Greystoke Cycle Cafe and Tea Garden

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Quirky Cookery 2012

 

Click here for many recent photos of Cookery Workshops at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

Click above for many

recent photos of

Cookery Workshops

at Greystoke

 

Click here to print of the provisional 2012 Leaflet - we will be updating this as changes are made and new courses are added- the history of the changes will be recorded above the main website table incase you are interested in any changes in course dates from the original you can scan through this

Undergoing

small changes

between

'now and Paper Print '

Time in March

Last update

9th Jan

 

    Purchase and print off our Open Vouchers online     

Our Vouchers

    make lovely gifts &

are valid

for 2 years

£15 TO £200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Cookery Workshops

 

Our Cookery Workshops are some of our most popular

and tend to take place in early Spring and Autumn when we're less

likely to be disturbed by passing C2C Cyclists.

We are lucky to have some inspiring tutors

all whom are extremely  knowledgable in their own fields and are only too

willing to share their secrets, hints and wealth of expertise with us.

The workshops take place in our farmhouse kitchen around one large table.

Currently all our workshops are Hands On-

and generally this means . . . very Hands On -

you may sit down for the first coffee and introduction and the rest of the time you ll be busy.

Quite often the things you make are sampled at lunch time-

though don't worry, there will always be plenty to take home -

especially with the baking days & Cup Cakes

Our kitchen wouldn't be the same without our oil fired Aga, which we use

for the majority of our Cafe Catering and Cookery Courses. 

However, we always bring in an extra electric fan over for the days that need it -

so you wil have the benefit of being able to use both where necessary.

 

 

Current Dates (more to be added)

 

            Spaces
Wed 22nd  Feb   Scrumptious Scone Making Day 10am - 2.30pm Gill Harris £66  fu;;
Thu 23rd Feb   A Day in Cup Cake Heaven 10am - 2.30pm Sean Downes £68     3
Wed 29th Feb   Gluten Free Breads and Baking- Pastries, biscuits and scones 10am-2.30pm Gill Harris £68     3
Wed 14th March   Bread Making by Hand 10am.-2.30pm Gill Harris £68    2
Mon 18th June   Elderflower Extravaganza  -  Cordial Cake and Jelly 10am-2.30pm Fiona Barratt £65     6
    MORE DAYS TO COME        

 

More days to come in Summer/ Autumn we hope with Gill and some other new days -

please use form to the right to add Cookery / update your details/ join the database.

We don't send out many emails atall -infact,

we ourselves are not fans of  'Newsletters ' at all, so please don't worry about too much from us.

 

 

 

 

How to book a Course at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

Firstly, please either email with your initial requirements or phone and leave a message if necessary 

( the space/ availability column in above table is usually fairly up to date  )

Your name will be pencilled in and full payment will be required before your place can be confirmed.

 

You can pay in the following 2 ways  . . .

 

1      By cheque -                       For the full amount please payable to Greystoke Cycle Cafe and post to same  @  Greystoke , Penrith Cumbria  CA11 0UT

                                                                 (if this may be difficult and you would rather spread the payments please do let us know - we can usually accommodate most requests) .

  .                                                              Please ALWAYS write the course date and attendee on the back  of each cheque

2.       By OnlineTransfer  -  please use details Acc No 0373 9872  Sort code 72 00 00 and then use part surname      . . .     part course name as a reference. 

                                                                AS SOON AS you have completed the transfer please EMAIL us with above details in the grey table below         

Your booking will be confirmed by email which will contain details of parking/walking map/venue/times/what to bring etc

 

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(If you're able, please copy and paste this grey table into an email to us - make sure you start the copying process including both lines of  + + + + signs

 

Course Name

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payment method if known

Attendee

Attendee

phone number(s)

Attendee

email

Attendee

Home town & county

Any funny food reqs?

- all lunches are veggie anyway

Do they need one of the few parking spaces in our driveway ?

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        **WALKING- Can they walk 150yds - 350yds of flat country lane walking through Greystoke or do they need  to reserve one of the 3 spaces here in our driveway - or they can be dropped off a map is downloadable  here

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A Day in Cupcake Heaven - with Sean Downes of 'Fancy That' Cake Shop ~ Penrith

 

 

 

 

Cup Cake Heaven Workshop at Greystoke Cycle Cafe - Penrith- Cumbria

Cup Cake Heaven

Workshop

Thu 23rd Feb 2012

with Sean Downes

of

'Fancy That' Cake Shop,

Penrith

Cup Cakes Stripped Bare!

If you're tired of trawling through cookbooks and online for

that special cupcake recipe then look no further!

