The Great British Bake Off - Season 6
Season 6
Once again 12 new bakers don their aprons and head for the iconic tent in the heart of the British Countryside. Judges Mary Berry & Paul Hollywood have created 30 new challenges that will test their baking prowess, creativity and skill in a bid to find the country's best amateur baker. From Victorian classics to high end patisserie, chocolate sculptures to everyday staples the bakers will need a cool head and even colder hands to make it to the final. With them every step of the way are Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins ready to lend a hand or a shoulder to cry on.
Episodes
Cake
Twelve bakers take on their first signature challenge -- to make a Madeira cake; the classic black forest gateau.
Biscuits
Eleven bakers face the signature challenge of creating 24 biscotti; the technical challenge is arlettes; edible biscuit box of 36 biscuits of a different flavor.
Bread
The bakers create quick breads for the signature challenge; the technical challenge is baguettes; edible 3-D bread sculptures.
Desserts
The nine bakers left make a French classic -- creme brulee; the technical challenge is a Spanische windtorte; a stack of tiered cheesecakes.
Alternative Ingredients
For alternative ingredients week, the bakers must bake without sugar, gluten or dairy; the signature challenge requires sugar free cakes; gluten free pitas; dairy free ice cream rolls.
Pastry
It's pastry week and the bakers begin with frangipane tarts for the signature challenge; the technical challenge calls for flaouna, a traditional cheese-filled pastry; vol-au-vent.
Victorian
The signature challenge features a stalwart of the Victorian dinner table -- game pie.
Patisserie
The five remaining bakers work their way through patisserie, including a mountainous choux pastry masterpiece.
Chocolate
The pressure is on as the remaining bakers get a grip on one of the most difficult ingredients -- chocolate.
The Final
This program looks back over the last series from Luis's amazing 3-D biscuit scene via the technically challenging Schichttorte to Ian's binning of his baked Alaska.
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