Great Australian Bake Off 8x7

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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

8x7: Spice Week
Things are heating up in The Shed for Spice Week. The remaining six bakers make Spiced Filo Pasties, Crullers and 3D Biscuit Structures.

signature challenge: spiced phyllo pastries (6 sweet & 6 savoury)
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]

Adrian - Korean pastries: watermelon mille-feuille with gochugaru and lime chantilly cream, pork cigars with gochujang
Arvin - Filipino pastries: lamb adobo cup with peppercorn & annatoo oil, banana turon with cardamom, star anise, and cinnamon
Dimi - Sri Lankan pastries: lamb & potato phyllo cups, chai custard cigars with jaggery sugar
Elliot - Thai pastries: curry prawn rolls with green chili, custard phyllo cups with ginger and fennel
Laurina - hand stretched phyllo pastries: sweet potato & cayenne pepper triangles, lemon myrtle custard cigar
Molly - lamb borek parcels, pear mille-feuille with diplomat cream

technical challenge: spiced crullers (3 lemon myrtle dough with salt bush sugar topping & 3 strawberry gum dough with hibiscus glaze)
ranking: [Spoiler (click to open)]

1 - Adrian
2 - Molly
3 - Elliot
4 - Dimi
5 - Arvin
6 - Laurina

showstopper challenge: 3D spiced structure with sugar glass work and interior lighting
who made what: [Spoiler (click to open)]

Adrian - Melbourne tram with pepperkaker
Arvin - Flinders Street Station with gingerbread dome,
Dimi - Irish castle and drawbridge with caraway seed biscuit bricks
Elliot - cardamom gingersnap dance floor, wattleseed sugar cookie grand piano
Laurina - fairy garden treehouse with pink peppercorn & grapefruit sugar cookie, cinnamon chocolate, sugar toadstool top,,
Molly - bee hotel with paprika honey biscuit and royal icing

star baker: [Spoiler (click to open)] Elliot
https://instagram.com/p/DBx4RLOC6s6

eliminated: [Spoiler (click to open)] Molly

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