Kitchen of Kiki: Christmas Afternoon Tea at Denman College Women Institute

Last Summer I spend some of my vacation at an afternoon tea course, so when I saw I could participate in a course covering Christmas Afternoon Teas Women Institute at Denman, I knew, that wanted to go for this course as well.

Part of the Women Institue is a Georgian mansion, which is located in 17 acres of ground, which leaves you with the feeling, that women dressed in long (white) dresses with come along any minute from an Austen novel.

As usual the atmosphere at the Denman College was fantastic :-) All I meet of the other participants were very open and very friendly, they really wanted to meet new people. Upon arrival I went directly to the bar area after dropping my suitcase in my room, so I could meet all the participants over a cup of tea followed by a glass or two of wine. During the various meals you could easily sit at different tables talking and meeting mew people.

The course price includes staying in a room, all meals, tea breaks, tuition and final all the baked goods, which you bake during the stay. So I do not find it to be a very expensive course.

The other participants felt sorry for me, as I could not bring a lot of the baked goodies, as I also needed room for my shopping spree in London. I managed to bring back the Stollen, scones with cranberries & orange, roasted pecan nuts and chestnut puree.

The tutor was Katie Churhard, who was as usual very good at explaining the recipes and difficult step beforehand our own baking attempt combined with a nice way of getting around the various work stations during our cooking giving an extra hand and explaining.

Below you can see all my photos taken during the course. I will later share these recipes with you and as well my own modifications to the recipes.