Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance.

Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is sometimes lost in the mass production of sourdough which takes great care and most of all time.

Matt has been baking and teaching for many years and runs a successful bakery in Hale, he is full of technical know how about how to achieve great sourdough results.

In this easy class for sourdough beginners, we teach you:

• How to make a starter from the beginning, how to take care of it and feed and nurture it using a variety of readily available ingredients.
• You will also be shown how to shape the dough to achieve the best looking loaves and simple cutting effects to make those enviable patterns so that your bread has that professional appearance.
• We will also be discussing and using many different types of grain and show you how easy it is to make a super fast version of sourdough for an every day supply of better bread.
• You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

What’s included:

Lunch will be provided in the way of sourdough bread along with meats and cheeses and coffee on arrival

You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

We have all the equipment you need but please bring or buy one of our bannetton’s

What you need to Bring:

Either bring a bannetton or purchase one of ours on the day for £10. We have round ones, you can purchase an oval shape if you’d prefer. If you don’t want to purchase a bannetton you can bring a colander with a damp towel to take your dough home.

Skill Level: All Abilities

The French and fine dining are undeniably linked – elegant desserts with quality ingredients make French cuisine great for occasions where you want to impress, but there are also simple classics that can show-case your skills with minimal fuss.

What you might make:

• Tarte au Citroen
• Clafoutis
• Creme Brûlée
• Chocolate Fondants
• Spun Sugar or Tuiles

What’s Included:

Coffee on arrival, all ingredients you need.  Lunch will be provided and served with your delicious French treats for dessert! Take home the rest of your creations

Copies of the recipes will also be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

 

We are delighted to bring you a much requested macaron making class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create these notorious bakes.

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

We are delighted to bring you a much requested macaron making class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create these notorious bakes.

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance.

Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is sometimes lost in the mass production of sourdough which takes great care and most of all time.

Matt has been baking and teaching for many years and runs a successful bakery in Hale, he is full of technical know how about how to achieve great sourdough results.

In this easy class for sourdough beginners, we teach you:

• How to make a starter from the beginning, how to take care of it and feed and nurture it using a variety of readily available ingredients.
• You will also be shown how to shape the dough to achieve the best looking loaves and simple cutting effects to make those enviable patterns so that your bread has that professional appearance.
• We will also be discussing and using many different types of grain and show you how easy it is to make a super fast version of sourdough for an every day supply of better bread.
• You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

What’s included:

Lunch will be provided in the way of sourdough bread along with meats and cheeses and coffee on arrival

You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

We have all the equipment you need but please bring or buy one of our bannetton’s

What you need to Bring:

Either bring a bannetton or purchase one of ours on the day for £10. We have round ones, you can purchase an oval shape if you’d prefer. If you don’t want to purchase a bannetton you can bring a colander with a damp towel to take your dough home.

Skill Level: All Abilities

Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance.

Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is sometimes lost in the mass production of sourdough which takes great care and most of all time.

Matt has been baking and teaching for many years and runs a successful bakery in Hale, he is full of technical know how about how to achieve great sourdough results.

In this easy class for sourdough beginners, we teach you:

• How to make a starter from the beginning, how to take care of it and feed and nurture it using a variety of readily available ingredients.
• You will also be shown how to shape the dough to achieve the best looking loaves and simple cutting effects to make those enviable patterns so that your bread has that professional appearance.
• We will also be discussing and using many different types of grain and show you how easy it is to make a super fast version of sourdough for an every day supply of better bread.
• You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

What’s included:

Lunch will be provided in the way of sourdough bread along with meats and cheeses and coffee on arrival

You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

We have all the equipment you need but please bring or buy one of our bannetton’s

What you need to Bring:

Either bring a bannetton or purchase one of ours on the day for £10. We have round ones, you can purchase an oval shape if you’d prefer. If you don’t want to purchase a bannetton you can bring a colander with a damp towel to take your dough home.

