Christmas Bakes

Description

Join me on a special Christmas Bake day to get into the festive spirit! Using sumptuous seasonal ingredients we will make a selection of my favourite Christmas bakes including florentines, frangipane topped mince pies and a centrepiece stollen for the big day. Seasonal jumpers and aprons are welcome and there may well be a few Christmas tunes to bake along to.

During the course we will:

• Make a sweet enriched dough and add seasonal additions.
• Weigh, mix, knead and rest our dough.
• Prepare a simple almond marzipan, mince pie filling, sweet short crust pastry, frangipane topping and the various elements of the florentines.
• Use essential equipment and consider alternatives.

At the end of your course you will:

• Have a warm bag of your handmade Christmas bakes treats, plus a jar of sweet mince pie filling for more baking and a big smile on your face.
• Receive a digital copy of all recipes used in class.
• Receive a suggested book list, plus other useful resources.

Things to note

• Class times 10:00 – 15.00 / by arrangement
• A light vegetarian lunch/snack will be served during your day, as well as other refreshments at the start of your day.
• Class sizes are small, no more than 4 participants to ensure you gain individual attention and have time to ask questions
• Suitable for beginner’s. No previous experience in baking is expected.
• All participants are actively encouraged to roll their sleeves up and get sticky and floury.
• Wear comfortable clothes and shoes.
• Bring a bag / container to carry your bakes at the end of your session.
• This class focusses exclusively on gluten-based bakes with the inclusion of eggs, milk, butter, fruit, nuts and alcohol -the alcohol can be amended if needed.