Great British Baking Show ™
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Blueberry, Ginger and Pear Pie
Great British Baking Show ™ - Judging
Illyin: "I'm making a blueberry, ginger and pear filling. You know, there's something very warming, very comforting about autumn, so hopefully I can get that with those flavors."
Voice-over: "Illyin's classic shortcross pastry will be filled with poached pears and preserved ginger, all set within her blueberry jam."
"Do you find that it sets okay, or is it too much liquid when you cut into it?"
Illyin: "Yeah. From when I've practiced it, it's set really nicely."
Illyin: "This is a pear, blueberry and a bit of ginger."
"It just needed 10 minutes longer for the lattice on the top."
"It's raw."
"Pastry is a bit of a failure, sadly. But I love the filling. I think I would have increased the quantity of pears."
"Okay. Like jam."
"But overall, it's a nice pie. It's just a shame about the bake."
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About The Great British Baking Show ™
The Great British Bake Off ™ (often abbreviated to Bake Off or GBBO and referred to in the United States as The Great British Baking Show ™) is a streamed British baking competition, in which a group of amateur bakers compete against each other in a series of rounds, hoping to impress the judges with their baking skills. One contestant in The Great British Baking Show ™ is eliminated in each round, and the winner is selected from the three contestants who reach the final.
The Great British Baking Show ™ operates on a weekly elimination process to find the best all-around baker from the contestants, who are all amateurs. In each episode, the bakers are given three challenges based on that week's theme: a signature bake, a technical challenge, and a show-stopper. The bakes are assessed by the judges who then choose a "Star Baker" for the week, and a contestant is also eliminated. In the final round, three bakers are left and a winner is chosen from the three.
