French Pastries (Viennoisserie)

Ever wondered how to get the layers in French pastries that make them so moreish and delicious? This course covers all the processes involved in producing laminated doughs to produce two classic recipes, and can help you create many more too! It is an active and fully hands on class which involves kneading and rolling by hand.

The class will help you understand how the dough is prepared, how the addition of butter transforms the dough and will take all the steps to create home baked versions of French staples.

You will work on a pre-fermented dough we have prepared for you the previous evening, and will roll, fold and laminate this to produce your finished vennoiserie. You will also prepare a dough yourself to ferment at home and produce another batch! Basically this course covers all the steps and stages to make great pastries at home.

IMPORTANT: this class is designed to challenge home bakers with some experience and help them develop more advanced skills. It is physically demanding and requires reasonable strength as it entails rolling dough and laminating dough by hand. Please ensure you check before booking if you’re unsure about whether the class is right for you.

All course bookings are subject to our Terms and Conditions, including our cancellation policy. Please click here to access a downloadable PDF of this document.

On the rare occasion that we must cancel / reschedule a course students will be offered an alternative date or a full refund.

Due to the nature of our courses and the ingredients we regularly use allergens are present in our baking studio – visit our Downloads page for advice about main allergens course by course.