Cookery Courses

ARTISAN BREAD MAKING FOR BEGINNERS

Learn how to make delicious bread using traditional artisan methods with purely organic ingredients. Special attention to ingredients, process, and a return to the fundamentals of the age-old bread-making tradition set artisan bread apart from soft, preservative-laden commercial breads.

Concentrating on what is home-grown and seasonal, our Cookery School Master Bakers have created inspired new breads for this course. Students learn how make a variety of breads including sourdough, multi-grains, baguettes, ciabattas, and traditional tin loaves, while incorporating organic herbs, fruits and vegetables into the recipes. The Artisan Bread Making course also includes recipes for creating gluten-free and wheat free bread.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, an apron, course materials, and a selection of breads created during the course.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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ARTISAN DAIRY COURSE

The Artisan Dairy Course teaches students how to make artisan soft cheeses, yogurts and churned butter at home. Students also create the most delicious ice creams and other dairy based artisan recipes.

Our Friesians provide milk for the cheeses, butters, custards, ice creams and other milk based recipes, and our Legbar Blue Hens supply us with delicious rich eggs freshly laid. The Daylesford Organic milking parlour is situated directly beside the Creamery. The quality of the milk and its nutritional content is very much in tune with the land. You can taste the seasonal changes in weather, milk yield, climate and pasture, in the finished product.

Students will have the opportunity to see the cows being milked and the Master cheese maker in action. Students will also have the opportunity to sample various types of cheese and benefit from specialized tuition from our Master cheese maker and senior farm manager.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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ARTISAN PASTRY FOR BEGINNERS

Our Artisan Pastry Course for beginners teaches students how to create a wonderful range of, pastries, tarts, cakes and biscuits from scratch.

From classic apple crumbles and flapjacks to ice creams and petit fours, the Artisan Pastry Course explores all areas of classic pastry training. Students learn how to work with chocolate and sugar for decorating and make specialities like Christmas cakes, Simnel cakes and hot cross buns depending on the season.

Our Friesians provide milk for the custards, ice creams and other milk based recipes, and our Blue Legbar Hens supply us with delicious rich eggs for many of our recipes.

In addition to teaching cooking techniques, knife skills, and presentation tips, our courses also include menu planning, a component of nutritional benefits, and details on growing and harvesting your own produce for home.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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BUTCHERY & COOKING: HEAD TO TAIL

Our Butchery & Cooking: Head to Tail course demonstrates how to create delicious meat dishes from all cuts of meat, including cheap cuts and offal.

With a strong focus on knife skills and butchery, our Butchery & Cooking: Head to Tail course includes Michelin-starred techniques for creating stocks, sauces, sausages, black pudding, terrines, and ballotines.

Daylesford Organic farmed meat, game and wild meat will be used for this course depending when in season. Students will harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs from the Kitchen Garden, and eggs and milk will be collected from the farm to accompany the meat dishes.

The Butchery & Cookery: Head to Tail course includes menu planning, nutritional information, knife skills, creative cooking techniques, and organization tips for the home kitchen.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, a Daylesford Organic apron and all course materials.
One day course 9.30am – 4.30pm
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CHILDREN’S COOKERY CLASS

Guaranteed to educate and inspire children, this course focusses on teaching the connection between the farm and food. After harvesting their own vegetables and fruit and collecting eggs and milk from the farm, children will learn how to make their own nutritious and delicious pizzas, salads, fruit juices, breads and pastas.

£50 per person; includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, gardening class, refreshments, all course materials.
2 sessions available: 9-12pm and 2-5pm
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COOKING WITH SUSTAINABLE FISH & SHELLFISH

Learn how to select, prepare and cook the best and most seasonally desirable fish and shellfish with this exciting two-day course.

The Cooking with Sustainable Fish & Shellfish course focusses on knife skills, fish and shellfish anatomy, sustainability and seasonality, Students learn about different types of fish (from flat to round) and shellfish (from Crustaceans to Mollusks) and the best cooking method for each – whether grilling, slow cooking, pan frying or curing.

