James Morton (baker)
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James appearing on The Great British Bake Off
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| Born |
James Morton 26 May 1991 Inverness, Scotland |
| Residence | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | University of Glasgow |
| Occupation | Author, baker, doctor |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Known for |
The Great British Bake Off Brilliant Bread |
| Home town | Hillswick, Shetland |
| Parent(s) | Tom Morton |
| Website | www |
James Morton (born 26 May 1991) is a Scottish celebrity baker, author and reality television contestant, based in Glasgow, who rose to fame when he became the runner up on the third series of The Great British Bake Off.
James Morton was born in Inverness, Scotland, but from the age of 3 grew up in the Shetland Islands. He was introduced to baking by his maternal grandmother, who taught him after school each day. He is the son of journalist and former Radio Scotland radio presenter Tom Morton.
In the first Summer of his medical degree at the University of Glasgow, James worked washing dishes at a small Glasgow deli. A keen bread baker already, here he was exposed to the wide variation of bread production and results. From then on, he studied baking as a science rather than a craft, often preferring to read peer-review cereal journals than cookbooks. He watched The Great British Bake Off (Series 2) during 2011 and decided to apply following pressure from his university friends.
During James's subsequent appearance on the show, he reached the final with bakes such as an "oak-framed Gingerbread Barn" and "double Paris-Brest Choux pastry Bicycle," eventually losing out to winner John Whaite.
James participated in the Bake Off's 2016 Xmas Special show, leading for much of the show but losing out to Chretna Makan after a series of errors in the showstopper round.
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