Name: Quarter Final
Released: 2013-10-08

The Great British Bake Off

S4 · E8 — Quarter Final

S4:E8 · Quarter Final

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15 episodes in this season

Cake

60 min

Bread

60 min

Desserts

60 min

Pies and Tarts

60 min

Biscuits and Traybakes

60 min

Sweet Dough

60 min

Pastry

60 min

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60 min

French Week

60 min

E10

Class of 2012

60 min

E11

Bake Off Final

60 min

E12

Masterclass 1

60 min

E13

Masterclass 2

60 min

E14

Masterclass 3

60 min

E15

Masterclass 4

60 min

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Quarter Final

Season 4 · Episode 8 · Oct 8, 2013

It is the quarter final and there are just five bakers left. In the last seven weeks they have been tested on normal cakes, breads, pastries, pies and puddings so the judges are upping the ante. This week's challenges test them on how they cope working with unconventional flours and unusual desserts which push their creativity to the max. For the signature challenge, the bakers must make a loaf using non-traditional wheat flours, encouraged instead to use the rarer flours such as spelt, rye, potato or tapioca flours. Whilst the bakers get busy with their loaves, the programme explores the history of the National Loaf. This culinary creation was borne out of necessity during World War Two, when the Ministry of Food developed a flour to make imports go further and keep the nation healthy in times of rationing. The technical round sees the bakers challenged to each make a dacquoise, made with three layers of fragile coiled meringue, sandwiched with coffee custard and topped with hazelnut praline, a dessert which also happens to be gluten free. For their final challenge, the bakers must push themselves out of their comfort zone to create showstopping novelty vegetable cakes - which must also be dairy free.

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The Great British Bake Off

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Quarter Final

Season 4 · Episode 8 · Oct 8, 2013

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