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Christmas Baking
Christmas Baking
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Time
9:30 Arrival, registration and refreshments
10:00 Course starts
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
16:30 Course finishes -
Duration
1 Day
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Tutor
Emmanuel Hadjiandreou
Embrace the rich traditions of festive baking on this hands-on Christmas workshop with renowned baker, author and tutor Emmanuel Hadjiandreou. Christmas baking has long been at the heart of seasonal celebrations across Europe, from the fruit-filled breads of Germany to the spiced pastries and sweet treats enjoyed around the festive table.
Throughout the day, you'll learn the essential techniques behind some of the season's most treasured bakes, developing the skills and confidence to recreate them at home. Working with puff pastry, enriched doughs and marzipan, you'll gain an understanding of the ingredients, methods and traditions that make Christmas baking so special.
Whether you're looking to impress family and friends over the festive season or start new baking traditions of your own, this course will leave you inspired and ready for Christmas.
What You'll Learn
Through hands-on baking and expert tuition, you will:
- Master the techniques behind enriched festive doughs
- Learn how to work confidently with marzipan
- Develop an understanding of puff pastry and its uses in seasonal baking
- Explore the ingredients and traditions behind classic Christmas bakes
- Gain practical skills to recreate festive favourites at home
- Build confidence in producing bakery-quality seasonal treats
What You'll Bake
During the course, you'll create:
German-Inspired Stollen
Learn how to make this iconic Christmas bread, traditionally enjoyed throughout the festive season in Germany. Rich with dried fruits and carefully spiced, stollen is distinguished by its buttery texture and marzipan centre. You'll discover the techniques that help create its characteristic flavour, structure and appearance.
A Modern Twist on the Traditional Mince Pie
Reimagine a festive classic while mastering the pastry techniques needed to produce beautifully finished mince pies. You'll explore contemporary flavour combinations while retaining all the warmth and nostalgia of this much-loved Christmas favourite.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is perfect for home bakers, festive food enthusiasts and anyone looking to expand their baking repertoire with seasonal classics. Whether you are new to baking or already have experience in the kitchen, you'll gain valuable skills and plenty of inspiration for the Christmas season.
The School of Artisan Food makes a conscious effort to reduce waste and packaging, so we encourage you to bring your own containers to transport your food home.
No prior baking experience is necessary; just enthusiasm and a willingness to work alongside other food lovers.
Refreshments will be available throughout the day, as well as a buffet-style lunch prepared by our catering team. All ingredients, equipment and recipes will be provided.
Please Note:
Whilst we make every effort to adhere to best practices regarding allergen control and cross-contamination at The School of Artisan Food, we sincerely regret that we are unable to cater for severe food allergies or coeliac disease. This is due to the continuous and varied use of our teaching spaces, common areas and food preparation areas.
If in any doubt, please contact us to discuss your individual circumstances prior to making a booking, as this will then enable us to produce a personalised Risk Assessment based on your own specific circumstances and better judge if we can safely accommodate you on site.
Emmanuel Hadjiandreou trained as a baker in South Africa and has baked his way across all continents and cuisines, winning awards and writing engaging books on breadmaking.
The School of Artisan Food is nestled in the heart of Sherwood Forest on The Welbeck Estate, Nottinghamshire, just a few minutes from the A1 and M1.
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