Simon Blackwell - Cob It, Simon's Simple Pies

www.cob-it.co.uk

www.simonspies.co.uk

Simon is a skilled baker of bread and pies, using local ingredients. If you think of pork pies as pink mush surrounded by slimy aspic and soggy pastry, it's definitely time to try one of Simon's Simple Pies - delicious local pies, which will completely change the way you think of a pork pie. These hand-made, hand-raised pies are available at Watton farmers' market. As well as this, Simon is passionate about traditional cob ovens and their potential for encouraging community involvement. He builds cob ovens, benches, hot tubs and sweat lodges, and holds workshops and courses in cob oven building and baking and pizza making. He also featured in the current BBC series The Great British Bake Off.

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