Perhaps you'd like to make a Cup Cake for a special occasion

and don't know where to start ?

Using Tried and Tested Recipes practised in

our busy shop everyday

we will be travelling through

Cupcake Heaven  . . from the

Sublime Vanilla to the Sexy Chocolate

Why not join Sean for some pure and unadulterated Cupcake Fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cup Cake Heaven Workshop at Greystoke Cycle Cafe - Penrith- Cumbria

 

 

 

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Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barrett -  Mon 13th June

Learn how to make Elderflower Cordial,  Elderflowers Cake and Elderflower Jelly all in one day . . .

 

 

 

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

Sambucus nigra . . . 

the Elderflower is a very 'iving' tree

providing us in late May with a most

versatile and beautiful of creamy white scented flowers that give us its wonderful cordials etc

. . .   and then in autumn  . . .

copious bunches of purple berries that all herbalists

would agree offer a myriad of useful medicinal properties.

 

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

Fiona Barrett has been enjoying foraging and

making cordials, jams and chutneys from her

own homegrown produce

for several years in Cumbria. 

She will share with you on this day her secrets of how

to make the tastiest of home made cordials

with minimal preservatives ,

honey coloured clear scented elderflower jelly and some

really different and special cakes to take away to

treat neighbours friends and family.

Towards the end of May the day before the class-

or the morning of the class

we will ask you to pick

your own elderflowers-  about 80 heads and

bring them with you on this special day - if at all possible

 

 

 

 

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

 

A common sight in our hedgerows coming into flower

just after the May tree (aka Hawthorn/ Quickthorn)

the heady scent of the Elderflower fills the air and

heralds the warmth of early summer. 

 

During this day you will learn all about the many things

you can make with Elderflowers . . .

including cordial, cakes and jams

 and you will take home all you have made.

 A really lovely way to start summer and 

A perfect opportunity to try and

get back in touch with nature in the kitchen.

Booking essential

 

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

 

You will recognise its large flat creamy white heads

looking like lace and  nodding in the wind,

growing low as if almost waiting to be picked.

 

It is said in ancient folklore that the summer

has not yet started unil the elder is in full flower and is over

when the berries are ripe for picking

 

See http://www.briarrigghouse.co.uk/produce.htm

Elderflower Extravaganza with Fiona Barratt at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 



 

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Specialist Baking Days with Gillian Harris

 

 

Christmas Breads from around the World Nov 2008 with Gillian Harris  (left) at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

The eldest of 10 children, Gillian has always been interested in cookery, especially baking.  Her job after Sunday school was to bake bread and cakes for the family for the week.  It was never a chore for her – she loved being in the kitchen.  Over the years she learnt to make cakes for her siblings' birthdays and later for other members of the family and for friends.  This expanded to wedding cakes, christening cakes, buffets, etc,as the family grew up 

 

Since moving to Cumbria and becoming involved with the Women's Institute and the Sugar Craft Guild, Gillian has demonstrated various forms of cookery and cake decorating - fish cookery, soups, starters, quick suppers, jams & preserves, gateaux, sugar flowers, gelatine flowers, all kinds of cake icing and decorating, bread making by hand and by machine. 

 As a result of a Christmas bread making demonstration Gillian was approached by Carrs and asked to help with the development and promotion of their specialist bread making flours developed for bread machines.  Since then she has given many demonstrations and workshops, enjoyed trying out different recipes and different bread machines. She has also been asked by many people with food intolerances to find recipes to suit and found this area of research really interesting

All in all she would like to say a big thank you to her mum and grandma who were always ready to let her lend a hand whenever they were in the kitchen and who encouraged her to try out different recipes.  She considers herself very lucky to have 3 children and 5 grandchildren who all enjoy cooking.

.it means her kitchen will continue to be the hub of the house for some time to come.

 

 

 

 

Gluten Free Baking - Breads, Pastries Biscuits and Scones with Gillian Harris

 

 

Anyone who has ever tried to make Pastry,  Bread, Biscuits and Scones gluten free

knows that result can be disappointing

It's the gluten in baking and flour that gives bread and

pastries their elasticity and cakes their spring. 

Therefore Gluten free flours are a little more difficultt to work

than normal flours and results less predictable - but there are ways round to getting good results. .

IN addition there are other ingredients to use as

substitutes for a gluten free diet which will provide equally tasty alternatives and so help towards a fresher approach and better results.

Gluten Free Bread and Bakes

 

Gillian has been baking for many many years and

has been making gluten free breads

and bakes for the past  fifteen.

