0:00:03 > 0:00:07Week three in the tent, and the bakers battled bread...
0:00:07 > 0:00:09Oh, no! I've squashed it!
0:00:09 > 0:00:11..clashed with Paul Hollywood...
0:00:11 > 0:00:14That's couronne. No, it's a babka.
0:00:14 > 0:00:15It's a couronne.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17..and braved a mountain of dough.
0:00:17 > 0:00:20Some people like dark chocolate, some people like white chocolate,
0:00:20 > 0:00:23some people like chocolate dough and some people like white dough.
0:00:23 > 0:00:25I don't mind what it is, as long as it's massive!
0:00:25 > 0:00:27Time for An Extra Slice.
0:00:27 > 0:00:29APPLAUSE
0:00:51 > 0:00:54APPLAUSE
0:00:55 > 0:00:57Hello, and welcome to the show.
0:00:57 > 0:00:59Did everyone enjoy bread week?
0:00:59 > 0:01:00AUDIENCE: Yes!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03It's always a tough week in the tent.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05And an interview with Jane came to an abrupt halt
0:01:05 > 0:01:08when her batteries finally ran down.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13I did my best, even thinking back, I tried to work the time back,
0:01:13 > 0:01:16I tried to make sure it was all proved...
0:01:16 > 0:01:18I'm not shh...
0:01:18 > 0:01:19LAUGHTER
0:01:21 > 0:01:23Given that the bakers had to make plaited bread,
0:01:23 > 0:01:26Mel and Sue thought they'd add a twist to proceedings -
0:01:26 > 0:01:28they'd be the grown-ups for a change,
0:01:28 > 0:01:31while Paul and Mary supplied the double entendre.
0:01:31 > 0:01:34Mary was a bit worried about the idea.
0:01:34 > 0:01:35We've never done it before.
0:01:35 > 0:01:37It's something totally different.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40And it's quite difficult to cope with.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42LAUGHTER
0:01:42 > 0:01:45While Paul took to it like a duck to water.
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Pick your balls up and pop them straight into the pan.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51LAUGHTER
0:01:51 > 0:01:53Finally, in the Technical Challenge,
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Benjamina wowed the judges with her invisible plum sauce.
0:02:00 > 0:02:02LAUGHTER
0:02:04 > 0:02:05I'm joined, as ever,
0:02:05 > 0:02:07by a celebrity panel of Bake Off fans,
0:02:07 > 0:02:10eager to chew over the events of bread week,
0:02:10 > 0:02:13which saw our third baker leave the tent - Michael.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16AUDIENCE: Aw!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19I'm delighted to say, though, he'll be joining us in a bit.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21AUDIENCE: Yay!
0:02:21 > 0:02:25And, to put some of his less successful bakes into perspective,
0:02:25 > 0:02:27let's have a look at a bake from viewer Helena,
0:02:27 > 0:02:29who lives in Fort William.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32She thought it might be fun to have a go at this rather cute cupcake.
0:02:34 > 0:02:35Sweet, isn't it?
0:02:35 > 0:02:37Here's Helena's version.
0:02:37 > 0:02:39SINISTER MUSIC
0:02:39 > 0:02:41LAUGHTER
0:02:44 > 0:02:46More of those in just a bit.
0:02:46 > 0:02:48And we'll also be taking a look at the bakes
0:02:48 > 0:02:51you've brought along to the studio.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54Bread seems to feature heavily, which gives me the chance to shout,
0:02:54 > 0:02:56"show us your bloomers!"
0:02:56 > 0:02:58CHEERING
0:02:59 > 0:03:03The celebrity panel can't wait to taste some of those.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06You just have to look at their faces to see how thrilled they are
0:03:06 > 0:03:08at the thought of it - let's meet them.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11First up, one of Britain's most acclaimed bakers,
0:03:11 > 0:03:14who says his motto is, "Show the dough who's boss."
0:03:14 > 0:03:16It's Richard Bertinet.
0:03:16 > 0:03:18APPLAUSE
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Next, a comedian who says she nearly burned her mum's house down
0:03:25 > 0:03:27making toast - it's Sara Pascoe.
0:03:27 > 0:03:29APPLAUSE
0:03:32 > 0:03:34And, finally, it's the king of Countdown,
0:03:34 > 0:03:37who says the only thing he's ever baked is a potato -
0:03:37 > 0:03:38it's Nick Hewer.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40APPLAUSE
0:03:43 > 0:03:47So, Richard, how do you show the dough who's boss?
0:03:47 > 0:03:50You've got to talk to the dough. Talk to it? Yes.
0:03:50 > 0:03:52Understand how the dough works.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I don't knead the dough, I just put a lot of air inside
0:03:54 > 0:03:58and a lot of water, so it is nice and fluffy and very light.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02It's a bit of a love story with the dough.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04And what do you say to it then?
0:04:04 > 0:04:05"Be bread, you bastard!"
