The Bread Day
A delicious introduction to cooking the River Cottage way, covering fish, meat, vegetables, bread and dessert.
Bread is one of our original and most popular courses here at River Cottage HQ and in this revamped version, our chefs take you through every stage of the baking process. You will learn to make many different types of bread and leave with the knowledge and confidence gained from this intensive day ready to tackle the joys of baking bread at home.
At River Cottage we bake all our bread including our classic farmhouse loaf, so we begin the day showing you how to make this. You will also explore international breads like focaccia, make a wood-fired pizza for lunch and sweet dough for doughnuts and brioche as well as soda bread for a tea time treat.
Our guests frequently say after this course they never look back and it’s homemade bread from then on.
Highlights
– Create a classic farmhouse loaf
– Flavoursome focaccia
– Cinnamon doughnuts made from the tried and tested River Cottage recipe
– Make your own pizza dough for a wood-fired pizza for lunch
– Foolproof soda bread
– Indulgent chocolate brioche
Your day
10:00 - 17:00
Make yourself at home
You will meet your host, and begin the day with tea, coffee and treats fresh from the kitchen.
SESSION ONE
Get stuck in straight away creating the dough for a classic farmhouse loaf.
SESSION TWO
Pizza dough which will be cooked in our wood fired oven for your lunch later in the day.
Session three
Bread number three will be a herby fougasse or focaccia.
Session four
Next you'll tackle cinnamon doughnuts to be enjoyed for your afternoon snack
Lunch
Finish your pizzas with seasonal toppings before they're cooked in the wood-fired oven. You'll enjoy these with some salads provided by the River Cottage Chefs.
Session Five
A teatime loaf is up next- soda bread using River Cottage yoghurt and cider.
session six
To finish, you'll create a mouth-watering chocolate brioche loaf.
Departure
There will be time to chat to your fellow scholars and the River Cottage team, before heading back up the hill for 5pm with your baked goods in hand!
Further Information
Directions
This course is run from River Cottage HQ on the Dorset/Devon borders. Full address details of HQ will be provided once you have booked.
Licensed Venue
We are a licensed venue. We have a wide selection of the finest organic wines available to purchase.
Accommodation
If you would like to stay at the heart of River Cottage, we offer overnight accommodation at River Cottage HQ in our beautiful 17th century farmhouse. We have three stylishly refurbished bedrooms for B&B plus the 2-bedroom Gardener's Cottage. These get booked quickly so for more information go to rivercottage.net/stay to book. Alternatively, we have put together a list of our local accommodation which includes B&Bs, self-catering, hotels and camping.
Suitability
We would advise that this course is only really suitable for 12 years of age and upwards. Under 16s must be accompanied by a paying adult. We put these guidelines in place for the safety, comfort and enjoyment of all our guests.
Allergy Advice
Sorry, we’re afraid this course is not suitable for those who are gluten free, with coeliac disease or wheat intolerances. However we do run courses that are gluten free friendly. Please get in touch if you have any questions or need further details.
