Jane's Babka and Viennese Biscuits

Join the brilliant Jane Beedle (GBBO Finalist, series 7) live from Kent, UK who will guide you through baking her delicious Babka and her Viennese Biscuit recipes. Jane's Babka is made from a rich dough with a delicious chocolate ganache filling, complete with iconic chocolate swirls from plaiting. During the class you will learn the skills to bake and shape this delicious bread, and in the downtime between proving and baking the Babka, Jane will walk you through the popular Viennese Biscuits. These buttery biscuits, delicately piped and dipped in chocolate are absolute perfection.

The class starts at 5pm UK on Sunday 23rd May 2021. We’ll start off the class with an introductory welcome and some background from Jane's time on TV, before we ask you to put on your aprons and bake along as you watch Jane demonstrate all the skills required to make Jane's delicious treats.

Equipment:

Heavy baking sheet,

Bowls,

Wooden spoon,

Saucepan,

Rolling pin,

Spatula,

Non stick baking paper,

Large plastic bag that the baking sheet will fit in (a clean carrier bag will do),

Electric hand whisk (optional),

Lined baking sheet,

Piping bag,

Medium open star nozzle,

Cooling rack

Ingredients:

FOR THE VIENNESE BISCUITS:

130g Salted butter - softened

25g Icing sugar/Powdered sugar

1 tsp Vanilla extract

145g Plain flour/All Purpose flour

150g Dark chocolate

FOR THE BABKA DOUGH:

250g Milk

14g Instant yeast

1 tbs Caster sugar/Super fine sugar

250g Strong plain flour/Bread flour

250g Plain flour/ All Purpose flour

1 tsp Salt

1 tsp Cinnamon

50g Caster sugar/Super fine sugar

60g Butter – very soft

1 Large egg* – whisked

*1 UK Large Egg = 1 US Extra Large

FOR THE GANACHE FILLING

(you can use Nutella instead)

150g Dark chocolate

150g Double cream/ Heavy cream

TO ASSEMBLE: (optional)

30g Dark chocolate grated and or chopped pecans

FOR THE SYRUP:

100g Caster sugar/Super fine sugar

100ml Water

FOR THE ICING:

Sifted icing sugar and some milk or water

Our class will take around two hours as we bake our masterpieces, before you can tuck into the fruits of your labour all whilst hearing fantastic memories and stories from Jane, Tickets are priced at £35 for individuals and £50 for groups of two or more that will join from the same household. Places are non-refundable and cannot be cancelled or altered after purchase. All guests will be emailed a link to the class following their booking.

Alternatively we do offer private events, please contact us for more information or click on the ‘Online Classes’ page for more detail. Upon booking, all guests will be emailed a link to the class with a full breakdown of ingredients and equipment as well as the method on the Monday proceeding their class. Please do check junk email just in case you don't spot it arrive!

It is your responsiblity to check the ingredients do not impact any allergies  or intolerances which you may have. Bake With A Legend and our bakers take no responsibility in this regard.

If you're in any doubt about you then you should contact us before booking in terms of discussing alternative ingredients to suit your requirements.We will, wherever possible provide alternatives to include gluten & dairy free options.