Skill – BAKING MASTERCLASSES

This page is being currently being amended and details will change/more classes will be added soon – please email to enquire and check information while this happens!

THE MASTERCLASSES BELOW ARE FOR 2 to 4 PEOPLE ONLY. Many baking classes have lots of people attending and one person teaching. At these classes you will do EVERYTHING INDIVIDUALLY and have the full attention of the chef/baker.

Book a combination of these classes if you want to do a longer day – just ask for the price for the combination you require

SKILLS – BAKING MASTRCLASSES
Class Title	Cost per person	More Details
BREADMAKING MASTERCLASS – French	£70	Practical Skill: Learn to make fresh, crusty, golden brown baguettes and EPI [picture coming soon] Includes: Bread and Dough to take away Minimum 2 person booking – except where classes are already scheduled – maximum 4 in class – so you will do it all yourself! YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATE! – for 2 people simply arrange your date direct with us – no need to fit in with a pre-arranged schedule INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £125 per person CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BAKING AND FRESH CRUSTY BREAD Understand how to make fresh bread dough by hand and also how to handle sticky, sloppy dough. Learn how to make it light and airy inside but crusty on the outside properly as well as use fermented dough for flavour. Hands On: Learn how to prepare dough, work with it, shape it by hand into baguette and EPI and slash the top for baking. Learn how to use steam, different flour, ferments/poolishes and understand weather to ensure that your bread behaves for you at home All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise individually under supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only – and probably a bit of bread! Take Away: Freshly baked bread and a dough mid-rise [you will be asked to bring a suitable bowl and clean tea towels to cover] and Factsheet/Dough Recipe/Instructions Price: £70 per person Minimum 2 person booking – unless a date is already published INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £125 per person Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to make French bread successfully Vegetarian
ADVANCED BREADMAKING MASTERCLASS – Flavoured, Fermented – FANTASTIC!	£100	ADD THIS CLASS TO THE BREAD CLASS ABOVE FOR ONLY £70 per person [£140 per person for the 2 classes] NOT Suitable for: Anyone who has never made bread or handled sticky doughs successfully before – please consider taking the French bread class above first if you do not already have some skills in this area [phone if unsure to check] Practical Skill: Learn to make fresh, fermented, flavoured, slow artisan bread that is full of holes and flavour! [Similar style to the ones seen on Hairy Bikers Bakeation in Norway - a picture will be shown here soon - these are slow, sourdough style breads made for flavour not shape!] Includes: Bread and Dough to take away Minimum 2 person booking – except where classes are already scheduled – maximum 4 in class – so you will do it all yourself! YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATE! – for 2 people simply arrange your date direct with us – no need to fit in with a pre-arranged schedule INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BAKING AND FRESH BREAD – AND WANT TO TAKE IT TO FANTASTIC NEW HEIGHTS Understand how to make fresh bread dough by hand. Learn how to make it taste fantastic, be full of texture inside and crusty on the outside and also flavour it with other ingredients and ferments properly. Hands On: Learn how to prepare dough, flavour it, fold, rest and shape it by hand into flavoured loaves of loveliness! All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise individually under our supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only – and probably a bit of bread! Take Away: Freshly baked bread and a dough for you to continue with [you will be asked to bring a suitable bowl] and Factsheet/Dough Recipe/Instructions Price: £100 per person Minimum 2 person booking – unless a date is already published INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to make artisan bread successfully Vegetarian NOTE For this class we will have doughs to look at which are at different stages in the process so a lot of pre-work is done for you. This means that although you will still complete all techniques from start to finish – you may not do them in the usual order! Therefore some existing understanding of basic breadmaking is required for this class to be worthwhile for participants. This is ADVANCED breadmaking.
CROISSANT – PAIN au CHOCOLAT MASTERCLASS	£100	ADD THIS CLASS TO THE FRENCH BREAD CLASS ABOVE FOR ONLY £70 per person [£140 per person for the 2 classes] Practical Skill: Learn to make fresh, golden brown Croissant and Pain au Chocolat [picture coming soon] Includes: Croissant, Pain au Chocolat and fresh Dough to take away Minimum 2 person booking – except where classes are already scheduled – maximum 4 in class – so you will do it all yourself! YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATE! – for 2 people simply arrange your date direct with us – no need to fit in with a pre-arranged schedule INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BAKING AND FRESH CROISSANT/h2> Understand how to make croissant and pain au chocolate and also how to make them light and airy inside properly. Hands On: Learn how to prepare croissant dough, fold, rest and shape it by hand into croissant and pain au chocolat and bake or freeze. Understand weather effects on dough to ensure that your croissant behaves for you at home All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise individually under our supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only – and probably a pastry or 2! Take Away: Freshly baked pastries [if you have not eaten them all] and a dough [per person] to continue with at home [you will be asked to bring a suitable bowl and clean tea towels to cover and you should plan to make croissant first thing the next morning] and Factsheet/Dough Recipe/Instructions Price: £100 per person Minimum 2 person booking – unless a date is already published INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to make these pastries successfully Vegetarian
SWEET TARTS MASTERCLASS	£100	ADD THIS CLASS TO THE FRENCH BREAD CLASS ABOVE FOR ONLY £70 per person [£140 per person for the 2 classes] Practical Skill: Learn to make French Sweet Pastry, rest it properly, bake it blind, fill it and bake the final tarts Includes: 2 finished Tarts [between 2 people], your pastry cases – resting in brand new tart tins/rings [1 each, ready to freeze or fill and bake] to take away Minimum 2 person booking – maximum 2 at class – so you will do it all yourself under close supervision! YOU CHOOSE YOUR OWN DATE! – for 2 people simply arrange your date – no need to fit in with a pre-arranged schedule INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person [weekday price] – 2 tarts will be made Rich, Luxury Chocolate TART, Honey, Lemon & Pinenut TART CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS IDEAL FOR THOSE WHO LOVE BAKING AND PATISSERIE Understand how to make sweet pastry properly, line a tin/ring with it, bake it blind, fill it [2 different fillings covered] and bake it to perfection. Hands On: Learn how to prepare 2 tarts from start to finish All skills will be demonstrated and then you will practise under our supervision Food eaten at the class – soft drinks only Take Away: Freshly made tarts, your own pastry in a brand new tart tin/ring and Factsheet/Recipe/Instructions Price: £100 per person Minimum 2 person booking – unless we can match you up with someone else INDIVIDUAL LESSON: £175 per person [weekday price] Allow up to 3 Hours Suitable for: Anyone who wants to learn how to make sweet tarts successfully