The Great British Bake Off - Season 5

First aired: 9/21/2021 10 episodes

Noel Fielding and Matt Lucas welcome more amateur bakers, as 12 new hopefuls in a brand-new bubble enter the iconic white tent.

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Episodes

1. Cake Week

Aired: 9/21/2021

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

Aired: 9/28/2021

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

Aired: 10/5/2021

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

Aired: 10/12/2021

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

Aired: 10/19/2021

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

Aired: 10/26/2021

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

Aired: 11/2/2021

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

Aired: 11/9/2021

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

Aired: 11/16/2021

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

Aired: 11/23/2021

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?