Great British Bake Off

Toto Wolfcastle

Just saw a promo for this year's series.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIGzY4yQaAk

It usually starts in mid-late August so it should be on in the next month or so. This year it's on BBC1 and they'll also have a show afterwards on BBC2. They filmed the pilot for the BBC2 show last week. This is the description from the audience ticket website from when they were looking for audience members for the pilot:

This year, The Great British Bake Off will be moving to BBC1. Taking up residency on BBC2 will be a new sister show, An Extra Slice, which will bring witty & intelligent analysis of the main show. Each week, our resident host will be joined by a panel of Celebrity Bake Off fans who will look at back at key moments & bakes from this week’s episode. We’ll also interview the latest eliminated baker live in studio and feature unseen footage from the Bake Off tent.

An Extra Slice would love every member of the studio audience to be involved in the show by bringing in a bake from home, in keeping with the week’s Bake Off theme. The theme for the pilot show, to be recorded on Friday 11th July, is Sweet Dough. This includes bakes such as Danish Pastries, Brioche, iced buns etc. The most interesting audience bakes may be featured on the show itself and details of the permitted ingredients and suggested recipes will be included on the tickets. We want to see brilliant bakes, disastrous bakes & creative bakes! The most interesting bakes whether they be good or bad are most likely to feature on the show.

An Extra Slice is a show for fans of Bake Off – when one helping just simply won’t do!

Looking forward to it. It will be nice to see the reactions of others after the show.

Meauldsegosha

Tweet earlier today that the new series starts 6th July at 8pm on BBC One. Can't wait

Sorry can't post a link as I'm on the phone.

Toto Wolfcastle

6th August?

Yay! That's really soon.

Toto Wolfcastle

And An Extra Slice will be starting on the 8th August. Jo Brand is presenting it.

Toto Wolfcastle

Another promo here where we actually get to see the contestants and some of the things they baked.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWtk3QgKEng

stargazer 68

Only 1 more sleep - woohooo :o

Toto Wolfcastle

This is what they'll be baking in the first episode.

As they enter the tent for the very first time, their first Signature Challenge is to make a swiss roll. But with such a seemingly simple challenge comes a risk - who will have the tightest roll? Whose roll will split? Should the bakers go for the classic or push the boat out to impress?

Recovering from their first challenge, they face their first ever Technical Challenge. It's cake week... it's a Mary recipe... it's a classic cherry cake. But will the bakers be able to suspend the cherries and ice their cakes to the exacting standard of Ms Berry?

As the next day dawns so does the Showstopper. The bakers must make classic British cakes... in perfect miniature... all 36 of them...

And this is week two.

One week down. Having survived cakes, the remaining 11 bakers are tested on biscuits.

Serving up signature savoury biscuits, the bakers must push themselves on flavour to create biscuits that go well with a cheese course, and Sue learns the dirty secret behind the invention of the ice cream cone and the start of the UK ice cream industry.

In the technical challenge Mary sets the bakers her recipe for florentines. With their chewy caramel sauce and lacy brandy snap texture covered in tempered chocolate, the bakers must follow Mary's basic instructions, adding up to a more exacting bake than expected.

And finally a showstopper like no other - in the most ambitious biscuit challenge to date, the bakers are challenged to create three-dimensional biscuit scenes. They can make any scene they like as long as it is made entirely from biscuits and doesn't fall over... easier said than done in the Bake Off tent. The bakers are really put under scrutiny as the biscuits must taste as good as they look, as the judges make their decision about who will leave the Bake Off tent.

grey_so_what

Oh, I thought it was starting on Saturday morning, that must be the repeat!...

So looking forward to this, thanks for the info lads!!

dee_mc

Here we gooooo!

grey_so_what

Here we go!.....

I should have made something to munch while I'm watching this!

grey_so_what

Snap Dee!!........

dee_mc

grey_so_what wrote: »

Here we go!.....

I should have made something to munch while I'm watching this!

I just had a Mars ice cream, does that count?

Butterfly25

I need cake!!

grey_so_what

Lol, the Love Engine with Paul sounds like fun!!.....

grey_so_what

Some of the lads look like children.....

