The Great British Bake Off: These 5 technical challenges will cost you less than a £5
- The Great British Bake Off final will air on Tuesday, October 31 at 8pm on Channel 4
- Get in on the action and try your hand at these technical challenges
- We'll tell you exactly what you need and what it'll cost you
The Great British Bake Off is coming to a close for another series.
It's OK though, dry those eyes.
Because we've compiled our top 5 favourite challenges for you to try your hand at!
We’ve not only shared the ingredients you'll need to make them - but also how much each dish would cost.
What are you waiting for?
Getting ready to bake your way into the final.
Margarita pizza - £4.40 for 2
was the technical challenge in week 7 of The Great British Bake Off as the show introduced its first-ever Italian week. This fun and delicious dish makes for a great date night activity or family meal and the ingredients will only cost you £4.40 this week at Sainsbury’s.
Pizza Dough
- 300g strong bread flour 21p
- 1 tsp instant yeast 2p
- 1 tsp salt 1p
- 1 tbsp olive oil 1p
- 200 ml warm water
Tomato sauce
- 100g passata 8p
- Handful basil 70p
- 1 garlic clove 17p
Topping
- 125g ball mozzarella, sliced 60p
- handful grated or shaved parmesan £1
- handful cherry tomatoes halved 90p
- handful basil leaves (optional) 70p
Fortune cookies - £2.73 for 12
Create your own fortune when you’ve mastered the art of baking .
If the bakers on The Great British Bake Off could do it in week 2 then so can you!
The ingredients will only put you back £2.73 for exactly what you'll need at Tesco.
These may be a bit harder to master but give yourself and other positive reinforcement by making all of the fortunes say ‘You will become a great baker today’. If you believe it, you can do it!
Ingredients
- 2 large egg whites 23p
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil 6p
- 1 tbsp water
- 65g plain flour 6p
- 1 ½ tsp cornflour 1p
- pinch of salt 1p
- 100g caster sugar 20p
Orange fortune cookies
- 1 tsp orange extract 13p
- orange food colouring 13p
- Cocktail stick
Almond fortune cookies
- 1 tsp almond extract 23p
- 150g white chocolate 67p
- 50g blanched hazelnuts £1
Portuguese tarts (Pastel de Nata) - £2.06 for 12
Experience a taste of the Portuguese sun at home, with this creamy, zingy from week 6 of the Great British Bake off.
We've priced out this recipe to be £2.06 at Asda for 12 tarts.
Ingredients:
- 137.5 g all-purpose flour, plus more to dust 22p
- 1/8 teaspoon fine salt 1p
- 87 ml cold water
- 100 g unsalted butter, beaten until soft £1.16
Custard filling
- 125 g caster sugar 50p
- 75 ml water
- 300 ml whole milk 25p
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence 8p
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon 6p
- Lemon zest 14p
- 6 egg yolks £1.65
- icing sugar, to serve 5p
Steamed chocolate pudding - £3.25 for 6
A Winter comfort favourite, dive into this , as baked on the Great British Bake Off episode 5 - Pudding Week.
Yet again, ASDA is the place to go for your ingredients with this recipe setting you back a cool £3.25 for 6 of them, which comes out to only 54p per pudding...
Not bad.
Ingredients:
- 125g unsalted butter, plus extra for greasing 73p
- 150gchocolate (70 per cent cocoa solids) £1.69
- 4 free-range eggs 59p
- 75g caster sugar 15p
- 50g self-raising flour, plus extra for dusting 2p
- 1 tbsp cocoa powder, plus extra for dusting 7p
Mini rolls - £3.57 for 12
Recreate this childhood favourite from week 1 of GBBO, Cake Week. will only cost you £3.57 when you shop at LIDL.
Ingredients
- 60g cocoa powder 36p
- 30g butter, melted, plus extra for greasing 7p
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 10p
- 4 tbsp boiling water
- 6 large eggs, separated 59p
- 150g caster sugar 15p
For the filling
- 150g butter, softened 35p
- 300g icing sugar 45p
To finish
- 200g plain chocolate, 70% cocoa solids 60p
- 200g milk chocolate 60p
- 100g white chocolate 30p
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