Hi all. Well, we had a great time over the last two days with our pizza class. Those who attended managed to create some amazing pizzas, in their own home in real time together. For me it was proof that this is very achievable and reproducible, even with a couple of tech challenges here and there. To all who attended this class, well done! I intend to hold more of these in the future, so watch for developments! 🍕😄

Is there anyone near the Largs Bay area who could spare some starter for a fellow baker in need? Let me know and I will put you in touch.

Hi Everyone, After the crumpet class that I encouraged to happen, I have been cooking crumpets every time I run out. After a couple of times where they didn't turn out very well, I have discovered the following. 1.The starter does not have to be active at the time - unless you want to cook them sooner. I have found just doing the first step with starter that is even a number of days from being created is absolutely fine - but what you need to do is to forget it for a day or two and putting it in the fridge overnight however long it is. It still gets bubbly. So even 2 days and 1 night seems to be ok. 1. 2. I found some very good crumpet rings at Spotlight. Good to oil these the first time round. 2. 3. I'm also finding that the amount of water to add that makes the right consistency is around 110mls. I seem to get 8 crumpets fairly regularly now. 3. Thank you Steve!

I thought I was pretty clear about the dates. The pizza class was always the 1st and 2nd of May. Sorry if anyone was confused.

I have just posted the class description in the Classroom area. I will post the instructions and recipe in the next couple of days for download. The Google Meet link will appear half an hour before the start time. Let me know if you intend to join in, just to give me an idea of numbers.