5.7/1017 votes#1 - Cookie Week
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 11/30/2015
This week’s challenge is all about Christmas cookies. Armed with only their skills, their imaginations and drive to win, these bakers compete in three challenges: Signature Bake, showcasing their family recipes as they create two sets of cookies that are both delicious and unique; Technical Bake, a surprise recipe where they must demonstrate precision and technique; and finally, The Showstopper Bake, where the bakers are asked to create elaborate flavorful gingerbread houses.
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- 6.4/1014 votes
#2 - Cake Week
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 12/7/2015
This week's Signature Bake is a traditional yule log. The Technical Bake features a surprise recipe based on judge Johnny Iuzzini's Italian heritage, and finally, The Showstopper Bake has the bakers bringing their unique take to holiday fruitcake while incorporating a "Twelve Days of Christmas" theme. With bold flavors such as rosemary almond cream, pumpkin spice Swiss roll and five golden rings carrot pineapple fruitcake, these bakers are bringing their A-game on "The Great Holiday Baking Show".
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- 6.0/1014 votes
#3 - Pastry Week
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 12/14/2015
This week’s Signature Bake finds the bakers making breakfast pastries, perfect for Christmas morning. The Technical Bake features one of judge Mary Berry’s most festive and fruity recipes. And the Showstopper finds the bakers building elaborate centerpieces from cream puffs and other puffed pastry pieces. The stakes are high in this episode as it will decide the three bakers who make it to the final. Some bakers will impress while others fold under pressure.
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- 5.8/108 votes
#4 - Final Week
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 12/21/2015
It’s Final Week in the holiday tent as the remaining three bakers face off in their final three challenges, all hoping to be named the winner on “The Great Holiday Baking Show”.
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The Best Episodes of The Great American Baking Show Season 1
Every episode of The Great American Baking Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Great American Baking Show Season 1!
A selection of America's best amateur bakers compete in a series of themed challenges and eliminations as they look to be crowned America's Best Amateur...
Genre:Reality
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Cookie Week" is the best rated episode of "The Great American Baking Show" season 1. It scored 5.7/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/30/2015. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Cake Week".