Premiered July 28, 2017 on PBS | check local listings
It’s the quarter-final of The Great British Baking Show, and just five bakers remain. This week, we are stepping back in history for a Baking Show first – Tudor Week. Mary and Paul have set three new challenges that embrace a time when Henry VIII reigned, with flamboyant banquets and impressive centerpieces that were Tudor showstoppers. The signature is a Tudor classic: pies. Although a few hundred years ago their pies would have been filled with feathered birds, our bakers will attempt to make a rather more edible version for modern taste of a savory stuffed pie. In the technical challenge, hidden under the “ye olde gingham cloth,” are the ingredients for a rather unusual Tudor biscuit that has the bakers all tied up in knots. And the final challenge is to construct a showstopper that is a spectacle of marzipan, fit to grace the tables of a wealthy Tudor banquet. But which of the five bakers will make it into the semi-final, and who will be sadly leaving the tent?
Technical Challenge Recipe
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Spiced Pork Pie with Cranberries
Occasion: Christmas, Easter, Thanksgiving
Theme: Comfort Food, Meat
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