The Technical Challenge for Week 7 was an 80’s themed challenge, Jam and Custard Doughnuts! This classic doughnut is found in so many British Bakeries. This was a great challenge to practice the bakers frying skills as you can easily over or under bake these doughnuts. Frying these in an electric deep fat fryer makes things a lot easier and will prevent this issue as the temperature is constantly regulated. The filling is a Crème Mousseline which is rich and creamy and to top it off these doughnuts are decorated line a line of strawberry jam to add a little bit of sweetness!
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GBBO Technical Challenge S5W3 - Ciabatta
The Technical Challenge for bread week in Series 5 was Ciabatta! This is a super tricky bread to make as it has a high hydration percentage which makes it difficult to knead and shape. Be sure to add all the water in the recipe as this is what makes these big air bubbles in the Ciabatta!
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GBBO Technical Challenge S51E1 - Cherry Cake
For the first technical challenge for the fifth series of Bake Off, the bakers had to make Marry Berry’s Cherry Cake. This challenge seems pretty simple however the main problem with the bake would be the distribution of the glace cherries in the cake. If the cherries are cut to small then they will dissolve into the cake mix and if they are not coated in flour they will sink to the bottom of the cake.
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