Bread Making ALL OF OUR COURSES RUN FROM 9.30AM -3PM APROX Foundation Bread £150 This course covers the basics of bread-making whether you are a complete novice or for the baker who is looking for a refresher course to boost your confidence, the day will cover various mixing and kneading techniques of the dough, shaping of the loaves and the baking of said loaves. Breads on the day may include a white loaf then more exciting ingredients and you can choose from many varieties of flours, such as wholemeal, Khorason, malt or rye.
We may even have time to make rolls, plaits, wreaths and or baguettes - it's up to you!
Speciality Bread £150 This course is the next step up from working with the Basic Breads, we cover more advanced techniques of shaping and you will make (and take home) a variety of wonderful Artisan Organic Breads, such as a Rye, Caraway and Raisin batard, Treacle and Guinness Loaf, an apple cider round and a cheesy cob. This course is open to all skill levels, but we advise if you have never baked before try the Basic Bread Course first.
Enriched Breads £150 Learn to make wonderfully rich breads such as Brioche, Croissants and Pain Viennois, Sticky Buns or Advent bread, learn how the process of lamentation creates super light breads.
This course is designed for bakers with a little bread making experience.
We also do a two day course to cover basic, then enriched.
Call 01290 660045 for more information and dates.
Sourdough Bread £150 Make your first Sourdough Starter (levain, poolish) batter mix.
Sourdough is the name for bread raised only with wild yeasts, the process is one of a long fermentation which helps the bread to have a lovely depth of flavour and it also makes for a more digestible bread.
I will show you how to do the different stages of your starter for you to take home. Then we will make some sourdough bread using my starter, as your starter mix takes a minimum of a week before you can make your own at home, full instructions will be given away with you to help you with feeding your starter and the basic of making another.
Speciality Sourdough £150 This course is for lovers of the King of all breads, the Sourdough loaf!, we are going to work with a wet poolish and also a drier levain to make a variety of tasty unusual Sourdough loaves, we will go through the kneading and shaping process.
This course is for those who have a little experience of bread making or for those who have previously done the Sourdough course, we will be making a Cranberry and Pecan Sourdough, Prune and Cardamon Sourdough and also a Rye, Raisin and Caraway Sourdough and if time permits a bitter Chocolate Sourdough, which is utterly delicious.
French Bread £150 This course covers a variety of French Breads. It is for people who have a little experience of bread, we will cover the kneading and shaping of different French Breads, we will be making Baguettes, Pain de Campagne (similar in nature to a sourdough bread), Flavoured Fougasse (a sharing bread), Epi and a Pain de Mie (a milk bread). We will also be looking at the different variety of flours that French bakers use.
Italian Bread £150 In this course you will make a few of the most delicious Italian Breads that have become so familiar to us - Focaccia, Ciabatta, Stromboli plus others such as Pane Di Ramerino and Grissini. You will need a little experience, although the basics of kneading and shaping will also be covered in this course.
Northern European Bread £150 (applicable upon request) For those with a love of a more healthy, heavier grain, we will be choosing a variety of breads to make from Scandinavia, Germany and beyond. For example, sweet rye bread, maize bread, sunflower bread, linseed and wheat bread and pumpernickel bread.
You will need a little experience, although the basics of kneading and shaping will be covered in this course.
Scandinavian Bread Course £150 (applicable upon request) Our Scandinavian bread course is a for those who love a variety of breads with flavour, especially cardamom and caraway, there are of course some sweet breads scattered through this course with a delicious advent bread being one of our favourites, we use a variety of flours on this course.
You will need a little experience for this course, although the basics of kneading and shaping are covered during this day's course.
Gluten Free Bread/Baking Course £150 3 Day Gluten Free Bread/Baking Course £420 (applicable only upon request) For those of who have problems digesting wheat and Gluten products, we have a days course teaching you how to make lovely breads that taste as good as they look, unlike the shop bought Gluten Free products, on this course we will also cover a couple of wonderful cake and cookie recipes as well as the breads, so as to give variety to your creativity.
With our Gluten Free course we do not need to wait on our breads proving, so we cover a great variety of bakes on this course which should keep most Gluten intolerant bakers happy.
On our 3 day Gluten Free Bread/ Baking Course, we will cover a variety of disciplines on each day, starting with a day on different breads, covering the many kinds of gluten free flour available to use, day two will be dedicated to all things cake and on day three we will be learning about biscuits, cookies, scones, pancakes and some other baking delights.
This course will give students a large repertoire to work from, this will also be beneficial for those recently diagnosed or for those wishing to learn more about Gluten free products.
3 Day Artisan and Sourdough Bread Courses £420 In this course we will have an introduction to Basic Bread making along with a day on Speciality Breads, then we will have a day working on some European and Enriched Breads to round our 3 day course off, we will cover kneading, shaping and slashing of our Breads. Tea/Coffee or light refreshments, Cakes and Lunch are provided each day with your course, all materials and ingredients are also provided.
This course is for all skill levels.
We can also offer 4 * accommodation within the church for those who would have to travel for this 3 day bread course, suppers can also be provided, please check out our "Stay and Bake " packages.
5 Day Artisan Bread Course £700 (only applicable upon request) In this course we will have an introduction to Basic Bread making, we will then work on Speciality, French, Italian, Northern European, Sourdough and Enriched Breads. This Course is very in depth and will cover all aspects of Slow doughs, we will cover a variety of kneading and shaping methods of our dough. Tea/Coffee or light refreshments, Cakes and Lunch are provided each day with your course, all materials and ingredients are also provided.
This course is for all skill levels.
We can also offer 4* accommodation within the church for those who would have to travel for this 5 day bread course, suppers can also be provided, please check out "Stay and Bake " packages.
THESE ARE A SMALL SELECTION OF THE COURSES WE HAVE ON OFFER AT THIS TIME AND WE DO ENDEAVOR TO GIVE A VARIETY OF COURSES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR
