This season, we welcome the tent’s youngest ever baker AND the oldest… All twelve of these amateur bakers will be challenged on their baking skills from every angle by judges Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, all the while helped — or hindered — by hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins. Meet each of the bakers below. Pick your favorite and see if they can prove their talent in the kitchen.
Great British Bake Off episode 10 2014 – The Final: Just three challenges lie between the three finalists and the trophy. And what a trio of challenges they are: mastery of a classic pastry technique that normally takes a day — in just three hours; a Technical test that requires mastering the basics — with no recipe; and a Showstopper …
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Great British Bake Off episode 9 2014 – Patisserie: It’s semifinals time and the tension is palpable as the bakers take on patisseries. First, they’re challenged with Signature baklava. Next is a most demanding Technical task — making the tricky German schichttorte, cooked in stages under a grill to create 20 layers. The Showstopper raises the bar even higher: the …
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Great British Bake Off episode 8 2014 – Advanced Dough: It’s the quarterfinals of the competition and only five bakers remain. Mary and Paul up the ante to see which bakers will rise to the challenge. The competitors must make enriched sweet fruit loaves for their Signature, followed by a Technical challenge that stretches them to the limit. Finally, the …
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Great British Bake Off episode 7 2014 – Pastries: Week seven in the tent sees the bakers tested on all kinds of weird, wonderful pastries. They’re assigned Signature savory parcels, ranging from pasties to samosas. The Technical challenge throws them into uncharted territory with a pastry none has heard of: the round and crusty kouign amann. Paul tests the bakers’ …
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Great British Bake Off episode 6 2014 – Continental Cake: And then there were six. The remaining bakers now face three European cakes. For the Signature, bakers are asked to make yeast-leavened cakes. Their work is cut out for them in the most demanding Technical challenge yet: they have two hours to make the 24-step Swedish Princess torte. And finally, …
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Great British Bake Off episode 5 2014 – Pies & Tarts: Almost half-way through the baking competition, the remaining bakers face pies and tarts. Custard tarts are their Signature challenge, followed by mini pear pies — one of the more unusual Technical challenges in the competition tent. Finally, contestants battle their biggest bake yet: three-tiered pies. The Showstopper allows them …
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Great British Bake Off episode 4 2014 – Desserts Week: The competition stiffens like whipped peaks. For the Signature, bakers must create so-called “saucy puds” — delicate cakes hiding a gooey filling or saucy surprise at the bottom. In the Technical, bakers take on Mary’s tiramisu. In the Showstopper, they have to beat the odds and the heat to make …
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Great British Bake Off episode 3 2014 – Bread Week: It’s week three and the remaining 10 bakers get ready to brave bread. For the Signature, they must bake 12 perfect rye bread rolls, shaped as they prefer. The Technical calls for ciabatta loaves, using judge Paul’s recipe. For the Showstopper, the bakers have to make a filled centerpiece loaf …
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Great British Bake Off episode 2 2014 – Biscuits Week: With cake week done, the remaining bakers must now prove themselves with biscuits. For the signature challenge, the bakers are given two hours to bake 24 identical biscotti of any shape, flavour or size. In the technical challenge, they are required to make eight arlettes, which are high-end light delicate …
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Great British Bake Off episode 1 2014 – Cake Week: Follow 12 amateur bakers as they enter the competition tent for their first hurdle: cake. The Signature Bake requires a Swiss roll, a seemingly simple task fraught with risks. For the Technical Bake, bakers must duplicate Mary Berry’s classic cherry cake, to Berry’s exacting standard. In the Showstopper Bake, the …
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