Bake 101
Course Description:
Discover the joy of baking from scratch in this hands-on, beginner-friendly, daytime baking series designed to teach you the essential techniques behind your favorite baked treats. Each class focuses on a specific category of baking, guiding you step-by-step through the fundamentals—from understanding ingredients to mastering texture and flavor.
Over the duration of the series, you will learn how to confidently make:
- Flaky Biscuits
- Tender Muffins
- Classic Pies and Pie Dough
- Crisp Biscotti
- Hungarian Shortbread Cookies
Throughout the series, you will gain practical skills in measuring, mixing, shaping, and baking, along with tips for troubleshooting and adding your own creative twists to a variety of classic favorites. Each session focuses on a different type of baked good, with easy-to-follow instruction with a professional chef-led demonstration and plenty of time for questions, tasting, and conversation.
Whether you are brand new to baking or looking to build a stronger foundation, this course will leave you with a repertoire of timeless recipes and the confidence to bake at home with ease.
Each class includes printed recipes, baking tips for baking at home, time to share stories (and snacks!) with fellow participants and take-home goodies for you to enjoy with family or friends.
Dates:
Wednesday October 15, 2025 – Cheddar Biscuits & Blueberry Muffins
Walk into our kitchen to learn two foundational mixing techniques – the rubbing-in method and the muffin method and walk out with flaky biscuits and berry muffins. These are the building blocks to many recipes. Understanding these techniques will allow you to control the texture, structure and flavor or your baked goods!
Thursday October 16, 2025 – Streusel Apple Pie & Pumpkin Pie
Explore the rubbing-in method further with our pâte brisée for your flaky pie dough needs. The most welcoming introductory pie class that will allow you to learn and practice your knife skills, roll even pie shells and learn to make a streusel topping for your pie with ease and added texture and visual appeal to your bakes goods.
Friday October 17, 2025 – Coconut Apricot Biscotti & Strawberry Hungarian Shortbread
Not your average cookie class! Learn to make classic twice-baked cookies to accompany your tea or coffee at your next luncheon or after meal beverage and discover a twist on the traditional buttery shortbread cookie using local house-made preservatives with our Hungarian shortbread!
No prior baking experience needed—just bring your love and curiosity of baked goods and a willingness to learn!
Class registration is final sale, but transferrable. If you are not able to attend the class, please consider transferring your spot to a family or friend and notify us by phone or email of the change.
We cannot guarantee that recipes can be modified to accommodate dietary restrictions. At this time, we cannot accommodate gluten-free, dairy, or egg diets/allergies. Should there be a demand, we would consider hosting private classes.
All materials, tools and ingredients provided.
Although some of our recipes may not contain nuts, London Training Centre is not a nut-free facility.
Please note: in instances where we do not receive minimum enrollment required, registrants will be notified of class cancellation and refunds will be issued.
Any questions or concerns can be directed to our Chef:
Chandany Chen
Program Manager & Chef Instructor
Tel: 519 685-4331
Email: chandany@londontraining.on.ca