Episode

The Great British Bake Off: Pies

Name: The Great British Bake Off: Pies
Released: 2012-09-11
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Mel Giedroyc, Sue Perkins, Mary Berry, Paul Hollywood, Edward Kimber

The Great British Bake OffSeries 32012-09-11

Overview

The bakers turn their attention to cooking perfect pies.

Details

Series: The Great British Bake Off
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 2012-09-11
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

Pies is Episode 5 in Series 3 of The Great British Bake Off. It aired on 2012-09-11. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 4: Desserts 2012-09-04 | 60 min Amateur bakers have their skills tested to the limit. The bakers face three challenges, all designed for a sweet tooth, including a mainstay of French baking - the creme caramel.

Episode 6: Puddings 2012-09-18 | 60 min The bakers are challenged to make two types of sponge puddings, take on a difficult Mary Berry recipe, and deliver a showstopping strudel.

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Episode 7: Sweet Dough 2012-09-25 | 60 min The bakers take on three sweet dough challenges.

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Episode 8: Biscuits 2012-10-02 | 60 min The remaining bakers face a biscuit based quarter-final.

Episode 1: Cakes 2012-08-14 | 60 min Signature Challenge: Upside-down Cake. Showstopper Challenge: A cake, when sliced reveals a hidden design. Technical Challenge: Rum Babas.

Episode 9: Patisserie 2012-10-09 | 60 min The bakers seeking a place in the final have to frantically work against the clock to deliver petits fours to Paul and Mary's exacting standards.

Episode 10: The Final 2012-10-16 | 60 min A year after taking part, we catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off. What was it really like to compete in the tent, be judged by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood, and comforted by Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins? And how has their shared love of baking and appearing on the series changed their lives?

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Episode 12: Revisited 2012-10-23 | 60 min A chance to catch up with the bakers from series 2 of The Great British Bake Off.

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