Great Australian Bake Off 8x3

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meet the bakers


Adrian Barila
Age: 28
Occupation: Theatre Performer



Arvin Garcia
Age: 36
Occupation: Nurse



Dimi Jayawardene
Age: 40
Occupation: Early Childhood Teacher



Elliot Styche
Age: 34
Occupation: Singing Teacher



Jaden Briggs
Age: 30
Occupation: K’gari Tour Guide



Jason Verner
Age: 34
Occupation: Bartender



Jill Carnovale
Age: 70
Occupation: Retired



Laurina Bowlen
Age: 36
Occupation: 50s Dress Designer



Melisa Chilimanzi
Age: 30
Occupation: Digital Manager



Molly Cameron
Age: 16
Occupation: School Student



Ryan Fiedler
Age: 29
Occupation: Learning Coordinator



Vicki Priest
Age: 43
Occupation: Government Officer

8x3: Back to Basics Week

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signature challenge: 9 scones with filling or topping
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Adrian - Hawaiian inspired pineapple rosemary scones with soy sauce caramel and bacon crumbs
Arvin - bibingka inspired coconut scones with lime yuzu curd and rum mascarpone cream
Dimi - pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon, and nutmeg scones with pear compote and chantilly cream
Elliot - maple pecan scones with strawberry compote and maple bacon
Jaden - scones with strawberry gum syrup, lemon myrtle whipped cream, and Davidson plums
Jason - ginger scones with vanilla chantilly cream and passionfruit curd
Laurina - lavender and lemon scones with açaí lemon curd and mascarpone cream
Melisa - blåbær lemon scones with blueberry jam
Molly - sticky date pudding scones with banana caramel and chantilly cream
Ryan - peach melba scones with vanilla whipped cream, peach jam, and raspberry curd

technical challenge: chocolate tart
ranking: [Spoiler (click to open)]
1 - Adrian
2 - Arvin
3 - Elliot
4 - Ryan
5 - Molly
6 - Laurina
7 - Dimi
8 - Jason
9 - Jaden
10 - Melisa

showstopper challenge: vertical stacked pies (25 cm minimum height)
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]
Adrian - camp fire with 4 apple pies, choux bun rocks, chocolate logs, orange swiss meringue flames, oat crumble
Arvin - bayanihan with 2 poached pear pies, almond sweet crust pastry, frangipane, cream cheese, shortbread people
Dimi - three little pigs with 3 pork pies, fennel apple chutney
Elliot - Central Station with 4 pork & egg gala pies, hot water crust
Jaden - bark hut with 3 peach quandong pies, buckwheat crumble, shortcrust totem poles
Jason - lotus pond with 2 chicken curry pies
Laurina - carousel with 2 mango & mixed berry pies and unicorns
Melisa - Zimbabwean ruins with 2 chocolate salted caramel pecan pies, matcha pie crust, sweet crust ruins
Molly - pot of gold with blood orange curd, raspberry coulis, swiss meringue rainbow
Ryan - Christmas tree with three levels of apple pear date pies, pecan short crust tree

star baker: [Spoiler (click to open)] Adrian
https://instagram.com/p/DAp434-vuB1


eliminated: [Spoiler (click to open)] no one (double elimination next week)

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