Skill Level: All Abilities

We are delighted to bring you a much requested macaron making class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create these notorious bakes.

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Skill Level – All Abilities

Spend quality time with your child/teen baking glorious cakes and bakes. Steph Clubb has been perfecting her baking skills for years and loves to pass on her knowledge to others.

One ticket is for a parent and child, extra children are £25 each please let us know in the notes when booking or call 0161 706 0505

Techniques you will learn:

• Swiss Roll – mixing, rolling and decorating
• The art of Choux – chocolate eclairs or choux rings – Filled with deliciousness! You will mix Creme Pat and Chantilly Cream to Make your filling
• Biscuits

This class is about spending time with your child by doing an activity which requires working as a team.   You will be so pleased with your bakes and be able to show off your skills again and again!

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Making bread at home is both a treat and a satisfying experience.  We have arranged this Introduction to Bread Making to demonstrate how versatile the skills are – this is a really hands-on class and you will make a variety of different breads during the day.

We are thrilled to be working with baker Steph Clubb for this class, she has a wealth of experience in bread making and teaching – you’ll leave armed with the knowledge and expertise to bake more.

Starting with a coffee, we will demonstrate and you will make an enriched dough – this will prove and become a brioche style bun – Tangzhong burger bun which you will bake for your lunch and to take home.

Your main dough will prove over lunch time and during the afternoon session, you will use this to make a traditional loaf and bagels.  Steph will demo something lovely to accompany your bake!

What’s included:

Coffee on arrival, all ingredients you need.  Lunch will be provided and served with your delicious Tangzong buns.

You will take home bagels, traditional loaf and any extra Tangzong

Skill Level: All Abilities

Pies are the ultimate in comfort food, and the success of a pie starts with perfect pastry.  Did you know that a pie has a filling that is already cooked, a pasty the filling cooks in its pastry parcel….

Examples of what you will learn:

• Salt crust pastry
• Short Crust
• How to make the perfect hand raised pork pie
• Traditional Apple Pie

This class will concentrate on a classic salt crust (think homemade pork pie) and flaky pastry (the classic Cornish), the do’s and don’ts for pie fillings and how to perfect a pasty. Once you’ve perfected these, there will be no limit to your pie creations – take your creations and your new skills home in time for dinner!

What’s included:

Glass of fizz, beer or soft drink on arrival. Enjoy the food you create as you cook, any leftovers can be taken home – bring suitable containers!

We provide all ingredients and can cater to most dietary needs, please tell us in the notes when booking. Copies of the recipes emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Fully Stocked Bar:

We have a great bar with some amazing wines, beers, a range spirits, soft drinks and cocktails to enjoy – additional beverages can be purchased using cash or card.

Skill Level: All Abilities

Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance.

Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is sometimes lost in the mass production of sourdough which takes great care and most of all time.

Matt has been baking and teaching for many years and runs a successful bakery in Hale, he is full of technical know how about how to achieve great sourdough results.

In this easy class for sourdough beginners, we teach you:

• How to make a starter from the beginning, how to take care of it and feed and nurture it using a variety of readily available ingredients.
• You will also be shown how to shape the dough to achieve the best looking loaves and simple cutting effects to make those enviable patterns so that your bread has that professional appearance.
• We will also be discussing and using many different types of grain and show you how easy it is to make a super fast version of sourdough for an every day supply of better bread.
• You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

What’s included:

Lunch will be provided in the way of sourdough bread along with meats and cheeses and coffee on arrival

You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

We have all the equipment you need but please bring or buy one of our bannetton’s

What you need to Bring:

Either bring a bannetton or purchase one of ours on the day for £10. We have round ones, you can purchase an oval shape if you’d prefer. If you don’t want to purchase a bannetton you can bring a colander with a damp towel to take your dough home.

Skill Level: All Abilities

We are delighted to bring you a much requested macaron making class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create these notorious bakes.

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Maybe The Great British Bake off has you inspired to start bake, or perhaps you were already a keen baker? Whichever category you fall into this class will show you the fundamentals of cake, bread and biscuit making.

