Bake in Time
Join us for a unique seasonal workshop to celebrate Christmas mince pies past and present!
About this workshop
Join us for a unique seasonal workshop to celebrate mince pies past and present! Students will get hands on with recipe books dating back to the 17th and 18th century where they will be challenged to transcribe and compare foods, weights and methods for baking mince pies in the past and now.
They will then bake their mince pie recipes in a University Food Lab alongside Nutrition academics and students before conducting taste testing in the professional sensory tasting booths. The role of water in food preservation and the nutritional value of recipes from the past and present will also be explored. These workshops are ideal for Key Stage 3 and 4.
Suitable for: Key Stage 3+
Subject(s): History, Science, Food Preparation and Nutrition
Duration: 1 day, 10am-2pm
2025-26 Availability: This workshop is fully booked for the 2025-26 academic year.
Group size: Minimum of 8 students and up to 20 students per workshop.
Please note, only one workshop can be booked per school.
Visit Bursary
The University’s central Outreach team offer a Visit Bursary that can support with the travel costs for bringing students to campus that teachers can apply for. Please direct any queries to the team at visit.bursary@ncl.ac.uk.