It’s time to treat our eyes—because our taste buds cannot handle it—to yet another season of The Great British Bake Off, a reality pastry competition in which the UK’s most gifted chefs must overcome difficult tasks from their panel of judges to determine who can create the best cake, pastry, cookie, biscuit, you name it!
The amateur contestants on the show are eliminated one week at a time until the best all-around baker remains. Thirteen were chosen for the fourth and tenth series, twelve for the fifth, sixth, and eleventh, and twelve for the next two. For the inaugural season, ten people were chosen.
The three tasks that amateur bakers must do in each episode—a trademark bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper—are based on the topic of the week. Two days are dedicated to filming the three tasks, with up to sixteen hours per day. Every year, the opening week of the competition is known as “Cake Week.”
Recap
The title for the episode was “Pastry Week.” I find it depressing right away that Rowan tells us in the introduction that he has never felt confident about anything in his life, including pastries. If you’re reading this, Rowan, you should be proud of yourself because you’re awesome, and your clothes look beautiful.
Anyway, the first task for this week is to use hot water crust dough to produce 12 savory picnic pies. This is forming the dough’s basis by adding hot water to the fat. Paul is looking for strong flavors with a lovely amount of crimping on the lid.
In the tent, there are numerous cuisines being enjoyed. Tasha, Nicky, Rowan, and Josh are producing pies that are essentially sausage with an additional seasoning or two for those who prefer meat. Dana describes her potato dauphinoise pie as a “bit classy, bit elegant, bit like myself,” and it had me drooling at the sound of it.
My dear Dana, In an apparent preview of what’s to come, Paul asks her whether what she’s doing is essentially pithier. Matty’s pie sounds delicious, too; he describes it as having feta, ricotta, and garlic. It’s a spanakopita pie, after all, but Matty is delightfully unsure of how to pronounce it, even though he eventually perfects it.
Saku is preparing less spicy tuna picnic pies than she would for her family because, well, I don’t want to speculate. Nevertheless, her spicy tuna picnic pies, with a quail’s egg in the center, seem delicious. There are many potential hazards for contestants when baking pastries.
Spoilers
The title for the episode is “Botanical Week.” First, it’s Botanical Week in a Bake Off. The bakers take on a herby technical, a signature loaded with spices, and a stunning flowery dessert. Whose time is it? Whose time is it?
Release Date & Where to Watch
The Great British Bake Off Season 14 Episode 6 will be broadcast by Channel 4 UK on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, United States. Each episode lasts around an hour, and in the upcoming list, you’ll find the time release schedules for the program.
- Pacific Time (PT): October 31, 2023, at 12:00 PM
- Central Time (CT): October 31, 2023, at 2:00 PM
- Mountain Time (MT): October 31, 2023, at 1:00 PM
- British Summer Time (BST): October 31, 2023, at 8:00 PM
- Central European Summer Time (CEST): October 31, 2023, at 9:00 PM
- Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST): November 1, 2023, at 5:00 AM on the following day
- Sydney Time (Australia): November 1, 2023, at 5:00 AM on the following day
If you are in the United Kingdom, you may watch the most recent episodes of The Great Bake Off Season 14 on Channel 4, its website, or its app during the times and dates shown above. In addition, Channel 4’s online platforms are totally free to use for UK citizens as long as they have their email address and television password.
