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These free online courses in baking have everything you need to familiarise yourself with baking in all of its forms. From breads to pizzas, there is no end to what you can bake with the right level of experience. Focusing on essential sides of baking such as techniques, recipes and methods, if you want to impress with your baking, these courses are the right place to start....…Read More
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Practical Skills to Become a Chef
- Discuss basic cooking techniques
- Describe how to cook the perfect gravy, apply sauces and...
- Compare the cooking techniques used for meat ... Read More

The Essential Guide to Pastry Baking for Beginners
- Define ‘pastries’ and ‘desserts’
- Explain how to make and maintain a sourdough starter fro...
- Describe the methods to produce and feed the ... Read More

Cake Decoration - Ideas and Techniques
- Recall the history of cake decorating
- Explain the development of icing two hundred years ago
- Discuss the rules of cake baking Read More

The Ultimate Guide to Sourdough Baking and Cooking
- List the various types of flavour
- Outline the differences and advantages of different flav...
- Describe the best hygiene practices Read More

Baking and Desserts for Beginners
- Describe the difference between classic and rough puff p...
- Explain the correct method of turning and folding puff p...
- Classify hot and cold desserts Read More

Basics of Baking
- Discuss the essential requirements and professional prer...
- Explain the techniques that can be employed in order to ...
- Compare the main ingredients and recipes involved in the...
- Identify the main steps involved in baking va... Read More

Confectionery for Beginners
- Define ‘confectionery’
- Identify the types of confectionery and different confec...
- List the ingredients used in confectionery
- Identify the tools and equipment used to crea... Read More

Basics of Baking a Cake
- List the basic ingredients used to bake a cake
- Outline different mixing methods and their role in cake-...
- Discuss the types of equipment and tools used to bake ca...
- Recognise the classification of bakery produc... Read More

How to Make Bread
- Explain how to make bread at home
- Describe various utensils needed to make bread
- Establish the significance of some aspects of baking
- Outline the steps involved in the bread-makin... Read More

How to Start a Cupcake Business
- Describe cupcakes in detail
- Recall the history of cupcakes
- List the basic ingredients and tools for making cupcakes
- Recognise accurate methods for measuring diff... Read More
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