I'm getting old!

dee_mc

I want to be Mary Berry when I grow up

grey_so_what

oh, I'm not an aniseed fan at all....

Toto Wolfcastle

Yay Bake Off!

jos28

Evening all, SO excited !!! I even skipped my yoga class to watch tonight.
Mmmmmm Mr Hollywood is so easy on the eye

The Hill Billy

The Billy family are all lined up on the sofa & fully engrossed.

grey_so_what

jos28 wrote: »

Evening all, SO excited !!! I even skipped my yoga class to watch tonight.
Mmmmmm Mr Hollywood is so easy on the eye

***grins and looks at the blue eyes***

dee_mc

grey_so_what wrote: »

oh, I'm not an aniseed fan at all....

15g sounds like a massive amount, it's gonna taste like Gaviscon I fear!
I hate aniseed in sweet stuff, it's ok in savoury stuff though, I think it's in Chinese 5 spice

grey_so_what

wow, four children that look under 4!....

Surprised he has time for cooking at all!....

Toto Wolfcastle

jos28 wrote: »

Mmmmmm Mr Hollywood is so easy on the eye

Nooooooo. He's a sleazy sleazebag. And not a good looking one!

dee_mc

Wow their ideas for presentation look brilliant! I feel a baking binge coming on... my poor, already non-existent waistline

jos28

grey_so_what wrote: »

***grins and looks at the blue eyes***

You and me both GSW Hope your summer is going well.

They are some fancy swiss rolls being made tonight

grey_so_what

jos28 wrote: »

You and me both GSW Hope your summer is going well.

They are some fancy swiss rolls being made tonight

Ah, I know he was a bad boy......but he said he was sorry....apparently!....:o

It's a bit better than the usual swiss we get in the shop, aren't they??.....

jos28

Bobblehead Panda wrote: »

Nooooooo. He's a sleazy sleazebag. And not a good looking one!

How dare you !! I challenge you to a duel at dawn (armed with swiss rolls )

Any Irish connections with the contestants tonight

grey_so_what

Ah, I love Norman already!.....

grey_so_what

The Irish tent looks like a wendy house compared to the inside of this tent!

grey_so_what

Oh, his poor shaky hands.....

jos28

Black Forest swiss roll mmmmmmmm

I seriously want one of Norman's skateboard platters ! He should start selling them online

dee_mc

Oooh Nordie man's roll looks awful Some impressive rolls though in fairness

cofy

My first time watching the GBBO and a I am glued to the screen. I love Normans accent. So many fantastic ideas. Love Mary.

stargazer 68

Now I want Swiss roll 😆

Butterfly25

I knew that guy's scoring technique wouldn't work, the inside is too divided and not rolled!

grey_so_what

cofy wrote: »

My first time watching the GBBO and a I am glued to the screen. I love Normans accent. So many fantastic ideas. Love Mary.

How's it going cofy?

Hope you are having a lovely summer!

:):)

Throw the kettle on there will you??....:p

Toto Wolfcastle

I'm really impressed already. Most of them seem to be very talented.

grey_so_what

Oh, they are gorgeous looking!.....

grey_so_what

Ah, they are really all very talented, this is going to be a great competition!...

dee_mc

I love the fact that the judges interact with the contestants during judging

stargazer 68

They are ambitious for round one. Can't wait to see what else they can do

jos28

cofy wrote: »

My first time watching the GBBO and a I am glued to the screen. I love Normans accent. So many fantastic ideas. Love Mary.

Evening Cofy, you'll be hooked from now on. Enjoy !

Butterfly25

They're all really good! You can see the standard is quite high already!!

grey_so_what

Years of those little tubs of cherries in cakes have made me shudder when I hear the word....

eviltwin

that cake looks relatively easy and they are usually the ones people really struggle with. It looks yum.

jos28

I'm not a huge fan of glace cherries, my Mam hated them and as a result I've always avoided using them.

Just spotted an Irishman (bloke with beard, don't know his name yet)

grey_so_what

All those cakes are turning out beautifully!

grey_so_what

I'd love a little rack of lamb with cake for afters!...

Toto Wolfcastle

I love the Scottish guy.

eviltwin

I love the thick icing, the skimpy ones don't look as good