The Great Christmas Bake Off 2021: Bake Off is back, a little sooner than we might have expected, following the conclusion of the 2021 series. We’ll get not one but two festive specials this year, with the first coming on Christmas Day itself. The stars of It’s A Sin will take to the tent to show off their baking skills […]
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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 – An Extra Slice – episode 10 2021: Companion show to baking contest, featuring unseen footage from the programme and an interview with the week’s eliminated baker. The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn’t enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the
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Great British Bake Off episode 10 2021 – The Final: They came, they saw, they baked – and along the way nine of them were eliminated from the competition. Now only three amateur bakers remain to compete in the final. All they need to do to impress Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith is produce a carrot cake worthy of winning,
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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 – An Extra Slice – episode 9 2021: Companion show to baking contest, featuring unseen footage from the programme and an interview with the week’s eliminated baker. The show that gives fans another bite of Bake Off when one helping just isn’t enough. Jo Brand chats to a panel of celebrities about all the
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Great British Bake Off episode 9 2021 – Semi-final Week: Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas present the semi-final in which the amateurs face a trio of patisserie challenges, including a delicate layered slice signature and a regional French classic in the technical. On day two, they must use all their skill and creativity as they serve up a showstopping entremets
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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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