The Great Canadian Baking Show S3 Semifinals! (And Bonus Announcement!)
Are you already sad that this season of The Great British Bake Off is over? Don't fret! Canada's got your back! This week, the top 4 bakers from Season 3 of The Great Canadian Baking Show faced off to find out who will make it to the finals!
The four remaining bakers are Colin, Jodi, Chris, and Nataliia. (All of them are awesome, lovely people and should get to stay, btw.)
The semifinal theme is Pie Week!
This week's challenges:
Signature Bake
The challenge for this week's Signature Bake is to make a pie with a face. Any face! Face pie!
Jodi's Black Bear-y Cheesecake Pie
Chris' Howling Wolf Savoury Pie
Nataliia's Face in the Mirror Pie
Colin's Savoury Medusa Pie
Technical Challenge
The Technical challenge this week is to make a Pithieviers (Gallette des Rois). This is what is should look like:
Technical Challenge Ranking Results
1) Colin
2) Nataliia
3) Jodi
4) Chris
Showstopper Challenge
And the semifinal Showstopper Challenge is to bake Tiered Pies and/or Tarts (at least 3 tiers).
Jodi's Brunchuppert Pie Tower
Nataliia's Euro Dinner Pie Tower
Colin's Family Cottage Favourites
Chris' Pies of Alsace
This week's Star Baker is…
Nataliia
And the Baker Going Home is…
Chris
Aww…poor Chris :( He was so lovely!
Next week is the Finals of Season 3 of The Great Canadian Baking Show! We'll see who wins on Wednesday!
In other exciting news, CBC has announced a new special: The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show! It'll air on Wednesday, November 13 at 8:00pm and brings back four bakers from Seasons 1 & 2. The four bakers are Jame, Vandana, Megan, and (my bb!) Timothy!
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Who else has been watching GCBS? What do you think of the new hosts? Who do you want to win? After the wonkiness with this season's of GBBO being super hard on the bakers and exploiting their emotions, I'm happy GCBS is here.
The four remaining bakers are Colin, Jodi, Chris, and Nataliia. (All of them are awesome, lovely people and should get to stay, btw.)
The semifinal theme is Pie Week!
This week's challenges:
Signature Bake
The challenge for this week's Signature Bake is to make a pie with a face. Any face! Face pie!
Jodi's Black Bear-y Cheesecake Pie
Chris' Howling Wolf Savoury Pie
Nataliia's Face in the Mirror Pie
Colin's Savoury Medusa Pie
Technical Challenge
The Technical challenge this week is to make a Pithieviers (Gallette des Rois). This is what is should look like:
Technical Challenge Ranking Results
1) Colin
2) Nataliia
3) Jodi
4) Chris
Showstopper Challenge
And the semifinal Showstopper Challenge is to bake Tiered Pies and/or Tarts (at least 3 tiers).
Jodi's Brunchuppert Pie Tower
Nataliia's Euro Dinner Pie Tower
Colin's Family Cottage Favourites
Chris' Pies of Alsace
This week's Star Baker is…
Nataliia
And the Baker Going Home is…
Chris
Aww…poor Chris :( He was so lovely!
Next week is the Finals of Season 3 of The Great Canadian Baking Show! We'll see who wins on Wednesday!
In other exciting news, CBC has announced a new special: The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show! It'll air on Wednesday, November 13 at 8:00pm and brings back four bakers from Seasons 1 & 2. The four bakers are Jame, Vandana, Megan, and (my bb!) Timothy!
Source
Source 2
Who else has been watching GCBS? What do you think of the new hosts? Who do you want to win? After the wonkiness with this season's of GBBO being super hard on the bakers and exploiting their emotions, I'm happy GCBS is here.