0:04:05 > 0:04:08LAUGHTER
0:04:08 > 0:04:09Nick, if you were in the tent,
0:04:09 > 0:04:12what would you bake for Paul and Mary?
0:04:12 > 0:04:16I would go straight for a nice, moist date cake.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Mmm.
0:04:19 > 0:04:20Do you like date cake?
0:04:20 > 0:04:23I don't really like dates unless I'm constipated.
0:04:23 > 0:04:26LAUGHTER
0:04:26 > 0:04:28Sara, is your mum still speaking to you?
0:04:28 > 0:04:29She is speaking to me, yes,
0:04:29 > 0:04:32it was a long time ago that I nearly burned the house down.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37What happened, the week before, the toaster had caught fire.
0:04:37 > 0:04:39So I couldn't use that to make breakfast, so I did the toast
0:04:39 > 0:04:42on a grill, but then I realised I was late for school, and I left.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Because I left in a rush, I also hadn't shut the front door.
0:04:46 > 0:04:48So the neighbours saw that the kitchen was on fire
0:04:48 > 0:04:50and called the fire brigade.
0:04:50 > 0:04:51So it worked out OK.
0:04:51 > 0:04:53LAUGHTER
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Now, who wants to see some bakes from the kitchens of Britain?
0:04:58 > 0:05:01AUDIENCE: Yay!
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Felicity from Herefordshire thought of the perfect birthday cake
0:05:04 > 0:05:06for her sister Jo, who keeps bees.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10She made a honey cake, of course, and on top of it,
0:05:10 > 0:05:13crafted a large queen bee, which, if I'm honest,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16is slightly larger than I was expecting.
0:05:16 > 0:05:18LAUGHTER
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I know, it's huge, isn't it? It even dwarfs the Aga.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30A slightly unfortunate animal cake now from Frances,
0:05:30 > 0:05:31who lives in Essex.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34She made a delightful Cheshire cat design
0:05:34 > 0:05:36from the Alice In Wonderland story.
0:05:36 > 0:05:39LAUGHTER
0:05:39 > 0:05:42But what's unfortunate about that, I hear you ask?
0:05:42 > 0:05:45Well, let's have a look at its paws.
0:05:45 > 0:05:47LAUGHTER
0:05:50 > 0:05:51No wonder he's smiling.
0:05:54 > 0:05:59Last week we had a cake depicting global superstar, Lionel Richie.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03And our next cake is of an equally massive entertainment figure.
0:06:03 > 0:06:05Katie made it for her brother,
0:06:05 > 0:06:07who says this man is his absolute hero.
0:06:07 > 0:06:09So, first, here's the real thing -
0:06:09 > 0:06:13former Bargain Hunt presenter, Tim Wonnacott.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15And here he is in cake form.
0:06:15 > 0:06:18LAUGHTER
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Katie's even got the gap in his teeth,
0:06:20 > 0:06:23and his ears are uncannily accurate,
0:06:23 > 0:06:24I think that's brilliant.
0:06:24 > 0:06:27Now, when I said former Bargain Hunt presenter,
0:06:27 > 0:06:31you may have been disappointed not to see David Dickinson in cake form.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34But don't worry because, courtesy of Jonathan in Newcastle,
0:06:34 > 0:06:37here he is as a coffee cake with walnut finish.
0:06:40 > 0:06:43And for fans of Doctor Who, what better birthday cake could
0:06:43 > 0:06:48you wish for than one featuring the much-loved time-travelling TARDIS?
0:06:48 > 0:06:52Matt got to work on his cake replica for his wife Megan's 30th birthday.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55Imagine her delight when he unveiled it.
0:06:55 > 0:06:57LAUGHTER
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Stunningly accurate - or it would be if Doctor Who travelled through
0:07:03 > 0:07:08time and space in a lopsided police box held together by kebabs skewers.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12Thanks to everyone who sent in their photos.
0:07:12 > 0:07:14And do keep them coming, details below.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Back now to the tent, and the bakers had plenty to PROVE.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24Week three, and bread week rolled into the tent.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28The bakers felt the heat in the chocolate bread Signature...
0:07:28 > 0:07:29Cool, cool.
0:07:29 > 0:07:32That's not burning, is it?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34..and so did the judges.
0:07:34 > 0:07:36Where's the cherry? And now it is hitting me.
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Is it hitting you? Yep.
0:07:38 > 0:07:39Hoo!
0:07:39 > 0:07:42The dampfnudel Technical was a Bake Off first.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I've no idea what a dampfnudel is!
0:07:44 > 0:07:47Steamed bread, served with two sauces.
0:07:47 > 0:07:50They don't look particularly appetising.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53And it was a first for Val, too, who came top.
0:07:53 > 0:07:57The judges were looking for perfect plaits in the Showstopper.
0:07:57 > 0:07:59Just trying to remember how to plait now.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03And the bakers felt the raw terror of Paul Hollywood's wrath.
0:08:03 > 0:08:07The top one's a mess, when it comes to flavour, dough development,
0:08:07 > 0:08:09plaiting, proving, baking - I mean, all of it.
