Aaannnnddddd...... IT'S BREAD WEEK, PEOPLE!
Bread Week on GBBO is one of the most feared weeks for the contestants. Paul Hollywood (real name) is the 'King of Bread' and is always unfiltered with his opinions on this week. This episode was no exception at all .
So, here we go, My Top 5 Moments of The Great British Bake Off Week 3: Bread Week.
Signature Bake: Chocolate Loaf
Technical Bake: Dampfnudel (German steamed buns)
Showstopper Bake: Savory Plaited Centerpiece
1. SUE IS BACK!
Again, I adore Mel, but there is something about the two of them together...makin' jokes, asking really insightful questions about baking, and JUST CALMING THE BAKERS DOWN. They are, without fail, the best.
2. When Candice got upset about her chocolate loaf.
So, Candice got a little upset when her delicious sounding (she made Chocolate, Salted Caramel, and Pecan Brittle Brioche Loaf) was actually raw. When she began to get teary about it, Paul and Mary told her that everything was okay. This was one of the sweetest moments of the whole episode. Also, a fellow contestant, Rav, gave her a huge hug. I love these people.
Also, CANDICE IS KILLING IT WITH THESE LIP COLORS.
3. When a single prove paid off for Andrew .
So, as I talked about last week, I'm minorly obsessed with Andrew Smyth, the precious ginger baker. This week, for his Signature Bake, he made a Chocolate Barmbrack Bread, based on a traditional Halloween bread from Ireland. He defied Paul's warnings about not knocking back the bread and going for a second prove (in quick summary: bread- especially yeasted bread, has to be 'proved' or set aside to rise in a warm place- on GBBO, a proving drawer; for me, a bowl with a hot towel on top of it). Typically, you prove once, knock it back, and prove it a second time. Andrew went for one long prove, a move with which Paul disagreed. However, in a rare moment for GBBO, Paul was wrong and Andrew's bread was delicious .
Also, is everyone falling in love with Andrew? Just me? Oh, okay.
4. We have to talk about Tom's plaited loaf.
Okay, okay, okay... Tom made a rather phallic-looking loaf...purely by accident. What he made was the Jörmungandr and Mjölnir from Nordic mythology. However, we all know what it looked like. He insisted it looked like a 'T' because his mum was watching. Sure, Tom .
I mean, really.
5. When Tom was truly surprised that he won.
Sue made a very unsubtle hint toward his being Star Baker, but he was genuinely surprised and so genuinely supported by all of his fellow bakers, remind us all why this is the best show on television.
Next week it's on to a GBBO first: BATTER WEEK! I'm so excited!