Artisan baking- The principles of fermentation

Join our expert tutor Aidan Chapman for a 3-day journey into Principles of Artisan baking.

This course is perfect for the avid home baker who wants to improve their knowledge, it is also the perfect gateway for someone considering going into baking as a career

Join our bakery tutors on our new baking classes that will take you round the world on wonderful floury journey

Each session will visit a different country/region and learn 3 of their classic baking delights. All classes will take place in our state-of-the-art baking school at Plumpton College

You will get to take your bakes home, with all the recipes and know how so you can re-create in the home environment

Join our Expert tutors on this seasonal workshop taking place in our NEW AgriFood Centre here at Plumpton College, with state-of-the-art purpose-built kitchens and discover the joys of making two Easter delights

You will learn how to mix, shape, cross and bake Wonderful fruity and spicy Hot cross buns

A million miles away from the mass-produced ones!

You will also learn how to make traditional Simnel cake.

Another fruited delight!

You will also learn how to make your own marzipan

And learn about the history of these two seasonal bakes  

Come and embrace yourself in the delights of French baking!

On this full day workshop our tutors will teach you all the skills and knowledge to turn your kitchen into your very own Boulangerie

You will make a:

Classic Baguette

A fougasse loaf

A wonderfully buttery Brioche

And some delicious Financier cakes

Every body loves a sweet treat!

Join our expert tutors at our NEW AgriFood Centre here at Plumpton College, with state-of-the-art purpose-built kitchens, for a hands on workshop. 

You will learn how to make a classic French staple, a buttery brioche loaf.

A Eastern European Chocolate babka loaf

Moving closer to home will also be sharing the knowledge of some classic Chelsea buns and iced finger buns.

Moving on to a classic Nordic delight, beautiful Cinnamon buns.

You will learn all the techniques to make these in the home environment

Our hands on full day Vegan baking class.

Our expert tutors will help de mystify how to make beautiful baked goods without eggs and butter.

We will make and bake with you,

Vegan Carrot cake

Vegan chocolate chip cookies

Vegan Blueberry muffins

And a Vegan Brioche bread

All the methods we will teach are all natural and lend them self to a vegan lifestyle

Our hands-on Italian baking workshop will put you through your paces as a baker!

Learning how to work with high hydration doughs to create a wonderful open structured crumb. You will learn to make:

• a classic ciabatta
• a rosemary and sea salt focaccia
• delicious grissini bread sticks
• sweet treats
• twice baked biscotti biscuits
• and some simple but absolutely delicious amaretti biscuits

We guarantee you will leave the classroom saying “Bella Cottura” 

Ask any Italian Pizza chef the secret to good Pizza! They will tell you “it’s all about the base”

Come and join our expert tutors in unlocking the fundamentals of creating amazing Pizza!

You will learn 3 styles of pizza, a classic thin and crispy Margarita, a sour dough deep pan pizza

And a wonderful Calzone

You will also make some garlic dough balls and some thin and crispy Grissini bread sticks!