Buns from Scratch: Hot Cross Buns
27th March 2027 - 6:30pm - 8:30pm | Daylesford Farm
Join us for this focused two-hour workshop and discover the joy of baking beautifully soft, flavourful buns from scratch.
Join us for this focused two-hour workshop and discover the joy of baking beautifully soft, flavourful buns from scratch.


MORE INFORMATION:
Join us for a new series of workshops devoted to freshly baked buns! The recipes will change throughout the year for this series of workshops from warming cinnamon buns, pillowy bao, Christmas stollen to traditional hot cross buns at Easter. You’ll learn how to mix, knead and shape dough, as well as how to achieve the ideal prove for light, tender results every time.
On arrival, we will welcome you with drinks before introducing the evenings workshop. You’ll then get hands-on creating your own sweet and sticky hot-cross buns from scratch, kneading, shaping and piping the traditional crosses. Once baked, everyone will sit down to enjoy the fruits of their labour, tucking into a freshly baked bun before taking the rest home to share.
Evening workshop from 6:30PM - 8:30PM includes practical and demonstration cookery sessions, all course materials, a folder of recipes and a selection of buns to eat. Guests of The Cookery School also enjoy a discount of up to 25% in our Farmshop after their course.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
How many people can attend?
Our cookery courses can host up to a maximum of 12 guests, with everyone seated around our large central kitchen island and cooking in pairs at each of the 6 cookery workstations in the school.I have dietary requirements can I attend?
On booking, there is a mandatory field to fill in under the name for each guest attending where you can provide details of any dietary requirements or allergies. Unfortunately, we are unable to tailor the course to suit a gluten-free diet.Can I book this experience as a gift?
You can book places in advance for as a gift for somone, however if you do not know yet whether they will be able to attend we recommend buying them one of our gift vouchers instead. This way, they can choose the date of the course they would like to join us for. Discover our gift vouchers HERE.There aren't enough places available, is there a waitlist?
If there are not enough tickets available, simply email thecookeryschool@daylesford.com and we can add your details to our waitlist and let you know if we receive any cancellations.I require accommodation, where can I stay?
We have plenty of holiday cottages located at Daylesford and in the surrounding villages along with family rooms at our pubs. Visit www.daylesfordstays.com to discover more. Guests staying at any of our accommodations receive 10% off bookings at the Cookery School, after your stay is booked you will be emailed a discount code to enter at the checkout for booking your cookery course.Where do I find further Buns From Scratch workshop dates?
You can find further dates below or find them all listed HERE.I have further questions how do I contact you?
Please email thecookeryschool@daylesford.com or call the Cookery School Team on 01608 731 620.

