The Great British Bake Off — Season 5
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas welcome more amateur bakers, as 12 new hopefuls in a brand-new bubble enter the iconic white tent.
About this season
Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas welcome more amateur bakers, as 12 new hopefuls in a brand-new bubble enter the iconic white tent.
Episodes (10)
1. Cake Week
7.0Aired 21 September 2021 • 67 min
Bake Off is back, as 12 new bakers make their way into a brand-new bubble. The bakers tackle mini rolls, a nostalgic teatime classic, and cakes that defy the laws of physics.
2. Biscuit Week
7.0Aired 28 September 2021 • 66 min
It's crunch time for the bakers as they put their twist on filled brandy snaps, make a jammy childhood favourite and create an interactive toy made exclusively from biscuit
3. Bread Week
7.0Aired 5 October 2021 • 66 min
The remaining bakers have a lot to prove as they put their own twist on a classic Italian focaccia, make a Greek-inspired snack and create ambitious designs in milk bread
4. Dessert Week
7.0Aired 12 October 2021 • 57 min
The bakers put their twist on the classic pavlova and take on a toffee technical, before creating a delicate dessert wrapped in intricately patterned sponge for a splendid showstopper
5. German Week
7.0Aired 19 October 2021 • 57 min
It's a Bake Off first, as the bakers attempt to perfect traditional German biscuits and make a torte fit for a Prince, before rising to the challenge with a showstopping tiered cake using yeast
6. Pastry Week
7.0Aired 26 October 2021 • 57 min
It's Pastry Week and the bakers tackle choux pastry doughnuts and a tricky Turkish technical, before creating a savoury, delicately designed showstopping pastry pie packed full of flavour
7. Caramel Week
7.0Aired 2 November 2021 • 57 min
It's Caramel Week and the bakers put their twist on a classic caramel tart and produce a family favourite biscuit bar, before making a showstopping dessert encased in a sugar dome.
8. Free From Week
7.0Aired 9 November 2021 • 56 min
The remaining bakers explore alternative ingredients as they make a Signature without dairy, a hearty vegan Technical and a towering gluten-free celebration cake for the Showstopper
9. Patisserie Week
7.0Aired 16 November 2021 • 56 min
It's the semi-final and the bakers' patisserie skills are tested as they make delicate layered slices, a French classic and opulent entremets displays. Who will make it to the final?
10. The Final
8.0Aired 23 November 2021 • 58 min
The last remaining bakers make a classic carrot cake and create a grand Mad Hatter's tea party banquet. Who will be crowned the winner of The Great British Bake Off 2021?