She bakes for several gluten free clients and is well

versed on all the short cuts, hint and tips available to get the best out of your gluten free recipes .

She will arrive with many ingredients and many

recipes.  Over first coffee she will cover the hazards of gluten free baking, and tell you about some of her  favourite ingredients that she likes to use etc - you will then be invited to choose from a variety of recipes and

the cooking will start.

 

Wed 29th Feb

 

 

Baked goods pose a particular problem when it comes to gluten free diets . . as it's gluten that gives

bread its elasticity and cakes their spring.

Therefore, gluten-free breads will not display the same

characteristic as 'normal' bread.

Gluten-free flours are a

little more difficult to work with than regular flours,

however  one does become used to cooking with them

and Gillian will introduce you to time honoured ways

to get the best results aswell as alternatives that may not immediately spring to mind.

You will feel far more confident about all

you prepare and serve after a workshop with Gill.

 

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      You will be eating for lunch the items you have made

where appropriate

Please bring an apron, some lightweight scales

and a bag to take some of your things home in.

 

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Scrumptious Scone Making Day with Gillian Harris

 

 

 

Please bring a pinny, a mixing bowl and a container

for all your scones to take home and impressfriends and family

 

 

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Scrumptious Scones Day

Wed 22nd Feb 2012

Gillian Harris shares with us her many hints and tips gleened

from a lifetime of baking.

This is a very hands on cookery day experimenting with different mixes and recipes,

why do we we use eggs, marg or butter, baking powder ?

And how do these ingredients change the basic  resulting scone.

Once you have made a batch or two and discovered the feel of how it should be

(and that its not so hard at all) - then the fun will begin .

Suddenly, a perfectly baked - light as a feather- plain scone will be just too easy .

You will quite soon be enticed by savoury as well as sweet and then the fun begins.

Gillian brings almost a whole supermarket of ingredients you might add to a scone-

be prepared to be adventurous!

We will be working with an Aga and a conventional oven.

There should be plenty to take home at the end of the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Beautiful Bread Making Machines with Gillian Harris

 

 

THERE WILL BE AN AUTUMN 2012 DATE- PLEASE CONTACT US TO JOIN THE LIST

 

Learn just how easy and simple it is to

create a variety of lovely breads using a Bread Maker -

 

 

 

 

 

and how cakes can be conjured up with ease.

Gillian will advise on the importance of quality ingredients,

the best flours to use, the whys and wherefores of different options,

seeds , fruits and more - she is widely recognised for teasing the very best out

of these wonderful machines.

Your day will include coffee, home-made biscuits and a two course lunch and there will be opportunities for ‘hands on’ experience where possible.

Please bring an apron, some lightweight scales and a bag to take home your goodies..

 


 

 

The Best Ways to make Bread by Hand with Gillian Harris

 

 

 

 

 

 

Breadmaking By Hand @ Greystoke Cycle Cafe (inc Chelsea Buns !)

 

Wed 14th March

Machines are great but can’t do everything we might need to make and sometimes its just ‘more rewarding and plain nicer’

to make bread the traditional way…by hand. 

 

Gillian,  who is becoming very well known throughout the county for her whole repertoire of bread making skills will share with us her secrets for

a wonderful variety of her very achievable and special  ‘hand made breads’ . 

Not to be missed - using both Aga and conventional ovens.

Includes a lovely 2 course lunch – with hand made bread –

and of course, all refreshments.

Please bring an apron, some lightweight scales and a bag to take home your goodies..

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas Bread from Around the World with Gillian Harris

 

 

..fougasse, kolach,panettone

,pulla,  challah,christollen, vorte limpe 

 and many more

   

   

Filmed by

Border TV 

in Dec 2008

as a

Christmas

Cookery

feature

......

click right

 

 

This is the footage from Border TV made 2 years ago at Greystoke

 

We will be running Xmas Breads course again this year- please contact us to join the list

   

 

 

Join us for a whistle stop bread-making tour around the world. 

Have a go at making and tasting some of the special Christmas breads from such places as France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Greece, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, America, Israel, etc, from very simple 'hearth bread' to very rich spicy, alcohol-soaked fruit loaves.    

Enjoy the aromas and traditions of real family Christmases.  With each bread you will learn a little of how the recipes were developed and what they represent. 

Surprise your family with something a little different this Christmas! 

 

All of these breads are usually made by hand but the use of a bread making machine

and/or Kenwood (or similar) mixer for making the dough cuts out some of the hard work !

We usually do a bit of both.

