Whether it's breakfast, brunch or afternoon tea, freshly baked pastries are always a welcome treat. This six-hour cookery course offered by our bakery school in London will uncover the secret to making perfect pastries.
Our Master Baker will impart his knowledge on how to mix, knead and roll the perfect enriched dough. Croissant and Pain au Chocolat are categorised as enriched doughs. In these doughs the butter is layered within the dough in a process called lamination rather than blended into the dough in the traditional way. During this class you will make several different enriched dough products including classic croissants, pain au chocolat, bi-colour raspberry pain au chocolate shape, bi-colour raspberry breakfast pastries.
All of the breakfast pastries created during the day are yours to take home with you. No prior knowledge is required for this course and it is suitable for both novices and cooks with some experience.
By the end of this lesson students will be able to:
- Understand and apply the 12 steps of baking in an enriched dough
- Understand how the addition of fat affects the dough
- Mix an enriched bread dough
- Laminate butter into a yeast dough
- Shape traditional Croissant & Pain au Chocolat
- Shape 2 types of bicolour breakfast pastry
- Make a classic pastry cream
- Make a raspberry gel filling
Included in the price:
- 6-hour group practical lesson
- Recipe booklet
- Apron
- Tea towel
- All ingredients
- All cooking equipment and teaching resources are provided in our kitchen for use on the day.
What you need to bring:
- Sensible, flat-soled shoes. Open toes are not advised
- Tupperware to transport your products home
Purchasing as a gift?
Are you looking to purchase this course as a gift for someone, but you're not sure if the dates are suitable or whether this is the right course for them? You can alternatively purchase a Gift Card to the value of this course or a value of your choosing. The Gift Card can be redeemed against this course, any of our other short courses (subject to availability), or at La Boutique and Café Le Cordon Bleu London.