About

This one-day Bread Making Course is designed to introduce you to a wide range of delicious British and Continental breads and doughs, and give you the confidence to make them regularly at home.

Baking your own bread might seem intimidating to many home cooks, but Vale House Kitchen aims to completely demystify the process and show you just how easy and rewarding it can be.

Skills

• Farmhouse Loaf
• Focaccia
• Ciabatta
• Pizza
• Cinnamon Buns
• Using different flours, including wheat flour, rye flour and spelt

Following a demonstration for each, you'll practise how to mix and knead soft Continental dough and also tighter British doughs. You'll mix and knead by hand in order for participants to get the 'feel' of the dough as it develops, which is a key skill for bread making. This is a bit of workout, but it's very worthwhile – and course members always go home tired but smiling and with an impressive selection of bread that they have personally made.

The aim is not only to teach you basic recipes, but equip you with an understanding of what makes the dough 'tick'. During the class, you'll thoroughly demystify the subject, and the team welcome all of your questions about bread, from baking to the nutritional and health benefits of various different types.

At the end of the day, you'll go home with a selection of your own delicious creations, plus a course booklet which includes all the recipes used and some guidance notes. The day also includes a fabulous lunch.

Tickets

£210 for full-day course

Please note that although that the Vale House Kitchen team will talk about Sourdough Breads on this 'Artisan' course, you will not make them. If you are interested in learning all about Sourdough Bread please look at the Sourdough Bread Course.