Season 17 of The Great British Bake Off premiered on September 22, 2026 in the UK. This year Nigella Lawson debuts as a judge replacing Prue Leith after Prue decided to retire at the end of Season 16, so I thought I would do a post for this new season to archive some of the recipes…
Episode 1 – September 22, 2026
Cake Week
Great to see another happy bunch of bakers again this year… I think my favourite season was Season 14, and the last two seasons were good as well. There were a few seasons in the middle that the contestants seemed so miserable and nervous that they were not enjoyable to watch… Anyway the first episode gave us a couple of disasters with two cakes ending up on the floor, a contestant feeling unwell during the Showstopper bake, Paul unwittingly saying the nut size is huge, and what the heck is sticky willy, LOL… The clue for the technical bake from Nigella was an illustration of the finished cake with no recipe given! Oh and just to clarify about the question that Paul asked the wheelchair baker, it is NOT “Why do you sit?”, I thought that was a very horrible odd question on first listen, but after double checking, he actually asked, “Why do you sift?” regarding the flour…
Signature Challenge – Chocolate Stout Cake (Chocolate Guinness Cake by Nigella Lawson)
Technical Challenge – Nigella Lawson’s Coffee & Walnut Layer Cake
Showstopper Challenge – Self-Portrait Cake
Episode 2 – September 29, 2026
Biscuit Week
Signature Challenge – American-Style Cookies (Chocolate Chip Cookies by Nigella Lawson, Paul Hollywood’s Best-Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies)
Technical Challenge – Paul Hollywood’s Iced Gems
Showstopper Challenge – Biscuit Mosaic
Episode 3 – October 6, 2026
Audience Choice Week
Signature Challenge – Baked Cheesecake (bake with a relative)
Technical Challenge – Any bake of their choice from the Mystery Box (baking staples & pantry ingredients found in most home kitchens) (Paul Hollywood’s Apple Tart, Nigella Lawson’s Toasted Marshmallow & Raspberry Cake)
Showstopper Challenge – Wearable Bake
Episode 4 – October 13, 2026
Bread Week
Mo cracks me up telling Paul that bread is boring! In Biscuit Week, he also said only old people eats biscuits, seriously? LOL… This week, we have a hailstorm during the Signature Challenge, and the worst Technical results ever in Bake Off history with everyone serving up raw flatbreads! The judges had to judge based on overall looks since they were unable to taste any of the flatbreads, LOL…
Signature Challenge – Garlic Bread
Technical Challenge – Paul Hollywood’s Blue Cheese & Roasted Grape Flatbreads
Showstopper Challenge – Celebratory Bread Display (Enriched Dough Challenge)
Episode 5 – October 20, 2026
Dessert Week
Signature Challenge – Self-Saucing Puddings (staggered start)
Technical Challenge – Nigella Lawson’s Bread & Butter Pudding
Showstopper Challenge – Dessert Trolley Display (3 different desserts)
Episode 6 – October 27, 2026
Pastry Week
Signature Challenge – Handheld Savoury Pies
Technical Challenge – Nigella Lawson’s Karpatka
Showstopper Challenge – One Huge Free-Form Pie
Episode 7- November 3, 2026
Free-From Week
Signature Challenge – Gluten-Free Pastries for a Children Party
Technical Challenge – Nigella Lawson’s Gluten-Free Chocolate Axolotl Cake
Showstopper Challenge – Children Birthday Cake
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