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[v-lim]

Leiths Week 2&3: eggs - emulsifying and cooking/shortcrust pastry

Mayonnaise was the emulsion - whipping by both hand and machine methods

Then eggs in all forms - poached, soft boiled, scrambled

Shortcrust pastry by both hand and machine again - made both sweet and savoury tarts (herbs in pastry)

[v-lim]

Lockdown and being stuck in London got me started on some self-improvement courses 😏

Completed my WSET3 🍷 last year.. and decided to level up the cookery skills too 👩🏻‍🍳

Week 1 of Leiths

Session 1: White stock

No salt added to stocks

White stocks need to be.. dépouiller​

Should always consider allergens when cooking for guests e.g. celery

Final stock should be clear with no oil, with a nice depth of colour

Session 2: knife skills: stir fry

Blocking off/ Batoning/Jullienne/ Petit brunoise

[bakingbentall]

Blackberry Bakewell Tart Everything my hopes and dreams were made of. Wild blackberries I picked with Dad and Anne on our countryside walk. Gluten free shortcrust pastry and a frangipane top. Absolute perfection, served warm from the oven. Recipe from River Cottage Gluten Free, shortcrust pastry recipe from Leith's #rivercottageglutenfree #leiths #glutenfree #glutenfreebaking #gbbo #pastry #pastryweek #blackberry #blackberries https://www.instagram.com/p/B2M_70BDC1q/?igshid=3pg5ma5atuk1

[margaretrayfield]

Celebrating the royal wedding by teaching How to Cook - Cakes 2 at Leith's today. Pictured here, a mojito genoise. Cheers to you Meghan and Harry! 🍾🥂Bloody love a wedding 😎 And well done you wild things @violetcakeslondon! Absolutely ace! Whoop whoop! (Phew, now time for an actual drink in this glorious sunshine.) . . . . #royalwedding #meghanandharry #marriage #baking #cookinglesson #culinarycuration #teachcooking #leiths #baking #cakes #cakedecorating #summerbaking #boozy #mojito #genoise #edibleflowers @leithscooking (at Leiths School of Food and Wine)

[kemvid]

Prue Leith’s frozen Christmas secret revealed - https://wp.me/p91bka-fn7 - #Christmas, #Frozen, #Leiths, #Prue, #Revealed, #Secret, #TopStories

[margaretrayfield]

Almond, pine nut and apricot cake at our Leith's Summer Entertaining class today #baking #pastry #cake #almond #summer #entertaining #leiths #leithscooking #cooking #teaching #cookery #cheflife #satuday #class #italian (at Leiths School of Food and Wine)

[quadrillebooks]

Passion Fruit Eclairs - How to Cook Pastry by Leiths School of Food and Wine

Photography by Peter Cassidy. This book can be ordered at all good bookshops, or online at quadrille.co.uk, Amazon, or Waterstones.