Signature challenge: Tarte tatinA savory tart made with full or rough puff pastry.
All the bakers are immediately concerned about keeping their dough cold.
After that, the folding and turning and chilling (and folding and turning and chilling, etc.)
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goes along just the same.
The trouble for Rosie starts when she accidentally puts twice the necessary quantity of butter in her caramel.
This excess liquid eventually makes its way into the pastry, resulting in a soggy interior.
Paul notices the subsequent lack of puff in the puff pastry straight away.
Henrys tart will feature a crab salad atop a tomato and potato rough puff filling.
Like a true English gentleman, Henry expresses that hed rather be physically uncomfortable than not look dashing.
Its absolutely the wrong decision, but we have to respect the choice.
Steph is opting for the classic flavor combination of caramelized onions, goat cheese, and balsamic vinegar.
After weeks and weeks of her amazing bakes, the judges are worried that this approach is too simplistic.
This is Stephs first big disappointment in a long while, and she takes it in stride.
Alice also struggles with excess liquid and is thwarted in her attempts to drain it off.
Prue suggests a deeper caramelization would have helped both the pattern work and the soggy interior.
David explains that the walnuts hes baking with today were handpicked by his partners grandmother (how precious?)
in the hills of Bulgaria, and that sirene cheese is basically the Bulgarian equivalent of feta.
Should you make this at home?Yes, of course.
Try the classic apple version first before going through the trouble to source your handpicked Bulgarian walnuts.
Back inside the tent, the bakers are discovering that the consistency of the batter is absolutely key.
For the very first time, we see Steph start to crack under the pressure.
Rosies sheets look just right.
Henry, relieved to still be fully clothed, finds that he needs to make some extra batter.
Henrys underbaked and too-thin pastry lands him in last place.
Steph manages to pull her pastry back from the brink enough for fourth place.
In third place is Alices not bad but too-garlicky pie.
Stephs slightly exploded but perfectly spiced pie earns her second place.
Thank goodness for that travel program, right?
This is exactly the key in of over-the-top late-season challenge that I think mostGBBOfans look forward to.
Paul is concerned that the shortcrust will need to be very thick to support the weight.
Henry has opted to hit both sweet and savory notes with his chandelier-shaped pie.
To which we would ask: Is a treehouse really a pie?
Is a carousel or a tower or a chandelier?
Is now really the right time to be looking so closely at technicalities like that?
Henrys sweet and savory chandelier pie gets tough remarks from the very first slice.
Prue sums the entire enterprise up in one simple word: maddening.
He looks sad but not very surprised, which is comforting because I am sad not but surprised.
