Hen Corner

Brentford, London

5.0(26)·From £25.00 - £290.00·5h 30m

Small group enthusiasts seeking transferable home skills will find their ideal setting at Hen Corner, a family-run smallholding and cookery school in Brentford that combines artisan baking with sustainable living principles.

Classes run in intimate groups of up to six adults, covering everything from fundamental bread making to specialised gluten-free techniques. The school teaches both practical staples and seasonal celebrations, with courses spanning Bread Making, International Baking, and Sourdough alongside options for corporate groups and children. Each 5.5-hour session costs from £95, providing extensive hands-on time to master techniques properly.

The Introduction to Making Bread course teaches beginners to create focaccia, tin loaves, rolls, cinnamon swirls, brioche and pizza dough, with instruction from a teacher trained by Bread Angels and Richard Bertinet. Students working with bagels learn to shape New York-style bagels alongside English muffins and pesto pine nut swirls. The Introduction To Scandinavian Baking covers five Nordic specialities including solbullar sun buns, kardemummabullar cardamom knots, and knackebrod sourdough rye crispbread.

Seasonal workshops like Introduction To Easter Baking combine Hot Cross Buns with award-winning Easter Apricot Couronne and fresh lemon curd butterfly cakes. The gluten-free course tackles quinoa buckwheat loaf, chocolate chilli cake, cheese scones and seeded crackers without wheat flour. For advanced students, the two-day Making Cheddar, Stilton & Sourdough course from £290 teaches hard cheese making including separating curds and whey, overnight pressing, and cheese waxing alongside sourdough development techniques.

Every class includes fresh coffee, homemade treats, simple lunch and all ingredients, with students taking home their bakes and recipe sheets. The conservatory and kitchen setting offers garden strolls to visit resident chickens and bees during breaks, making this an ideal choice for those wanting comprehensive skills in a relaxed, sustainable environment.

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