Recipes incorporate Michelin-starred culinary techniques for creating stocks and sauces, terrines, ballotines and marinades. Sessions also include nutritional information, menu planning, culinary creativity, knife skills and presentation tips.

Produce used in the Cooking with Sustainable Fish & Shellfish course is provided from English day boats that only use sustainable methods of fishing. Students harvest fruit, vegetables and herbs from the Kitchen Garden and eggs and milk are collected directly from our farm.

£295 per person includes 2 days hands-on cookery course, lunch, refreshments, an apron, course materials and a selection of dishes created during the course.
2 Day Course. 9.30am – 4.30pm
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FIELD TO FORK

The Field to Fork course guarantees to inspire confidence to grow your own produce and then cook it in the most delicious way.

Students harvest their fruit and vegetables from the Kitchen Garden, collect eggs and milk direct from the source, and select the freshest herbs from the Cookery School herb gardens. Field to Fork recipes and tips include imaginative ways to cook and prepare seasonal fruit and vegetables, salads and dressings, garnishes, and preserves. The course also features demonstrations on knife skills, menu planning and presentation techniques.

Students take home an apron, fruit and vegetables from the garden, a salad plug tray and samples from the days cooking.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, gardening class, fruit and vegetables from the Kitchen Garden, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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HOLISTIC COOKERY & HAY BARN SPA DAY

Discover the healing power of food and its effect on your health with our Holistic Cookery class. The cookery class is complemented by a yoga session and a deep-tissue massage to restore your well-being at our award-winning Hay Barn Spa.

Our professional nutritionist chef teaches how to make dishes that are based on incorporating key principles from Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda everything, including our bodies, are made out of the five elements of air, space, fire, water and earth. Students will learn how to re-vitalize their body and soul through a healthy approach to diet and lifestyle.

£175 per person includes yoga, massage, cookery class, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
10am – 5pm
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COOKING & GOOD NUTRITION

This course provides a thorough understanding of basic nutrition and the holistic power of food on health and well-being.

Hands-on class sessions include food preparation and cooking techniques that preserve all the vitamins, minerals and flavour in your food. Our qualified nutritionist shows you how to adopt a healthy use of salt, sugar and fat in cooking while maximising the flavour and nutritional benefit of the ingredients used. The theory sessions include basics of nutrition, energy needs, the diet and ageing process, carcinogens, body weight, and nutrition and life cycle.

Students harvest fruit and vegetables from the Kitchen Garden, collect milk and eggs direct from the source and make direct comparisons of organic versus intensively farmed produce during the course.

The Cooking & Good Nutrition course includes demonstration and practical cookery sessions on creative cooking techniques, knife skills, and menu planning.

£175 per person includes cookery course, lunch, refreshments, an apron, course materials and a selection of the day’s creations.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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SEASONAL DINNER PARTY

(Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter, Christmas). Prepare seasonal recipes for dinner parties that will impress guests with presentation, taste and timing! Our Seasonal Dinner Party recipes focus on ingredients and preparation techniques that allow you to entertain your guests rather than spend your evening in the kitchen.

The Seasonal Dinner Party Course provides students with a delicious cooking repertoire that includes several recipes for canapés, hot and cold starters, main courses, and deserts. Courses contain fish dishes, meat dishes, vegetarian options and desserts with a focus on maximizing seasonal, organic ingredients.

In addition to teaching cooking techniques, knife skills, and presentation tips, our courses also include menu planning, a component of nutritional benefits, and details on growing and harvesting your own produce for home.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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CLASSIC BRITISH COOKING

Learn delicious and nutritious recipes which can be prepared quickly and simply with maximum taste.

The Classic British Cooking course focusses on simple and healthy breakfasts, quick and nourishing lunches, family dinners, delicious puddings and light suppers - the perfect course for those who love to cook but are short on time.

Students select produce from the Kitchen Garden while learning tips on growing and harvesting fruit and vegetables. Featured recipes teach how to maximize use of seasonal ingredients including great ideas for leftovers, preserving and pickling. This hands-on cookery course also teaches knife skills, menu planning and culinary creativity.

£175 per person includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, lunch, refreshments, apron and all course materials.
9.30am – 4.30pm
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