Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame

On a cold December night, a young woman named Jenny carefully writes recipes into a new recipe book. The recipes inspire memories of baking with her loved ones and make her nostalgic for happier times. As she enters a Christmas recipe, she imagines celebrating Christmas with a child of her own one day, sharing her family’s recipe for tiffin.

Sixty years later, 77-year-old Jenny Quinn spends the afternoon baking a tea loaf, using her grandmother’s recipe. When her husband Bernard returns from the doctor with a new asthma diagnosis, Jenny is disturbed by his nonchalant attitude and upset by his claim that there are no more adventures left in their life.

That evening, the couple watches Jenny’s favorite show, Britain Bakes, a baking competition featuring amateur bakers. Determined to prove Bernard wrong, Jenny decides to apply for the show. However, she grows intimidated by the application form and worries that her skills won’t measure up. When she sees the application deadline is January 11, a painful date in her memory, she closes the application.