Farmhouse Cookery

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Recipes are selected to the following methods (or may possibly be adapted to offer seasonal alternatives): During your class you will prepare recipes that have been carefully tailored to suit your family life. As well as demonstrating key AGA cookery rules, the tuition is designed to hone your repertoire of traditional meat and game recipes and enable you to be totally confident to create the ultimate Sunday Roast. We can offer personalised cookery classes for all diets including FODMAP and gluten intolerant recipes. Please get in touch to chat through your specific requirements. All Hallows’ Farmhouse is a residential cookery school. Does that mean we have to stay to book a class?

Regrettably this is not possible. All of our classes are offered on a ‘one to one’ or ‘one to two’ basis for family or friends attending together. However you are welcome to come for an individual day on your own. My partner is an experienced AGA cook but I have no experience whatsoever. Can you offer a cookery class to suit us both? Seasonal vegetables – blanch and refresh, roasting and griddling, steaming, sweating vegetables in the simmering oven You are always very welcome to make the most of the farmhouse bedrooms and take advantage of the guest sitting room and breakfast room which will be exclusively yours, throughout your stay. Alternatively we can recommend one or two lovely places locally for you to relax at the end of a busy day. Please take a peek at the Orchard Room or get in touch for more details. We are on holiday in the UK and would like to include a cookery course during our visit? It’s great to hear that you have loved your AGA for so long. All of the traditional cookery methods will be second nature to you, but you may like to join us for an advanced class to hone your skills and add new recipes to your repertoire. We’d love to tailor a day that is just right for you. This may include pastry making, rich yeast doughs, sourdough, butchery, fish cookery, vegan cookery, gluten free or lactose intolerant menus or a vegan diet. I’d like to buy this experience as a gift voucher for my wife/husband/partner and we would prefer to stay. Do we both have to attend the course?

Pork and apricots

This full day ‘one to one’ session (or two friends/family) offers a unique opportunity to enjoy personalised tuition within a fun and inspiring environment. Also included is a full day ‘one to one’ session (or two friends/family) offers a unique opportunity to enjoy personal tuition within a fun and inspiring environment. During your class you will prepare recipes that have been carefully selected. Each will demonstrate the ten key AGA cookery rules.

Reserve your ‘one to one’ class for a maximum of two guests and combine with a farmhouse, bed and breakfast stay. This short break is the perfect opportunity to explore a taste of Dorset. Put all the ingredients in a huge pot. Allow an hour to heat it all through. Do not boil but make sure all the sugar is melted. Serve in jam jars. Melt the butter and sauté the onion. Add the pork and sauté again briskly until brown. Stir in flour and add salt and pepper to taste. Add the apricots and wine. Cook for 45min to 1 hour at 180C/350F/Gas 4. Before serving stir in redcurrant jelly and cream and allow to heat through. Serves 6.English muffins & breakfast rolls – maximising the benefits of cast iron, using fresh and dried yeast. Or an introduction to sourdough. Our philosophy is to teach skills rather than recipes, so we will also show you how dishes can be adjusted to take account of the seasons and your store cupboard. We will also share our new discoveries of artisan ingredients, treats from further afield as well as locally grown heritage produce.

Depending on your requirements and the season, your cookery class may include the following dishes: Not at all! If you prefer to spend the day reading beside the fire, or relaxed in the garden during the warmer months, that is absolutely fine with us. We will need to chat through the class content with the gift recipient prior to your stay and if you give us a steer on your favourite activities, we can make a list of suggestions for you to consider. However, when you return home, to ensure harmony in the kitchen, even if one of you just uses the AGA to boil a kettle, we suggest that everyone in your household becomes familiar with the differences and benefits of cooking beside a heat storage stove. We are considering a full day class but are wondering how much actual cookery will we do?

Mulled cider

We are located in England so all of our terms and conditions are governed by English law. This is irrespective of where our clients and customers are based. Preheat the oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6. Line the bottom of a 20cm x 24cm (8 x 9½in) cake tin with greaseproof paper and set aside. Beat all the cake ingredients together in a big bowl until light and fluffy. Spoon the mixture into the prepared cake tin. Pour the melted butter over the top and sprinkle with sultanas. Arrange the apple slices on top. Mix the sugar and the cinnamon together in a small bowl, then sprinkle over the apples. Bake in the preheated oven for about 35 minutes or until an inserted skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool then remove from the tin. Store in an airtight container for up to five days. Dorset tea and freshly ground coffee and homemade biscuits will be available throughout your class. Seasonal tart – AGA pastry with the benefit of no need to bake blind in the roasting oven and use of plain cold shelf Following your 1:1 class, Lisa actively encourages you to keep in touch with any cookery questions.