Vorta Limpa - a Swedish bread made with rye flour, cloves, port and ale - especially good with cheese * Julekage - A jewelled crown with lots of glace fruit

Kolach - from Russia unusually made with yoghurt& * Christopsomo - a Greek bread with a byzantine cross and walnuts for good luck * Placek Swiateczny - Polish - more like a teabread - traditionally the centrepiece of food eaten after midnight mass * Panettone - the famous Italian Christmas bread named after the baker who created it

Bolo Rei or Roscon de Reyes - fthe King's Crown - found in Portugal or Spain, also known as twelfth night bread, eaten on 6th January * Fougasse - a french hearth baked bread, again the centrepiece after midnight mass * Christollen - German Christ Cake - representing Jesus wrapped in his swaddling clothes * Pulla - a Finnish bread flavoured with saffron and cardamon * Challah - a traditional Jewish bread, similar in taste and texture to brioche, made for all festivals but in an elaborate plait for Christmas * Money Bread - from the USA - not strictly for Christmas but using the usual Christmas spice, brandy & fruit and good fun to make and eat * Spiced Christmas Bread - an English recipe although probably not really traditionally just for Christmas .

   
   

 

 

 

 

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Sugarcraft Days with Gillian Harris

 

 

 

 

Sugarcraft at Christmas with Gillian Harris at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

All materials needed will be provided at

cost (around £7.50 upwards

depending on cake size)

 

Christmas Cake Decorating

with  Gillian Harris  

 

Bring along your own Christmas cake and

whilst make it just a little bit different to bring a smile

to your family's faces. 

 

Something personal or relevant ....a tractor ....

or some golf clubs on some holly,

Gillian is an expert with Sugar craft -

  which doesnt have to be flowers .

 

Alternatively - if you like a traditional finish you can do just that -  but in a very professional way -

click on any of the photos here to see more of the whole day

 

 

 

Sugarcraft at Christmas with Gillian Harris at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

We shall be covering the cakes with marzipan and Regal-ice (a roll out fondant icing) and will then choose a seasonal decoration made from petal paste (an edible sugarpaste) from a wide choice of examples shown from the very

easy to the more complicated.

 

Any special equipment will be available for use.   

 

Sugar Craft summer flowers workshops at Greystoke Cycle CAfe

Spring and Summer

Sugar Craft

with Gillian Harris         

Learn how to make a beautiful flower spray to decorate a special occasion cake.  Each petal is individually made fromsugar and then wired to make flowers and leaves which are then taped together to make a spray.   During the course of the day you will learn how to work with the special petal paste used to make the flowers, including use of colour pastes and dusting powders.  We will make a variety of hand pulled and cutter flowers and leaves, and learn different ways to wire and

tape them together.   

 

Sugarcraft at Christmas with Gillian Harris at Greystoke Cycle Cafe

 

 

  All materials will be provided, apart from your cake and cost will depend on the size of the cake and decoration chosen.  Please let Annie know what size and shape cake you will be bringing so that I can be sure to have everything you need

 

 


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  • We reserve the right to cancel any workshop- in which case a full refund will be given.

  • If you find you cannot attend your workshop, ideally try to send a friend. For certain workshops we hold a waiting list and may be able to offer a partial refund. Please phone asap

OUR OAK FLOORED WORKSHOP IS AVAILABLE FOR HIRE at other times for informal meeting/ workshops etc. Catering optional
 

Greystoke Cycle Cafe front gardenApart from cycle support vehicles, we only have parking for those attending workshops who feel unable to walk from the village car park and ask all others to take the short walk (8 mins)  around the Greystoke Castle Estate walls (approx 350 yds) to the Cycle Café @ Poplin Dub - a map is provided. Places may be held for a short period until full payment is made. We reserve the right to cancel a course in the event of unforeseen circumstances and then a full refund will be made. Please let us know if you need to cancel or ideally send a friend.

 

Greystoke Cycle CafeGreystoke Cycle Cafe opens on: Fridays 12 - 6pm, Saturdays 10 - 6pm & the 2nd Sunday of the month 10 - 6pm between Easter & end September. We are a family run tea garden on the C2C cycle route  and also  welcome  walkers if they are prepared to take the short walk from the village car park (350yds)

 

We serve hot and cold light lunches, using our own organics where possible, home made cakes, large mugs of tea & real coffee, have spacious cottage gardens ideal for families & enjoy lovely views out over the parkland to Greystoke Castle.

At other times, if we are in & available we will gladly serve weary cyclists & walkers with whatever we have- and will open for groups with notice.

 

 

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[Poplin Dub, Greystoke, Penrith. CA11 0UT] [+44 [0] 17684 83984] [annie@greystokecyclecafe.co.uk]