During the technical challenge of this week’s semifinals episode of ‘The Great British Bake Off,’ the remaining contestants were asked to bake Sablés Breton, which is a traditional French butter cookie. It was the toughest technical challenge to date. “Use your time wisely and remember that setting and chilling are very important,” advised Prue Leith, who chose this week’s challenge. But the contestants need to do more than bake a single dozen Sablés Breton tart cookies. As co-host Matt Lucas explained, the judges wanted the bakers to prepare a Sablé Breton pastry topped with a raspberry configure and piped pistachio mousseline, filled with fresh berries, and decorated with gilded meringue kisses and chocolate pearls. All in under three hours.
“I haven’t got a clue what’s going on,” said Chigs. “The only works I understood were raspberry and pistachio.” If you too feel like Chigs and don’t know how to make Sablés Breton, let alone an over-the-top tart, read on.
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