Our award-winning bakery runs a variety of regular baking workshops throughout the year. Join us for classes ranging from introductory bread-making, to sourdough, to French or Italian.

We also run seasonal workshops—from hot cross buns to Christmas stollen—as well as collaborations with talented local chefs, bakers and photographers here at the baking school.

Have a browse of our full range of current workshops, or buy a bread-lover in your life a workshop voucher below!

WORKSHOPS

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VOUCHERS

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SOURDOUGH EPISODE OF SLICED BREAD

We were delighted to welcome the ever-curious Greg Foot from Radio 4's Sliced Bread to the White Cottage Kitchen. As we bake sourdough together, we chat about artisan bread-vs-sliced bread and the rise of supermarket 'sourfaux'. Food historian, Dr Sue Bailey, takes us through the history of bread manufacture in the UK  and Proffessor Tim Spector discusses the nutritional benefits of sourdough-vs-sliced white. Is sourdough the best thing since, well...?

BAKING RETREAT IN TUSCANY

We're delighted to announce that Helen Underwood of White Cottage Baking School will once again be teaching a 6-night baking retreat at the Castello di Potentino in Tuscany, Italy, this Autumn. Find out more and book your place for the autumn...

TERROIR TUSCANY

​Helen writes: "Towards the end of 2018, I was privileged to join a group of chefs, writers, farmers, archeologists, photographers and filmmakers for Terroir Tuscany. One thing unified us all - food: its provenance, history, politics, production and sustainability..."
We offer corporate hospitality and team-building days for groups of up to twelve people. Get in touch to find out more or to arrange your bespoke workshop.
It's always fantastic to hear that you've loved learning from the classes as much as we love teaching them! Read what some past students have had to say about our workshops.
White Cottage is an artisan bread and baking school run by award-winning sourdough baker Helen Underwood.

​Based just outside of Cambridge, we offer workshops for all skill levels—so whether you're a complete novice or an experienced baker, we have a workshop for you!

REVIEWS & AWARDS

FEATURED WORKSHOP

6-NIGHT BAKING RETREAT AT THE CASTELLO DI POTENTINO, TUSCANY

Spring 2024: Saturday 4th May to Friday 10th May 2023

Autumn 2024: Sunday 20th to Saturday 26th October 2023
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We are delighted to have been invited back to the Castello di Potentino in Tuscany to run our Baking Retreats in Autumn and Spring 2024...

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01223 264557
helen@whitecottagebakery.com