The class is perfect for spending time with a friend or child, just let us know in the notes when booking and we will ensure you work in the same are together.

We are delighted to bring you this baking class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create tasty bakes. The class focuses on different skills that you can adapt for different occasions and flavours. You’ll leave feeling confident in producing beautiful baking products in your own kitchen for friends and family.

Examples of what you might be baking

• Delicious Bread Rolls
• Swiss Roll
• Scones or biscuits
• Jam making (demonstration)

What’s included:

Coffee, or glass of prosecco, beer or soft drink on arrival along with all the ingredients. A light lunch is included.

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Making bread at home is both a treat and a satisfying experience.  We have arranged this Introduction to Bread Making to demonstrate how versatile the skills are – this is a really hands-on class and you will make a variety of different breads during the day.

We are thrilled to be working with baker Steph Clubb for this class, she has a wealth of experience in bread making and teaching – you’ll leave armed with the knowledge and expertise to bake more.

Starting with a coffee, we will demonstrate and you will make an enriched dough – this will prove and become a brioche style bun – Tangzhong burger bun which you will bake for your lunch and to take home.

Your main dough will prove over lunch time and during the afternoon session, you will use this to make a traditional loaf and bagels.  Steph will demo something lovely to accompany your bake!

What’s included:

Coffee on arrival, all ingredients you need.  Lunch will be provided and served with your delicious Tangzong buns.

You will take home bagels, traditional loaf and any extra Tangzong

Skill Level: All Abilities

Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance.

Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is sometimes lost in the mass production of sourdough which takes great care and most of all time.

Matt has been baking and teaching for many years and runs a successful bakery in Hale, he is full of technical know how about how to achieve great sourdough results.

In this easy class for sourdough beginners, we teach you:

• How to make a starter from the beginning, how to take care of it and feed and nurture it using a variety of readily available ingredients.
• You will also be shown how to shape the dough to achieve the best looking loaves and simple cutting effects to make those enviable patterns so that your bread has that professional appearance.
• We will also be discussing and using many different types of grain and show you how easy it is to make a super fast version of sourdough for an every day supply of better bread.
• You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

What’s included:

Lunch will be provided in the way of sourdough bread along with meats and cheeses and coffee on arrival

You’ll take home a starter, a sourdough loaf part made by you as well as your own dough to cook at home.

We have all the equipment you need but please bring or buy one of our bannetton’s

What you need to Bring:

Either bring a bannetton or purchase one of ours on the day for £10. We have round ones, you can purchase an oval shape if you’d prefer. If you don’t want to purchase a bannetton you can bring a colander with a damp towel to take your dough home.

Skill Level: All Abilities

We are delighted to bring you a much requested macaron making class with Steph Clubb, she’ll take you through all of the key techniques needed to create these notorious bakes.

Techniques you will learn:

• How to make the make macaron shell
• Make a chocolate ganache
• Enhance your piping skills
• How to make macaron fillings to tantalise your taste buds

This class is designed to give you confidence to go home and practice all these techniques again. You’ll leave armed with the knowledge to create macarons at home for family and friends time and again.

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities

Spend quality time with your child/teen baking glorious cakes and bakes. Steph Clubb has been perfecting her baking skills for years and loves to pass on her knowledge to others.

One ticket is for a parent and child, extra children are £25 each please let us know in the notes when booking or call 0161 706 0505

Techniques you will learn:

• Swiss Roll – mixing, rolling and decorating
• The art of Choux – chocolate eclairs or choux rings – Filled with deliciousness! You will mix Creme Pat and Chantilly Cream to Make your filling
• Biscuits

This class is about spending time with your child by doing an activity which requires working as a team.   You will be so pleased with your bakes and be able to show off your skills again and again!

What’s included:

Refreshments throughout the class

Copies of the recipes will be emailed to you after the class.

The added bonus is the washing up is all done for you!

Skill Level – All Abilities