Great British Bake Off’s Liam is crowned star baker while Julia is given the boot

The judges enjoyed Liam’s plantain and curry goat-flavoured pie
Star baker: Liam impressed the judges the most
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Liam has been crowned star baker on the latest episode of The Great British Bake Off, while Julia was sent home.

This year’s youngest contestant impressed the judges with a hot-water crust showstopper pie that was inspired by his grandmother’s cooking.

Judge Paul Hollywood described the plantain and curried goat filling as “succulent”.

Liam also performed well in the technical challenge - to make Portuguese pasteis de nata, an egg custard tart.

Sent packing: Julia had impressed with her toadstool sculpture in bread week but fell short during the pastry challenge
Channel 4

Upon discovering he had won star baker, the 19-year-old phoned his mum, who burst into the tears at the news.

Meanwhile Julia’s hot water crust effort was described by Prue Leith as “messy”.

As after she had struggled to make a passable pie in the signature and hadn’t impressed with her natas, the judges decided to send her home.

The Great British Bake Off 2017 - The Contestants

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It was pastry week on the Bake Off, which saw the contestants tasked with showing off their rolling and shaping skills.

They first made elaborately decorated pies - with Kate even sculpting a pastry William Shakespeare to top her offering - then they tackled the pasteis de nata technical, set by Paul.

But it was the hot water crust pastry which saw several of the bakers come unstuck, with Stacey even managing to accidentally bake some greaseproof paper into her pie.

The Great British Bake Off continues Tuesdays at 8pm on Channel 4.

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