Mel Giedroyc

On this week's The Great British Baking Show, see how the remaining contestants bake without sugar, gluten or dairy. In the Signature challenge, they create a variety of sugar-free cakes. Gluten-free pitas are in store for the Technical, and the Showstopper features dairy-free ice cream rolls.

Relive the stiff competition as nine bakers create crème brulée, a spanische windtorte and a trio of cheesecakes in this week's dessert themed recap.

Quick bread, baguette and elaborate 3-D bread sculpture challenges faced our Great British Baking Show contestants this week. Find out who emerged victorious and who departed the tent in our newest episode recap.

The Great British Baking Show's biscuit week saw some bakers achieve just the right crunch while others saw their cookie crumble. Check out our episode recap for all the delicious details.

The Great British Baking Show is back for a third season and none too soon! In this recap series you'll meet a new batch of talented amateur bakers and relive each delectable challenge they attempt. There will be joy, heartbreak and lots and lots of sugar!

Good news, America – it’s time to start baking again! Another season of the highly popular cooking competition The Great British Baking Show will be airing on PBS stations nationwide this summer, beginning July 1.

PBS has aired two previous seasons of The Great British Baking Show, and will broadcast Britain’s Season 6 this summer, and call it Season 3. (The previously aired US seasons were actually Seasons 4 and 5 in British time. Confusing? A little bit. But let’s go with it.) PBS is also planning to air additional seasons of the show over the next two years, with more information on that to be announced later. 

On last week’s episode of The Great British Show, our contestants were stretched to their limits without any gluten and had to rise to the occasion without eggs or any other dairy. Youth won out over experience as we bid farewell to Christine and Ruby was awarded yet another jewel for her Star Baker tiara. For a look at the all the alternative baking shenanigans, check out the recap here.

The four remaining bakers who advanced to the semifinal had to pull out all the stops to survive French week. As if deciphering Mel and Sue’s Franglais wasn’t enough, they had to whip up bakes from appetizers to desserts all originating from the land across the Channel.

Previously on The Great British Baking Show: Pastry week proved to be one of the most challenging yet. Frances finally achieved Star Baker status with her whimsical and tasty creations while Glenn, maker of big, bold bakes, was sent home for taking a chance on inverted puff pastry. The rest of the flaky details can be found here.

This week Sue proclaimed the tent testosterone free, taking a little dig at Paul in the process. But the fact remains, we had an all-female quarter final and this quintet of bakers had virtually no margin for error.

Previously on The Great British Baking Show: The basic facts of last week’s episode are as follows. Howard was sent back home to Yorkshire for alas his hemp loaf and peachy buns didn’t make the grade. Bless him. Ruby, thanks to her solid skills and habit of downplaying her bakes, was named the reigning Star Baker. If you require more detail regarding the events of the recent sweet dough round, the recap can be found here.

But as the field narrows, the pressure builds and with the quarter final fast approaching, this week’s competition couldn’t be a walk in the park. Paul and Mary ruthlessly escalated the difficulty of each challenge. No more sponge sandwich cakes or custard tarts for our bakers. In order to advance, they had to up their game and show they had the skill, ingenuity and organization of a professional pastry chef.