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Baking with Confidence: Everyday Skills for the Home Kitchen

A practical, hands-on course for adults who want to master the basics of baking at home. From perfect scones to simple bread and traybakes, you'll learn reliable techniques, understand key ingredients, and build the confidence to bake for family and friends without fuss or fancy equipment.

150 min5 modulesBeginner friendly
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Free to take. This course does not use any Learning Credits.

What you’ll be able to do

By the end of this course, you will be able to independently prepare and bake at least four different everyday bakes (scones, a simple loaf, a traybake, and a batch of biscuits) using standard kitchen tools, and adapt basic recipes to suit your own tastes.

Course outline

A clear route from first principles to practical confidence

  1. 01

    Getting Started: Ingredients, Equipment and the Baker's Mindset

    • Understanding flour, fats, sugars and raising agents
    • Weighing and measuring: why accuracy matters
    • Essential tools and how to prepare your workspace
  2. 02

    Scones, Pastry and Quick Breads

    • The rubbing-in method: perfect scones every time
    • Shortcrust pastry: rolling, lining and blind baking
    • Quick breads: soda bread and cheese scones
  3. 03

    Simple Yeast Baking: Bread and Rolls

    • Getting to know yeast: activation and proving
    • Kneading, shaping and the second rise
    • Baking and cooling: how to tell when bread is done
  4. 04

    Cakes, Traybakes and Biscuits

    • The creaming method: Victoria sponge and variations
    • All-in-one traybakes: lemon drizzle and chocolate traybake
    • Biscuits and cookies: shaping, spacing and timing
  5. 05

    Finishing Touches and Troubleshooting

    • Simple glazes, buttercream and fruit fillings
    • Storing and freezing your bakes
    • Common problems: why did it sink, burn or go flat?