0:08:11 > 0:08:12Michael left the tent,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16and Tom's winning flavours saw him crowned Star Baker.
0:08:16 > 0:08:18APPLAUSE
0:08:22 > 0:08:27Why did the bakers find bread week so difficult, Richard, do you think?
0:08:27 > 0:08:30I think it was a tough challenge, because you used sweet dough,
0:08:30 > 0:08:32and when you use sweet dough, you put sugar, butter,
0:08:32 > 0:08:34it can be very complicated.
0:08:34 > 0:08:37And they were panicking a bit. The timing was a bit out of sync.
0:08:37 > 0:08:40The first proof, second proof, resting...
0:08:40 > 0:08:41Bit of confusion, I think.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Yeah. Tough challenge.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Great creativity, hard work and the rest of it -
0:08:46 > 0:08:48but if you don't get the time right,
0:08:48 > 0:08:53what you end up with is a complete failure, and that's what happened.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Michael left the tent with his Cypriot-flag-based Showstopper
0:08:56 > 0:08:58flying at half-mast.
0:08:58 > 0:09:00He did blatantly try to get Paul sloshed
0:09:00 > 0:09:04by accompanying his savoury plait with a little glass
0:09:04 > 0:09:07of 99% zivania, as we can see here.
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Yamas, by the way.
0:09:13 > 0:09:15LAUGHTER
0:09:16 > 0:09:20Surely, for that reason alone, he deserved to stay, Sara?
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Do you think so? I think something happens,
0:09:22 > 0:09:23and it does seem to be a coincidence,
0:09:23 > 0:09:25when people are a bit unconfident with their bakes,
0:09:25 > 0:09:28they accompany it with some booze, don't they?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30It's going to get the point where someone's going to be like,
0:09:30 > 0:09:33"It's bread week, I've made a pina colada with croutons."
0:09:33 > 0:09:35Enjoy!
0:09:35 > 0:09:38The boy is 19 or 20 years old. I think he's fantastic.
0:09:38 > 0:09:40Give him a little bit of time...
0:09:40 > 0:09:42APPLAUSE
0:09:44 > 0:09:47He'll come on.
0:09:47 > 0:09:51I'm 72, and I'm not altogether sure whether we're on gas or electricity.
0:09:51 > 0:09:53And he's doing these wonderful things.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57He was right, but he'll be terrific in a little while.
0:09:57 > 0:09:58Let's talk about Candice.
0:09:58 > 0:10:02She cried in cake week, won Star Baker in biscuit week,
0:10:02 > 0:10:05but was crying again over bread.
0:10:05 > 0:10:06Did you feel for her, Sarah?
0:10:06 > 0:10:09I did. I wonder if she's got a very short menstrual cycle.
0:10:09 > 0:10:11LAUGHTER
0:10:11 > 0:10:14Because... Is that OK to say? Yes, of course!
0:10:14 > 0:10:16APPLAUSE
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Because we've all been there.
0:10:21 > 0:10:24You get a little bit oversensitive and thin-skinned. I love it.
0:10:24 > 0:10:26That's why she makes fantastic television.
0:10:26 > 0:10:29I really adore her as a character and a baker.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32So when she cries, I cry with her.
0:10:32 > 0:10:33Candice had a stressful moment
0:10:33 > 0:10:37when she was trying to get her brioche out of the tin.
0:10:37 > 0:10:40But several bakers rushed to her assistance.
0:10:40 > 0:10:42CASUALTY THEME PLAYS
0:10:42 > 0:10:43I hate oven gloves.
0:10:43 > 0:10:45Oh, no! It's all right, don't panic.
0:10:45 > 0:10:47I've squashed it! Don't panic.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59APPLAUSE
0:11:01 > 0:11:04Richard, what advice would you have given to Candice
0:11:04 > 0:11:07about baking under pressure?
0:11:07 > 0:11:09Stop faffing. Stop faffing.
0:11:09 > 0:11:11Too much faffing.
0:11:11 > 0:11:12Too much panicking.
0:11:12 > 0:11:15Being organised is a key of baking.
0:11:15 > 0:11:16Weigh everything, do it,
0:11:16 > 0:11:18and then bake it and do whatever you need to do.
0:11:18 > 0:11:21She's too many thoughts going through.
0:11:21 > 0:11:23She needs to calm down a bit. Yeah.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26She's very lucky to still be there, I think. OK.
0:11:26 > 0:11:31Candice used an unusual type of flour, kamut.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33In this bit of unseen footage,
0:11:33 > 0:11:35Mel asks Paul about this unusual grain.
0:11:35 > 0:11:39The challah is a kamut flour.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I think it's quite like spelt?
0:11:41 > 0:11:43It's a bit like spelt, it's one of the grandfather grains.
0:11:43 > 0:11:45Around in Egyptian times. Egyptians used to use it.
0:11:45 > 0:11:48How is kamut spelt? K-A-M-U-T.
0:11:48 > 0:11:51No, how is it SPELT? As in flour?
