THE GREAT BRITISH BAKE OFF
Channel 4, 8pm
AS the competition reaches the half-way point, it’s pastry week and the tasks are getting tougher.
Unsurprisingly, the Signature challenge is to make Cornish pasties with a personalised, decorative finish.
“We want crimping!” says Prue Leith. “I want to eat the best pasties I’ve ever had!”
Next for the technical challenge, Prue has set a tricky, sticky, rather retro patisserie task.
They must make three raspberry and three salted caramel eclairs. “The inside must be as perfect as the outside,” says Prue, who wants “high-end eclairs”.
High-end might not be how you’d describe some of the results, with liquid fillings and splodged-on toppings noted by Prue and Paul.
Finally, it’s the showstopper – they must make a caged tart. “Why would you make a caged tart?” asks Marc.
It’s an excellent point. There are stressful moments as various pastry cages are removed delicately from moulds. Some survive, others just flake out…