Spend an inspirational day developing your baking skills in our kitchen. This course provides a thorough grounding in the foundations of great baking and is taught exclusively by Richard Bertinet and his team and is fully hands on.
You will start with essential baking skills. You will be making a Pain de Mie which is the ideal every day loaf with a thin crust and soft crumb. It is perfect for sandwiches and toasting and freezes brilliantly so that you can make a batch and have some handy in the freezer. Richard will give you plenty of tips on how to make your bread last longer and how to make sure you use every last crumb.
You will also be making a seasonal quiche with a savoury pastry. You will learn about different fillings for the quiche as well as making a seasonal one today. You will also have a sweet pastry recipe. Richard will show you how adaptable bought puff pastry is and you will make a classic French tarte tartin with caramel sauce that is a perfect dinner party dessert.
Finally today you will make Richard’s salted caramel brownies. Rich and perfectly gooey inside, just like a good brownie should be, these will teach you the tricky techniques you need to perfect at home. This is definitely a recipe that you will return to often in your own kitchen.
All these baking skills are brilliantly adaptable. Once you have mastered a Pain de Mie you will be able to use the dough for other breads, once your pastry skills are honed your world will be opened to a host of tarts and pies, sweet and savoury and the brownie can have many other flavours introduced so that you are never short on ideas.
The day is fully hands on and includes lunch with wine. Please bring a container with you to take away some of your delicious creations.
The day starts at 10am and will finish around 3.30 to 4pm.
