Edible Gifts Course
The perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit – join us for a lovely cosy day in the Vale House Kitchen classroom, making delicious seasonal delights for your friends and family. On this Edible Gifts Course you’ll go home with some fabulous ready-made gifts and plenty of recipe ideas and inspiration!
Skills
• Baking biscuits and pies
• Bottling and storing liqueurs
• Packaging gifts
• Potting preserves and safe storage
• Preparing ingredients
• Selecting and safe use of equipment
• Slow-cooking chutney
Covering a whole variety of skills from baking to preserving, this course is the perfect antidote to the stresses of Christmas – swap the usual mad dash round the shops for a day full of festive fun and create some gorgeous homemade gifts that are sure to win you extra brownie points.
On this edible gifts masterclass, you’ll help finish a batch of mincemeat and use it to fill scrumptious homemade mince pies topped with frangipane – you’ll never want another supermarket mince pie again. You’ll also watch a demonstration of citrus liqueurs, ( with a bottle to take home ) make date chutney and cheese and herb biscuits (perfect for the cheeseboard), and bake chocolate cookies. You’ll be able to take home your creations home, with a course booklet full of recipes and ideas for packaging them into instant gifts. Lunch is included.