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About Green Cottages Kitchen

For over 7 years we have been running our fun and interactive workshops.  We hope they will inspire you at home.  All the workshops take place in our own spacious kitchen and workshop overlooking the garden. The kitchen has the latest oven/steam technology.  A typical bread making workshop includes all the materials; you get to take home your course notes, hints and tips and recipes with a tray of all the baked goodies made on the day. All you knead to know to make Real Bread! Learn the basic techniques. Refreshments and lunch included. Numbers are strictly limited to make sure everyone gets to see and participate in the action.  We also have holiday cottages just round the corner, set in the heart of Rodmersham Green, Kent great if you wish to make a long weekend or holiday with friends or family.

Gift Vouchers/Tickets can be purchased from our online store at shop.green-cottages.com

Beginners Breadmaking Workshop (Full Day/approx. 6 hours) Have fun learning traditional bread making, bake a White Bloomer, local speciality Kentish Huffkins and a walnut and rye bread. Master all the basics of bread making, with lots of hands on experience. We usually make pizzas for lunch. Suitable for all ability including beginners. Cost £150 per person.    

Saturday 12th October 2024

Saturday 9th November 2024

Saturday 11th January 2025

 

                                                                                   

Sourdough Breadmaking and Breads using Starter Doughs Workshop (Full Day/approx. 6 hours) Have fun learning to make Sourdough, a traditional English Country Loaf and a fabulous Italian Pane Pugliese. These breads are what some may call advanced bakes because they use starter doughs, but anyone can take part. Suitable for all ability including beginners. Cost £150 per person.

Saturday 19th October 2024

Saturday 18th January 2025

 

Fabulous Enriched Doughs (Full day/approx. 6 hours)  Learn to make Enriched doughs with butter, oil, eggs and milk etc.  The gorgeous soft Brioche, fabulously coiled Cinnamon buns and Focaccia.  Suitable for all ability including beginners. Cost £150 per person.

Sunday 13th October 2024

Saturday 25th January 2025

 

Christmas Special – Festive baking. We will make festive doughs including a bread wreath, stollen, and festive buns. We make pizzas for lunch. Lots of hands on experience. Included in the price is lunch, refreshments throughout the day and a recipe booklet.  Cost £175 per person.

Tuesday 12th November 2024

Saturday 7th December 2024

 

Wreath Making Workshops – make your own Christmas wreath. Details to be confirmed.

TBC for 2024

Bespoke/Private Group Bookings Baking and Cookery workshops can be run on a date that suits you, subject to our availability and minimum 2 participants. Please call Monique on 07973 443527 or email info@green-cottages.com to discuss/book.

 
Workshop Programme

We set out below answers to Frequently Ask Questions about our baking workshops - hopefully answering any queries you may have. If there’s anything we’ve missed please call or email - feel free to ask……

Typical Workshop Programme (1 day workshop)

9.30-10am              We start the workshop with introductions and refreshments.  

10am                         Monique will take you through the basic ingredients and processes. 

10.30am                  We then get stuck in; the morning is spent mixing doughs, learning to knead, bulk fermenting the doughs and knocking them back.  We often make our own pizzas for lunch.

12.30pm                  We have a break for lunch; a walk round the garden (weather permitting). Lunch is served around the kitchen table.

1.15pm                     Refreshed we head back into the afternoon session; shaping doughs using moulds, proving and baking.  Whilst the bread is baking there is time for a break and a final question and answer session.  

4/5pm                       At the end of the workshop you will have a tray of breads to take home along with your course goodies.

 

FAQ’s (Frequently Ask Questions)

Got a group of you and want a specific date?

We can arrange this for you.  There needs to be a min 2 participants and tailor to your groups needs; Call Monique to arrange your event on +44 (0)7973 443527

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event? Green Cottages Kitchen is based in the pretty Kent village of Rodmersham Green. You can park on our drive, we are approx 2 miles from Sittingbourne/10mins from junction 5 M2. The nearest train station is Sittingbourne with good services to the Kent Coast and London (1 hour from St Pancras and Victoria stations). Taxi's cost about £10 from the train station to our house. 

Can I book a place for a child? We’d recommend that your child is minimum 11 years old or over - this is a full one day workshop shop and they need to be capable of participating over a 6-hour period (with breaks along the way).  The price is based on a per person basis, so the price is the same for an adult or a child.  All children to be accompanied by a paying responsible adult.  

What can/can't I bring to the event? You will be using flour and kneading dough, it's a physical activity. Please wear a short-sleeved top/shirt to avoid clothes dangling in the dough and comfortable covered footwear with soft soles. Leave rings at home they'll only get covered in dough! We will provide you with an apron to wear on the day. 

What about COVID or illness? We ask that if you feel ill (runny nose, upset stomach, cough etc) prior to the workshop, advise us immediately, so that we can rearrange your date.  We are working with food so it is important you don’t turn up ill!  We don’t want to be ill and neither do we want to pass anything on to others who maybe vulnerable.  We want to keep everyone safe and have fun baking. We provide hand sanitisers and antibacterial hand wash and we try to keep the group reasonably spaced out so everyone feels comfortable.  

Can you cater for special dietary requirements? Yes, we can cater for various dietary requirements including vegetarian, vegan etc. however please advise us as early as possible, minimum 2 days in advance of the workshop.

Where can we stay nearby? To see/book our lovely award-winning holiday cottages visit our website www.green-cottages.com.  Our cottages are child friendly and dog friendly, located overlooking Rodmersham village green, in Kent and next to the village pub, the Fruiterers Arms and adjacent to the village shop/café.  The cottages are just a 5 min walk around the corner from our kitchen where the workshops are based. 

Where can I contact the organiser with any questions? Call Monique on +44 (0)7973 443527 or email info@green-cottages.com. Unfortunately, we cannot accommodate wheelchair users.

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