0:11:51 > 0:11:53Do you know what? Do you know what, Mel?
0:11:53 > 0:11:55Today you've been so out of order.
0:11:55 > 0:11:58LAUGHTER
0:11:58 > 0:12:00Has anyone ever spelt the word "spelt"
0:12:00 > 0:12:02out of the letters on Countdown, Nick?
0:12:04 > 0:12:05LAUGHTER
0:12:05 > 0:12:08I wouldn't have thought they'd have bothered, to be quite honest.
0:12:08 > 0:12:09It would be amusing, though.
0:12:09 > 0:12:12Although, obviously, not as amusing as when someone apparently
0:12:12 > 0:12:15recently spelt the word BUMHOLE.
0:12:15 > 0:12:16Is that right?
0:12:16 > 0:12:19If it's in the dictionary...
0:12:19 > 0:12:20LAUGHTER
0:12:23 > 0:12:26Let's move on to Val's Showstopper centrepiece.
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Here she is describing it to Paul.
0:12:28 > 0:12:30It's going to be a Noah's Ark.
0:12:30 > 0:12:32So two by two? No, it says,
0:12:32 > 0:12:35"They all went into the ark, for to get out of the rain."
0:12:35 > 0:12:36It's a hymn.
0:12:36 > 0:12:37As a plait?
0:12:37 > 0:12:38Yes, it's plaited.
0:12:38 > 0:12:40So it's a plaited Ark hymn?
0:12:40 > 0:12:41Yes.
0:12:43 > 0:12:45LAUGHTER
0:12:46 > 0:12:50That's right, Paul - a plaited Ark hymn.
0:12:50 > 0:12:52Pretty clear, I'd have thought.
0:12:52 > 0:12:53In this bit of unseen footage,
0:12:53 > 0:12:58we can see that Mary was much more enthusiastic about Val's idea.
0:12:58 > 0:12:59My plaited centrepiece is
0:12:59 > 0:13:02a celebration of bread-making with children.
0:13:02 > 0:13:04It's a Noah's Ark.
0:13:04 > 0:13:06Right.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08LAUGHTER
0:13:08 > 0:13:11Val had some explaining to do when it came to the end result.
0:13:11 > 0:13:14But she rose to the occasion magnificently.
0:13:14 > 0:13:15There'll be an elephant.
0:13:15 > 0:13:17One elephant?
0:13:17 > 0:13:18Or two? The whole point...
0:13:18 > 0:13:20They've argued.
0:13:20 > 0:13:21Two giraffes. Of course.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23And there'll be a dove.
0:13:23 > 0:13:26A dove? A dove. Two...? Two doves?
0:13:26 > 0:13:27Well, one's flown away.
0:13:31 > 0:13:34Sara, Val has an answer for everything, doesn't she?
0:13:34 > 0:13:38I love her so much. She's like a really, really old toddler.
0:13:38 > 0:13:39LAUGHTER
0:13:39 > 0:13:43Her whole energy towards everything, her ideas and, actually,
0:13:43 > 0:13:45also how it looked at the end...
0:13:45 > 0:13:47She used to be a primary school teacher,
0:13:47 > 0:13:50and I think that's it, she's been used to being around children,
0:13:50 > 0:13:53you just think of an answer on the spot, the story behind everything.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55I think, with Val, I think she's the only one
0:13:55 > 0:13:58who hasn't practised it at home before.
0:13:58 > 0:14:00I think she's done a sketch on the bus.
0:14:01 > 0:14:04"This is going to be...amazing."
0:14:04 > 0:14:07It's fair enough - one dove did fly away,
0:14:07 > 0:14:11came back with the olive brunch, all that stuff.
0:14:11 > 0:14:13But they also went in two by two.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17It is the whole two by two thing which is very central to it.
0:14:17 > 0:14:21I mean, imagine if Val was let loose on the rest of the Bible?
0:14:21 > 0:14:24Here's Moses and the Seven Commandments.
0:14:25 > 0:14:29Jesus turning five loaves and two fishes into a fish finger sandwich.
0:14:30 > 0:14:33And here it's Goliath - no David, unfortunately,
0:14:33 > 0:14:34as he got called into a meeting.
0:14:36 > 0:14:41Tom's Showstopper was inspired by Norse mythology.
0:14:41 > 0:14:43And I felt a little bit like Mary did earlier -
0:14:43 > 0:14:46it's an ale and seaweed Thor's hammer, Mary.
0:14:46 > 0:14:48Right.
0:14:48 > 0:14:49LAUGHTER
0:14:49 > 0:14:50Have you had that before?
0:14:50 > 0:14:53Yes, I make some. I use seaweed in bread.
0:14:53 > 0:14:55Do you? Yes, it's nice.
0:14:55 > 0:14:57In Brittany, where I come from, we use the seaweed from the beach,
0:14:57 > 0:14:59you clean it well, and you chop it like olive.
0:14:59 > 0:15:01And then you put in your rye bread.
