Next week I’ll be doing two baking events: demonstrating breadmaking, from sourdough to everyday, at 2:30pm on Monday 3rd October the Eden Project in Cornwall; and then later that week on Thursday 6th October at 6:30pm I’ll be demonstrating chocolate baking at Waterstone’s in Piccadilly. Both will be intense with secrets and tips to make sure you leave with a much better idea on how to avoid those bits in your baking you want to change. If you want to stop your bread going soft after baking, get a chocolate cake that’s extra soft and rich, or just make your baking that bit easier and less stressful then I’ll help you achieve just that.
The Eden Project details: Britain’s most respected and extraordinary ecological “dreamland” in Cornwall, The Eden Project is hosting a Harvest Food Festival, in part organised by Clive Cobb from The Town Mill Bakery with the aim to inspire baking in Britain and reconnect visitors with the seasons in grain growing and farming. I’ll be showing how to develop a sourdough, get that loaf light and aerated (you’ll never make a doorstop loaf again, I promise), and then use those slow and gentle baking techniques on everyday baking with simple yeast bread. The session runs from 3pm until 4pm, utterly free once you’ve paid your entrance to the Eden Project, and a lovely way to break you visit that afternoon. I will be there from lunchtime that day, so if you get there early do say hello. Absolutely looking forward to it.
Waterstone’s Piccadilly details: We’re going all chocolate on Thursday 6th October at the mighty Waterstone’s bookshop in London’s Piccadilly, easy to get to as it’s just by Piccadilly Circus tube station. I’ll de demonstrating how to get your chocolate brownies to hold a dense fudgy texture, keep the crumb of your chocolate cakes soft with a “just-baked” texture, explain why some forms of chocolate are better than others in baking, and guide you on where to spend and what to save on with baking: some ingredients just aren’t worth the price in some recipes. The evening is just £6 with a glass of wine (or something lighter if you want that), and plenty of time to ask you questions and get the most from the evening. For more info and booking either telephone 020 7851 2419 or go to the Waterstone’s website.
