After last week's fiercely fought stalemate it was time for more of the same from week 7 of the Great British Bake Off.
The girls were now outnumbering the boys four to two, however it was up to the best to show off their pastry skills in a week which brought a mixture of excitement and apprehension to the marquee, as well as a dollop of bafflement.
The signature challenge was comprised of making a dozen savoury pastry parcels of the bakers' own choice in just 1h 45mins. Chetna plumped for lentil kachoris, Luis for a family favourite Spanish empañada and Martha chose the unusual miniature beef Wellington. The key was good crimping to avoid any chance of the parcels leaking.
Richard's pastries were a real success, as were Chetna's. Nancy's spicy duck creations were, disappointingly, underbaked and lacked a sufficient amount of filling, and Kate had an unfortunate mishap with the deep fryer.
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