Indulge in some guilty pleasures with Ashburton Cookery School’s Patisserie and Pastry & Pudding Courses

Release Date: 07/06/2012

Indulge your sweet tooth and enjoy some guilty pleasures with Ashburton Cookery School’s Patisserie and Pastry & Puddings Courses. www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk If you have a passion for pastry, bread making or puddings then Ashburton Cookery School in Devon has some irresistible cookery courses that will help you produce restaurant standard desserts at home that will impress and delight family and friends.

Choose from a one-day Patisserie Course (£165) where you can learn the art of short crust, sweet and choux pastry along with expert biscuit, chocolate and custard making or why not opt for a fun weekend away with friends with the Ashburton Cookery School 2 day Pastry & Puddings Plus Course (£315).

Why go out and pay for expensive Bistro and restaurant pastries and desserts when you can learn the skills to produce dazzling cakes and puddings at home.

Mouth-watering Warm Chocolate and Hazelnut Brownie and Raspberry Tart with Orange Blossom Water Pastry Cream are just two of the indulgent desserts on the menu at the 1 day Patisserie course that students can enjoy learning to cook and eating too. As with all courses at Ashburton Cookery School, the washing up is done for you so students can focus exclusively on improving their cooking skills and enjoying the food they produce.

Chef Manager Darrin Hosegrove who devises the Ashburton Cookery School courses says that bread- making, puddings and patisserie courses are proving to be popular with students at Ashburton; “We have seen a great media trend in recent years for home cooking and baking and it is being reflected here at the cookery school. We can guide students through the pitfalls of pastry and bread-making to produce superb puddings, brioches and classic desserts. Our weekend courses particularly are a great way to learn new skills and pick up essential culinary tips from our team of professional chef tutors while having fun in a relaxed and friendly environment.”

The 2-day Pastry & Puddings Plus would be the perfect present for a special birthday or for a fun weekend away with friends. Ashburton Cookery School has a range of superb accommodation on offer for students as well as a state of the art cookery school which is situated on the edge of the stunning Dartmoor National Park.

Chocolate Fondant Puddings, Crème Brulee, Lemon Possett, Walnut Bread and Brioche, Spelt Bread, Panna Cotta, Crème Patisserie and Home Ice Creams are just some of the tempting recipes for students to master on the weekend course.

For more information about these cookery courses or the full range of courses available at Ashburton Cookery School then please visit: www.ashburtoncookeryschool.co.uk

Notes to Editors

Regularly voted on of the leading cookery schools in the UK, the Ashburton Cookery School offers more than 40 cookery courses aimed at enthusiastic home cooks from 18 old, beginners to advanced levels. The courses are delivered by a team of 7 professional chef tutors in state of the art kitchens at a purpose built facility in Ashburton, on the edge of Dartmoor National Park.