THE WHITSONS’ KITCHEN

The first-ever vegan week – no butter, no eggs, no milk, not even honey allowed.

The Doyenne buried her face in her trademark green pinnie.

How were the bakers going to manage?

Paul made it clear that the judges were looking for flavour and texture.

The Doyenne wrung her pinnie in her hands at the thought of it all – we’re not a vegan family.

The bakers showed inspiration and inventiveness in their use of vegetable oils and extracts such as beetroot powder, coconut milk and dairy free margarine.

Who would have guessed that chickpea water is the perfect egg white replacement and that bi-carb and vinegar make your cakes light?

And what about powdered nutritional yeast for cheese flavouring?

A truly different programme this week with reactions to go with it.

Kim-Joy admitted to being scared of a lot of animals, but squirrels are cool.

Briony fried her onions in Prosecco and the fragrant Ruby had a soggy bottom.

Rahul got a Bravo from Prue which is much the same as a Hollywood handshake and nearly blew it all with a catastrophic showstopper.

Jon wanted a kebab week which might have saved his bacon because he was the casualty this week.