00:31:48,489 Here I have a breakfast pizza. 675 00:31:48,573 --> 00:31:51,910 {\an8}So I used frozen hash browns, mixed in a little egg, 676 00:31:51,993 --> 00:31:53,161 {\an8}some cheese for the crust. 677 00:31:53,244 --> 00:31:55,914 {\an8}You have that nice, crispy, cheesy, eggy crust. 678 00:31:55,997 --> 00:31:58,666 It's making the crispy sound as you're describing it. 679 00:31:58,750 --> 00:32:00,919 -As we're cutting into it. -Right. I hear it. 680 00:32:01,002 --> 00:32:02,962 -You have your yolks. -[Antoni] Mm-hmm. 681 00:32:03,046 --> 00:32:04,589 Luxuriously... 682 00:32:04,672 --> 00:32:06,215 -Fully intact. -[Kat laughs] 683 00:32:06,716 --> 00:32:11,179 I deep-fried some shallots for garnish. So you get that little crispiness. 684 00:32:11,262 --> 00:32:14,766 Because there's no tomato sauce, 'cause it's not a traditional dinner pizza, 685 00:32:14,849 --> 00:32:19,812 to garnish it, I also made my own semi-homemade spicy ketchup. 686 00:32:19,896 --> 00:32:22,941 Just to brighten up the plate for people that want spicy. 687 00:32:23,024 --> 00:32:26,444 My husband wouldn't eat this if there wasn't some ketchup, hot sauce on it. 688 00:32:26,527 --> 00:32:27,528 [tense music plays] 689 00:32:35,495 --> 00:32:36,412 So fun! 690 00:32:37,121 --> 00:32:37,956 Thanks. 691 00:32:38,039 --> 00:32:43,836 Yolks intact. The crispy shallot, for me, just brings like that sweetness and char. 692 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:45,254 Really lovely. 693 00:32:45,338 --> 00:32:49,133 Crunchy, decadent, but, um, while the yolks are intact 694 00:32:49,217 --> 00:32:52,553 there definitely is a significant amount of the egg white 695 00:32:52,637 --> 00:32:54,180 that's still raw on the outside. 696 00:32:54,263 --> 00:32:58,059 For myself personally, I'm okay with it. That's something I would watch out for 697 00:32:58,142 --> 00:33:00,228 to make sure that the white is fully cooked 698 00:33:00,311 --> 00:33:02,230 and that yolk is still nice and runny. 699 00:33:03,606 --> 00:33:07,276 -Lindsay, bottle and sell this sauce. -[Lindsay laughs] 700 00:33:07,360 --> 00:33:10,029 You added so much dimension. 701 00:33:10,113 --> 00:33:13,950 -I keep visiting it. -It looks like this gourmet sauce. 702 00:33:14,033 --> 00:33:16,327 But it's a bottle of ketchup with some ground seasonings. 703 00:33:16,411 --> 00:33:20,707 That is a brilliant hack. I keep revisiting it with different elements. 704 00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:22,458 -Dip the sausage in there. -[Lindsay] Right. 705 00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:24,377 Dip those hash browns in there too. 706 00:33:24,460 --> 00:33:27,130 It's just bringing out new notes. You gave me sweet. 707 00:33:27,213 --> 00:33:30,508 You gave me salty. You gave me spicy. Crispy with those shallots. 708 00:33:30,591 --> 00:33:33,136 My critique is actually the same as Antoni's. 709 00:33:33,219 --> 00:33:36,764 That raw egg white. I can see how that'd be really off-putting for some people 710 00:33:36,848 --> 00:33:40,018 'cause it was almost to the clear stage, but you nailed those yolks. 711 00:33:40,893 --> 00:33:43,396 I feel I gave them exactly what they're looking for. 712 00:33:43,479 --> 00:33:47,025 Combined everything breakfast in a dinner item. 713 00:33:47,608 --> 00:33:49,360 And then here's AJ. 714 00:33:49,444 --> 00:33:52,447 The judges loved that meal. 715 00:33:52,530 --> 00:33:53,740 Like, they loved it. 716 00:33:54,866 --> 00:33:56,993 So... I don't know. 717 00:33:59,454 --> 00:34:01,080 AJ, Lindsay, 718 00:34:01,789 --> 00:34:04,751 we are so proud of the both of you. 719 00:34:05,251 --> 00:34:07,378 You both belong in the breakfast Hall of Fame. 720 00:34:08,087 --> 00:34:10,798 But there can only be one Easy-Bake Champion today. 721 00:34:10,882 --> 00:34:15,178 So the winning dish is a dish that was familiar, 722 00:34:15,261 --> 00:34:16,846 but somehow fresh. 723 00:34:17,430 --> 00:34:18,723 And the winner is... 724 00:34:18,806 --> 00:34:20,975 [tense music plays] 725 00:34:23,311 --> 00:34:24,353 ...AJ. 726 00:34:24,437 --> 00:34:25,438 [sighs] 727 00:34:26,981 --> 00:34:29,734 [AJ] I am feeling absolutely on top of the world. 728 00:34:29,817 --> 00:34:32,070 The money was a huge part of why I came. 729 00:34:32,153 --> 00:34:34,280 But another big part of it was the validation. 730 00:34:34,363 --> 00:34:38,117 I don't think that's done yet. I think I have something to prove being here. 731 00:34:38,201 --> 00:34:42,205 And, uh, honestly, I think 50K sounds a lot better than 25, 732 00:34:42,288 --> 00:34:43,915 so I'm ready for tomorrow. 733 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,251 [upbeat music plays]