0:15:01 > 0:15:04You serve it with some salted butter with seafood. Fantastic.
0:15:04 > 0:15:07Do you think Tom deserved to be Star Baker, Nick?
0:15:07 > 0:15:09I like this bloke. He's very creative.
0:15:09 > 0:15:11I mean, last week, he had some disaster,
0:15:11 > 0:15:15falling off a mountain made of gingerbread, or whatever it wants.
0:15:15 > 0:15:18This time, he's been sticking his nose into Norse mythology.
0:15:18 > 0:15:21Who'd have thought it possible?
0:15:21 > 0:15:24I think he's a tour de force, this chap. OK.
0:15:24 > 0:15:27Time to take a look at some of the bakes brought in
0:15:27 > 0:15:30by our audience, and, possibly...
0:15:30 > 0:15:34Yes! Taste one or two of them as well.
0:15:34 > 0:15:38So strap yourselves in, panel. Dotty and Sarah, where are you?
0:15:38 > 0:15:40Here. Hello. Hello.
0:15:40 > 0:15:45You've been inspired by bread week to make cakes? Yeah.
0:15:45 > 0:15:48So, Victoria sponge sandwiches.
0:15:48 > 0:15:50Oh, they look amazing, don't they?
0:15:50 > 0:15:52So that is actually a cake? Yeah.
0:15:52 > 0:15:55So, we've got cheese and pickle, which is made of grated
0:15:55 > 0:16:00yellow fondant and crushed chocolate raspberries and raisins.
0:16:00 > 0:16:03And then egg and cucumber sandwiches, which are made
0:16:03 > 0:16:07of white chocolate, butter cream and fondant green cucumber.
0:16:07 > 0:16:10Well, here's a question I haven't been able to ask yet this series -
0:16:10 > 0:16:12is your fondant shop-bought?
0:16:13 > 0:16:15It may just be, yeah.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18Oh, Dotty and Sarah...!
0:16:20 > 0:16:24RICHARD: You should have lied! But the rest of the cake is organic.
0:16:24 > 0:16:26LAUGHTER
0:16:27 > 0:16:31Well, they still look amazing. Thank you. Well done, brilliant.
0:16:31 > 0:16:32APPLAUSE
0:16:35 > 0:16:38Now, where's Carrie?
0:16:38 > 0:16:40Carrie, hello. You're a dentist? I am.
0:16:40 > 0:16:44And your bake is appropriate to your job, I believe?
0:16:44 > 0:16:47It's a bread in the shape of a smile.
0:16:47 > 0:16:48Oh, that's interesting.
0:16:48 > 0:16:49LAUGHTER
0:16:51 > 0:16:54The teeth are white bread, is that right? Yes.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57And then the outside is beetroot.
0:16:57 > 0:17:00That looks brilliant, thank you very much, Carrie, that's great.
0:17:00 > 0:17:02APPLAUSE
0:17:05 > 0:17:06OK, brace yourselves, guys,
0:17:06 > 0:17:08because we're going to taste one or two.
0:17:08 > 0:17:10Sarah, you're a vegan. Yes.
0:17:10 > 0:17:14Right, you can't eat the first one, apparently, as it's not vegan.
0:17:14 > 0:17:18Sagar and Maya, where are you?
0:17:18 > 0:17:22OK, what have you got there? I've got boozy bread.
0:17:22 > 0:17:23Ooh!
0:17:23 > 0:17:26Nick, which you be kind enough to go and fetch that, please?
0:17:26 > 0:17:27Boozy bread?
0:17:27 > 0:17:31Boozy bread, with whisky and candied oranges.
0:17:31 > 0:17:34Is this working along the lines of putting quite
0:17:34 > 0:17:37a lot of alcohol in to fool someone...?
0:17:37 > 0:17:40It's to kill your taste buds. OK, great.
0:17:40 > 0:17:42That looks nice. Oh, my gosh.
0:17:42 > 0:17:44NICK: There's alcohol here. Yeah.
0:17:44 > 0:17:48You have to have the food as well. LAUGHTER
0:17:48 > 0:17:50HEAVY THUD
0:17:50 > 0:17:51AUDIENCE GROANS
0:17:51 > 0:17:53I'm not saying anything.
0:17:53 > 0:17:54Come in!
0:17:57 > 0:18:00Is this something you've made before, or is it...?
0:18:00 > 0:18:03No, first time. First time. OK.
0:18:03 > 0:18:05So you haven't even tasted this? No.
0:18:05 > 0:18:07LAUGHTER
0:18:09 > 0:18:12Nick, what do you think? Got a problem with the crust.
0:18:12 > 0:18:15You've got a problem with the crust? I have to lubricate.
0:18:15 > 0:18:17LAUGHTER
0:18:17 > 0:18:19APPLAUSE
0:18:22 > 0:18:25It's nice. A bit dense, but a good idea.
0:18:25 > 0:18:29How much whisky had you put in the bread? Quite a bit.
0:18:29 > 0:18:32You can't taste it in there. You can't at all.
