THE first ever winner of the British Bake-Off - Bradford's Edd Kimber - is showing how to make traybake treats in lockdown.

Edd, of Thackley, won the first series of the hit TV show in 2010. His latest baking book, One Tin Bakes, highlights the many things you can make in a standard brownie pan.

Edd was a bank clerk when he heard about a new television show testing the skills of amateur bakers. Heading to London for an audition, carrying a large cake and a Bakewell tart, he took a train, two buses and the Tube - and just about managed to arrive with his baking in one piece. "I didn't think I stood a chance, " Edd told the T&A after he won the show. "I applied at the last minute and in the audition, when I had to cook and talk to camera, thought I'd blown it."

He triumphed in the final with his signature cinnamon and banana cakes, described by judge Paul Hollywood as "exquisite", and went on to release his first book, The Boy Who Bakes. He worked at Raymond Blanc's restaurant Le Manoir, as well as running macaroon classes in London.

Edd, a former pupil of Idle Primary School, told the T&A he discovered many favourite bakes in his family recipe box, including his grandmother's gingerbread. "Some of my earliest memories are learning to bake with my mum and enjoying cakes at family parties or Christmas," he said. "They hold a place in my heart."

To mark the release of his new book, we grilled Edd, 35, on the food he relies on:

* Your death row meal: "Probably something Japanese, maybe ramen from when we travelled to Japan two years ago."

* The thing you still can’t make: "This is going to sound so pretentious, but the thing I haven’t mastered is croissants. I don’t think we should be afraid of failing in the kitchen. If you make something perfect every time, you never really learn why it’s working."

* Store-cupboard essential: "Chocolate is one of the ingredients I'll never bore of using; it’s an endless flavour profile."

* Kitchen utensil you couldn’t live without: "One would be my stand mixer, as a professional baker, it's lifesaving time-wise."

* Your signature dish: "I make a lot of pasta. Because I spend days and days in the kitchen I like things I can whip up without thinking too much about."

* Bake you make more than any other: "Chocolate chip cookies. I often give friends a bag of frozen cookie dough so they can bake them whenever they want."

* Favourite childhood dinner: "I was a bit of a picky eater. I banned our family from eating beef because of mad cow disease. I'd probably say, my dad used to make this when we were kids, it’s a Thai green curry and an old Delia recipe. It’s something my dad makes for us when we go home. It’s a very special thing and it’s delicious."

* One Tin Bakes by Edd Kimber, published by Kyle Books, £17.99.