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The Great British Bake Off Season 7 Episodes
Season 7 Episode Guide
11 Episodes 2016 - 2016
Twelve homebakers compete in a baking competition in an effort to be crowned the winner.
Episode 1
Cake Week
Wed, Aug 24, 2016 60 mins
Twelve new amateur bakers don their aprons and head for the iconic tent in the heart of the British countryside. Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins are back, as are Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, who have devised 30 new challenges to test the bakers' knowledge, skill and creativity. The competition begins with cake week. The group first take on a British classic and are then faced with Mary's technical challenge.
Episode 2
Biscuit Week
Wed, Aug 31, 2016 60 mins
It is week two of The Great British Bake Off, and it is crunch time as Paul and Mary set the bakers three biscuit challenges. The bakers start with a signature challenge, but who will snap first with just a few hours to make 24 identical decorated biscuits? Hidden under the gingham cloth is a technical challenge that requires perfect piping to avoid a crumbling whirl.
Episode 3
Bread Week
Wed, Sep 7, 2016 60 mins
It is bread week, and Paul Hollywood has put together three of the toughest challenges ever. First up is the signature challenge - a sweet dough with a twist. And with Paul's digits primed for prodding, no dough is safe from scrutiny. The bakers then face a steamy technical challenge without an oven, as Paul and Mary step out of the tent to leave the bakers with only a basic set of instructions and ingredients.
Episode 4
Batter Week
Wed, Sep 14, 2016 60 mins
It's week four of The Great British Bake Off, just nine bakers remains, and - for the very first time - it is Batter Week. Mary and Paul have set three challenges to test the bakers on some store cupboard classics. To start things off there is a British favorite. It may sound simple, but the judges are looking for perfection - a uniform bake across the batch and a tasty savory filling.
Episode 5
Pastry Week
Wed, Sep 21, 2016 60 mins
It is Pastry Week, and with just eight bakers left, Mary and Paul are looking for perfection. They have set three challenges to test the bakers on three very different types of pastry. For the signature challenge it is breakfast time, Danish style. In the technical challenge, Mary asks the bakers to keep their cool, giving them limited time and instructions to bake a classic British tart.
Episode 6
Botanical Week
Wed, Sep 28, 2016 60 mins
It's week six of The Great British Bake Off and just seven bakers remain. This week, for the very first time on Bake Off, it's Botanical Week. There are three challenges inspired by nature. The bakers can reach for anything that grows to give their bakes maximum botanical taste. The bakers start with a signature challenge with a twist, that demands sharp citrus flavors and perfect peaks. Hidden under the gingham cloth is a leafy technical challenge set by Mr. Hollywood.
Episode 7
Dessert Week
Wed, Oct 5, 2016 60 mins
Week seven is Dessert Week - three sweet challenges which will mean a bitter end for one of the six remaining bakers as they battle for a place in the quarter-final. For starters the bakers face a sweetly filled signature challenge that has them rolling out their skills to impress Mary and Paul. And if that wasn't enough, the technical challenge is one of the toughest of the series so far.
Episode 8
Tudor Week
Wed, Oct 12, 2016 60 mins
This week we are stepping back in history for a Bake Off first - Tudor Week. Mary and Paul have set three new challenges that embrace a time when Henry VIII reigned, a time of flamboyant banquets and impressive center pieces that were Tudor showstoppers. The signature is a Tudor classic - pies. In the technical challenge, the bakers face a rather unusual Tudor biscuit that has the them all tied up in knots.
Episode 9
Patisserie Week
Wed, Oct 19, 2016 60 mins
It is the Bake Off semi-final, and it is Patisserie Week, with just four bakers remaining. In the signature challenge, the bakers are once again butter-bashing and folding their pastry to achieve perfect lamination for a difficult French pastry. In the technical challenge, Paul has set the bar high. He is testing the bakers' patisserie prowess with a yeast-based cake that has a fruity top and delicate chocolate work.
Episode 10
Final
Wed, Oct 26, 2016 60 mins
It is the final, and with just three of the original twelve bakers remaining. The theme for the final is a Royal Bake Off, as the tent plays host to three challenges to impress the Queen. The last signature challenge sees a return to meringues, a challenge that a few of the bakers stumbled over in week six. For the technical challenge, Mary has made a simple bake very, very tough.
Episode 11
Class of 2015
Thu, Oct 27, 2016 60 mins
A catch-up with the contestants from The Great British Bake Off 2015. When Nadiya won last year's Great British Bake Off, the nation watched, she cried, we cried. Now the bakers of 2015 return to the tent for a special look back at last year's show. We see the baking disasters and the baking triumphs as the bakers give a rare insight into life in the tent and life after the tent.