0:18:32 > 0:18:34So you need to make a hole in there - bit like this one -
0:18:34 > 0:18:37put the whisky in there, shake it hard.
0:18:37 > 0:18:39Then drink it.
0:18:39 > 0:18:41Well done, and thank you very much, that's lovely.
0:18:41 > 0:18:42APPLAUSE
0:18:44 > 0:18:49Our next audience baker, Louise, where are...? Ah, Louise.
0:18:49 > 0:18:51You decided to mark the fact that it's early September
0:18:51 > 0:18:54by making some edible Christmas baubles, is that right?
0:18:54 > 0:18:58Yeah, there's only 15 weeks to go, so...
0:18:58 > 0:18:59LAUGHTER
0:18:59 > 0:19:03Nick, could you grab Louise's baubles for us, please? Happily!
0:19:03 > 0:19:05What are they made of?
0:19:05 > 0:19:07I wanted to make stollen, then I thought,
0:19:07 > 0:19:08to make it more interesting,
0:19:08 > 0:19:11I'd make it into the shape of baubles.
0:19:11 > 0:19:13And you can eat this, I think, probably.
0:19:13 > 0:19:15Yes, I'm vegan, so they're vegan.
0:19:15 > 0:19:19But if they're terrible, I apologise for misrepresenting vegan baking.
0:19:19 > 0:19:23You won't, they'll be incredible. Have you tried them?
0:19:23 > 0:19:25I have had one at home, but I'm not fussy,
0:19:25 > 0:19:27so I thought they're OK.
0:19:27 > 0:19:29LAUGHTER
0:19:29 > 0:19:31Choose your balls first. I'm going to have the cherry one.
0:19:31 > 0:19:33It's got chickpea water in it?
0:19:33 > 0:19:35Yeah, it's a vegan thing, aquafaba.
0:19:35 > 0:19:37So the one you've picked... Aqua-what?
0:19:37 > 0:19:39Sorry, aquafaba.
0:19:39 > 0:19:41Aquafaba?
0:19:41 > 0:19:44If you take the water out of a tin of chickpea,
0:19:44 > 0:19:48you can use that water to then replace the egg white
0:19:48 > 0:19:50in the royal icing - which is the one Sara's got.
0:19:50 > 0:19:53That's the royal icing one. Is it? I've never had it before,
0:19:53 > 0:19:57I've only heard about it on the internet on forums. Yeah, exactly. LAUGHTER
0:19:57 > 0:20:01I can't imagine how much fun you can have on a vegan forum.
0:20:01 > 0:20:02Is it...? Is it...?
0:20:02 > 0:20:04But I bet it's even better than Mumsnet, isn't it?
0:20:04 > 0:20:06I'm joining that tonight.
0:20:06 > 0:20:08This is so delicious. Is it nice? LOUISE: Thank you.
0:20:08 > 0:20:09So delicious.
0:20:09 > 0:20:11The dough is a bit dry but...
0:20:11 > 0:20:13I like it stodgy.
0:20:13 > 0:20:15Bit more stodge in there would be better.
0:20:15 > 0:20:17No, it's a great idea. Good concept.
0:20:17 > 0:20:21Actually, its taste belies its incredible weight.
0:20:22 > 0:20:24It's very good. LOUISE: Oh, thank you.
0:20:24 > 0:20:26That's what people say about me.
0:20:32 > 0:20:36Up now to the tent and this year's youngest baker
0:20:36 > 0:20:39wowed the judges with his beer biscuits but sadly,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43bread week proved the better of him and it was time to leave.
0:20:43 > 0:20:46Will you please give a warm welcome to Michael?
0:20:46 > 0:20:49APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:20:49 > 0:20:51Hi, Michael.
0:20:59 > 0:21:02Welcome to An Extra Slice. It's lovely to have you with us.
0:21:02 > 0:21:05Now, how would you sum up your time in the tent?
0:21:05 > 0:21:07It is a dream come true for me,
0:21:07 > 0:21:11just to be there in the first place to, like, bake for Paul and Mary,
0:21:11 > 0:21:14to have it seen by millions of people was incredible
0:21:14 > 0:21:17so I was just ecstatic that I was able to do that, to be honest.
0:21:17 > 0:21:22Aw. Tell me how you were feeling as you went into bread week.
0:21:22 > 0:21:25It's the week everyone, like, waits for on the show, everyone's like,
0:21:25 > 0:21:28"Oh, when's bread week coming up? "What's Paul going to be like?"
0:21:28 > 0:21:31So that week, more than the previous two weeks,
0:21:31 > 0:21:33I put a lot more pressure on myself in that.
0:21:33 > 0:21:37Now, you made a chocolate and chilli swirl for your Signature. Yeah.
0:21:37 > 0:21:38And, as we saw earlier,
0:21:38 > 0:21:41Mary and Paul found the heat a little intense. Yeah.
