WARNING: CONTAINS SPOILERS

THE new series of the Great British Bake Off concluded with a thrilling final featuring the three remaining bakers; Syabira, Sandro and Abdul.

The bakers had to tackle a signature of making a summer picnic featuring six mini cakes, six vegetarian pies and six finger sandwiches, a technical of making a summer pudding bomb and making a large edible sculpture based on our planet showstopper for their three challenges.

Here is Sandy Docherty’s verdict of this week’s ninth episode, as she concludes her weekly Telegraph & Argus column which has been running while the 10-week series has been on.

 

On the final, Sandy says: “It had three very tricky, but very doable challenges.

“The challenges were a good test of skills. They tested everyone’s knowledge and ability.

“The showstopper was about piling things up again. It was fairly judged.

“I liked the summer pudding bomb. The summer picnic with the pies and sandwiches and making your own bread.

 

“Throughout the whole series I have really, really appreciated the whole challenges.

“Syabira was a worthy winner. She was the predicted winner.

“It could have been Abdul but he was late to the party, as he started to shine in the last three weeks. He was steady away before then.

“Sandro was still chasing Paul Hollywood’s adulation, rather than the judge’s comments. He made two extra bakes in the showstopper. I don’t know why Sandro needed to do that. What he did was good enough.

 

“It was a very, very good final. They were three very good finalists, all of them will have a world of baking if they want it. None of them will struggle with a career in baking. We will see what Syabira does in her career.

“Some people have felt it has not been as dynamic as other series. I think it has gone back to the core essence of Bake-Off; ordinary people baking extraordinarily. All 12 contestants this year were somebody you could know.”