The Great British Baking Show ™
Season:
Episode:
Challenge:
8 iconic wagon wheels
The iconic wheel shaped biscuit was first manufactured by Burton's Foods Ltd. in Great Britain in the middle of the 20th century.
Paul Hollywood: "I think there's many different elements to a Wagon Wheel. It's quite tricky. You need a layer of crunchy biscuit, with a layer of marshmallow which needs to be just right (neither too rubbery nor too runny) and then the chocolate coating must be nice and even over the top.
Prue Leith: " The chocolate should be firm enough to hold that marshmallow. It's a beautiful biscuit - the trick is to assemble it without panicking. "
Time Allowed for this challenge:
2 hours 15 minutes
How the bakers performed
Ruby
Ranking
1
Prue Leith: "I think this is the best looking one we've seen."
Paul Hollywood: "It certainly holds together well. The jam is good and tart, the marshmallow is smooth. "
Prue Leith: " Yes, very good."
Manon
Ranking
3
Paul Hollywood: "This Wagon Wheel is neat. The biscuit is nice and crunchy. It's got a nice depth of biscuit. Good taste. Good texture."
Prue Leith: "That's very good."
Jon
Ranking
5
Paul Hollywood: "It's a bit rough, but it is set. "
Prue Leith: " The chocolate has been spread rather than poured. But the marshmallow is good. "
Rahul
Ranking
7
Paul Hollywood: "The chocolate isn't sealing up the sides."
Prue Leith. "Not quite set. This is messy."
Terry
Ranking
9
Paul Hollywood: "These are set. Very little marshmallow. Feels quite rubbery.
Imelda
Ranking
11
Paul Hollywood: "These haven't quite set, and obviously there was an issue because the chocolate isn't binding with the bottom. "
Prue Leith: " This was a time problem. Oh, and they're glued to the plate. "
Briony
Ranking
2
Paul Hollywood: "This Wagon Wheel looks great. Cuts well. Biscuit is nice and deep. Nice thick layer of marshmallow. Very good"
Prue Leith: "This is really cleverly done."
Dan
Ranking
4
Paul Hollywood: "Well covered in chocolate. Tastes pretty good. The biscuit has some crunch to it and the marshmallow is silky. They're all pretty uniform.
Karen
Ranking
6
Paul Hollywood: "There's too much chocolate on this."
Prue Leith: "Is this for a chocoholic? Wow"
Paul Hollywood: " A kid would be delighted."
Prue Leith: " Never mind the kids, I am quite delighted."
Luke
Ranking
8
Paul Hollywood: " The top half is totally detached from the bottom."
Prue Leith: "I think this is also going to be a time problem. "
Kim-Joy
Ranking
10
Paul Hollywood: "We wanted the sides covered with chocolate."
Prue Leith: "I think there's too much marshmallow, so no easy way to coat the sides."
Paul Hollywood: "That's the whole point of the chocolate - to create a shell to keep the marshmallow in place."
Antony
Ranking
12
Paul Hollywood: "What happened? This looks like a rush job."
Prue Leith: "I'm not even sure this counts as a Wagon Wheel. "
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