Home//Short Courses//2025//February//11//Meet Your Patisserie Kitchen

  • Overview

    An eight-week introduction to the basic skills and ingredients of the pastry kitchen.

    Prue Leith Culinary Institute’s “Meet Your Pastry Kitchen” Cooking course will ensure that the novice becomes a confident baker and patissier by learning the professional tricks of the trade. The course combines short theory sessions, with lots of hands-on baking in a professional kitchen, guided by Prue Leith pastry chefs and instructors.

    Who Should Attend?

    People who love the sweet side of life and want to learn the foundations of the pastry kitchen from professionals. Ons Professional chefs, looking to hone their patisserie skills. This course will also be a good taster for those considering a professional cooking career before taking the big step and enrolling for full-time study in culinary arts.

    8 WEEKS

        • 8 Classes are presented on Wednesday evenings from 18h00 – 21h30

    Cost

    R11 995.00 incl. VAT

    Includes

        • Prue Leith Apron
        • Course notes and recipes
        • All ingredients
        • Chef’s hats
        • Refreshments
        • Prue Leith Certificate of Attendance – (80% attendance is required to achieve the certificate)

  • Course Outline

    • Introduction to the pastry kitchen & Basic baking science
    • Bread
    • Cakes and teatime bakes
    • Gelatine and custard-based desserts
    • Pastry, tarts, and choux
    • Chocolate and confections
    • Modern cakes
    • Dessert design and presentation

  • Dress Code

    You will be working in a professional kitchen, so wear your apron, comfortable shoes and keep jewelry and make-up to a minimum with hair tied back.

  • Next Available Date

    2 April-28 May 2025
    or
    3 September-29 October 2025

    For an application form and to book your space, please contact:

    Anna-Marié Oberholzer

    COURSE ADMINISTRATOR
    Tel: 012 654 5203
    info@prueleith.co.za

     

  • Request Application Form

    I'm Interested!

    Please send me my application pack for
    Meet Your Patisserie Kitchen

      YesNo

      By clicking the "SUBMIT" button, I am attaching my electronic signature to and agreeing to the Prue Leith Terms of Service Agreement.

      Please note that you will be added to our course subscription database and will receive course information from time to time.

    Recent News

    24 April, 2023100+ Flavours – South Africa on a Plate

    21 April, 2021Healthy for Me and Healthy for the Planet – The Double Pyramid Strategy

    23 September, 2020Love it or hate it, coriander is a significant ingredient in our culinary heritage

    17 August, 2020Turning tough times and a feared assessment into a business

    Array