0:21:41 > 0:21:46Did you agree when you tasted it or are you just a lot harder than Paul?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48Er, it was a bit spicy,
0:21:48 > 0:21:51I probably should've tasted the chilli before I put it in
0:21:51 > 0:21:53cos I thought it would taste the same how it was at home
0:21:53 > 0:21:57but clearly... It was... ..chilli's different, apparently,
0:21:57 > 0:22:00from the one I have at home so apparently it was spicier, so...
0:22:00 > 0:22:04Oh, OK. Yeah. I liked it. I liked the taste, so...
0:22:04 > 0:22:06So, balls to them, in a way.
0:22:07 > 0:22:11So the Technical was dampfnudel. Yeah. You came seventh.
0:22:11 > 0:22:14Yeah. Let's just have a look at why that was.
0:22:14 > 0:22:17PAUL: The top quarter is raw but right down the bottom is OK.
0:22:17 > 0:22:21Well, on the plus side, it was three-quarters cooked. Yeah.
0:22:21 > 0:22:24Erm... Enough to pass an exam. Yeah, absolutely!
0:22:26 > 0:22:29You should've told him that. APPLAUSE
0:22:32 > 0:22:36And also you brought a little taste of Cyprus to the tent. Yeah.
0:22:36 > 0:22:38With your olive, coriander and onion savoury platter
0:22:38 > 0:22:41and you based your design on the Cypriot flag... Yep.
0:22:41 > 0:22:42..which is a great idea.
0:22:42 > 0:22:45Now, the judges said that it wasn't properly plaited,
0:22:45 > 0:22:47do you accept that?
0:22:47 > 0:22:49I probably disagree with that a bit.
0:22:49 > 0:22:52I mean, I did the plaiting technique,
0:22:52 > 0:22:54I did the hand motion technique with the three plaits
0:22:54 > 0:22:58so I feel it was plaited but just wasn't as plaited
0:22:58 > 0:23:00as they wanted it to be, to be honest.
0:23:00 > 0:23:03One aspect of your bake did almost go to plan,
0:23:03 > 0:23:07your tactic of rendering Paul unconscious with a shot of alcohol.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10Yeah! That could've gone to plan quite well.
0:23:10 > 0:23:14Well, as we can see, you definitely bonded over the subject.
0:23:14 > 0:23:15Here we are.
0:23:15 > 0:23:17Are you talking about zivania? Yeah. Zivania?
0:23:17 > 0:23:21It's about 99% proof, could strip paint off a car.
0:23:21 > 0:23:23This one probably is.
0:23:23 > 0:23:25It's from one of my aunt's villages. Wow.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Now, how many villages does your aunt own, then?
0:23:31 > 0:23:34She's like a leader of many villages in Cyprus.
0:23:34 > 0:23:36I'd like to meet her, she sounds great.
0:23:36 > 0:23:40Now, a real high point for you was the iced biscuit signature
0:23:40 > 0:23:42in biscuit week. Yeah. Have a look at this.
0:23:42 > 0:23:44Now, that's crispy.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46Getting chocolate in there as well and you can see
0:23:46 > 0:23:48the consistency inside, it's... BISCUIT CLINKS
0:23:48 > 0:23:50You can hear it, solid. Well done.
0:23:50 > 0:23:52And was that a good moment for you?
0:23:52 > 0:23:55Yeah. That was probably one of my best moments in the tent, like,
0:23:55 > 0:23:58when both Paul and Mary said it tasted good
0:23:58 > 0:24:00and they both liked it, it was sort of a sigh of relief
0:24:00 > 0:24:05that it'd come off how it had at home and it wasn't a bendy biscuit,
0:24:05 > 0:24:07how Paul was going round... No, no, absolutely.
0:24:07 > 0:24:08..keeping an eye on everyone. Yeah.
0:24:08 > 0:24:12Because you had a memorable gingerbread Showstopper that week.
0:24:12 > 0:24:14Not entirely for the right reasons.
0:24:14 > 0:24:17Now, what was going through your mind
0:24:17 > 0:24:19as you stood in front of the judges' table
0:24:19 > 0:24:24with what you called, yourself, Santa's workshop from hell?
0:24:24 > 0:24:25LAUGHTER
0:24:25 > 0:24:27Yeah. What was going through your mind?
0:24:27 > 0:24:30It did look like Santa's workshop from hell.
0:24:30 > 0:24:32I was, like, "I'm glad I've finished this."
0:24:32 > 0:24:34Like, four hours... If you think about four hours as,
0:24:34 > 0:24:37you've got plenty of time to do something in four hours,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39but when you're doing it, the time flies,
0:24:39 > 0:24:42and just being able to do it and just say, "Here..."
0:24:42 > 0:24:45"Here it is." "Have a look at this, just see..."
0:24:45 > 0:24:48Yeah. But, yeah, it looked terrible.
0:24:48 > 0:24:49Aww! Yeah.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52But your gingerbread story had a happy ending. Yeah.
0:24:52 > 0:24:53Let's have a look.
0:24:53 > 0:24:54Crispy.
