Baking star Paul Hollywood returns to the classic recipes in new book

English baking specialist and TV star Paul Hollywood has returned to the basics this summer, offering ultimate versions of recipes that have been adjusted and updated for the modern world. (Getty Images)

NEW YORK — If Paul Hollywood needed any evidence that he and “The Great British Bake Off” have become pop culture icons, he just needs to turn on Netflix.

There last year, in the starry heist film “Red Notice” starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, was a snippet of Hollywood’s show, an unlikely hit on both sides of the Atlantic.