0:24:57 > 0:24:59It's a very good flavour. It's nice and spicy.
0:24:59 > 0:25:01The ginger's coming through.
0:25:01 > 0:25:03That's the best gingerbread so far.
0:25:03 > 0:25:06That is absolutely gorgeous. Mm. Thank you.
0:25:06 > 0:25:08That must have felt good. Yeah. That...
0:25:08 > 0:25:11From taking it up and it looking horrendous
0:25:11 > 0:25:13to then being told that it tastes good,
0:25:13 > 0:25:15and Paul really liked the gingerbread,
0:25:15 > 0:25:18was definitely sort of a sigh of relief after that.
0:25:18 > 0:25:20I was more, like... I was more confident after that,
0:25:20 > 0:25:22cos it wasn't completely ripped to shreds.
0:25:22 > 0:25:25At least one aspect of it they liked - the taste.
0:25:25 > 0:25:27The most important aspect. Exactly, the most important part.
0:25:27 > 0:25:30If you close your eyes, don't look at it, just taste it...
0:25:30 > 0:25:32That's what you should do with most bakes,
0:25:32 > 0:25:34just close your eyes and taste it instead.
0:25:34 > 0:25:37You don't need to look at how good it looks. No, you're so right.
0:25:37 > 0:25:38Now, when you were in the tent,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40you said you hoped you'd made your mum proud.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42Well, she's with us in the studio.
0:25:42 > 0:25:44Did he, Sophia? Extremely.
0:25:44 > 0:25:47Yeah, he was... He was pretty amazing.
0:25:47 > 0:25:50I mean, he just went there, tried his best.
0:25:50 > 0:25:53Couldn't ask for more. No, absolutely.
0:25:53 > 0:25:55What a nice mum.
0:26:00 > 0:26:02Now, Michael, here on Extra Slice,
0:26:02 > 0:26:05we like to give you the chance to have another go at a bake
0:26:05 > 0:26:08that didn't go quite to plan in the tent.
0:26:08 > 0:26:09So, what have you brought with you?
0:26:09 > 0:26:13I've brought the chocolate, cinnamon and chilli bread I made.
0:26:13 > 0:26:15Oh, okey dokey. All right.
0:26:15 > 0:26:18Shall we have that up and pass it over?
0:26:18 > 0:26:21Do you want to just cut a little bit?
0:26:21 > 0:26:24And then I'll give you some forks to pass it round. Thank you.
0:26:24 > 0:26:27Have you put less chilli in this one?
0:26:27 > 0:26:29Yeah. A lot less chilli.
0:26:30 > 0:26:33Mm. I mean, I'm no expert. Richard, what do you think?
0:26:33 > 0:26:35I think it's marvellous.
0:26:36 > 0:26:38Not enough chilli!
0:26:38 > 0:26:40LAUGHTER
0:26:40 > 0:26:41Mm!
0:26:41 > 0:26:43No, just right. Just come out now.
0:26:43 > 0:26:45I could go a few of them.
0:26:46 > 0:26:47I think it's great.
0:26:47 > 0:26:50We all really like it. Thank you. That's great, well done.
0:26:55 > 0:26:58We're very sorry to see you go, because we thought
0:26:58 > 0:27:01you were just such an interesting baker to watch in the tent,
0:27:01 > 0:27:04and we've made you one of our special cakes,
0:27:04 > 0:27:06brought on by an old friend of yours.
0:27:09 > 0:27:11So sweet!
0:27:12 > 0:27:15The real one! Thank you very much, Santa. OK...
0:27:17 > 0:27:20There you go. That's you with your beer biscuits. Oh, thank you.
0:27:20 > 0:27:23APPLAUSE So...
0:27:23 > 0:27:25Thank you so much for joining us. Thank you. Thank you.
0:27:25 > 0:27:29Please give a great British send-off to Michael.
0:27:29 > 0:27:31CHEERING Thanks, that's brilliant.
0:27:31 > 0:27:32OK. Thank you.
0:27:35 > 0:27:36CHEERING
0:27:39 > 0:27:43So, after two long days in the tent, bread week was finally over,
0:27:43 > 0:27:46and as this unseen moment reveals,
0:27:46 > 0:27:51Paul could at last be deflated and carefully put away until next time.
0:27:52 > 0:27:55HE PUFFS OUT
0:27:59 > 0:28:00That's it for this week.
0:28:00 > 0:28:03A big thank you to Michael, to all of our studio bakers,
0:28:03 > 0:28:05and to our celebrity panel.
0:28:05 > 0:28:08Richard Bertinet. Thank you.
0:28:08 > 0:28:09CHEERING
0:28:09 > 0:28:10Sara Pascoe.
0:28:10 > 0:28:11CHEERING
0:28:11 > 0:28:13And Nick Hewer.
0:28:13 > 0:28:15CHEERING
0:28:15 > 0:28:18Next week, it's a Bake Off first - batter.
0:28:18 > 0:28:20See you Friday at 9.30. Goodbye.