Butter, Buttermilk & Soda Bread Workshop

Discover the magic of making your own butter and bread from scratch—easier than you think!

Join us for a delightful, hands-on workshop where you’ll make fresh butter, create buttermilk, and bake traditional soda bread—all in one morning! Learn simple, traditional skills that are surprisingly easy, genuinely satisfying, and produce delicious results you’ll take home to enjoy.

Completely free, fun, and perfect for building kitchen confidence!

Your butter and bread-making journey:

🧈 Making butter and buttermilk Start by transforming cream into beautiful, fresh butter through the simple magic of churning. Watch as cream thickens, separates, and becomes golden butter right before your eyes! You’ll also discover how to make buttermilk in different ways—that tangy, valuable ingredient that’s essential for the best soda bread.

🌿 Flavouring your butter Learn to create flavoured compound butters using herbs, spices, or other additions. Take your plain butter from simple to special with creative flavourings you can adapt at home!

🍞 Baking soda bread Use the buttermilk you’ve created to make traditional Irish soda bread—no yeast, no proving time, just mix and bake! Discover how simple bread-making can be when you use this quick, reliable method. We’ll discuss different flavourings and variations so you can make it your own.

☕ Tasting and taking home Taste and compare your creations together. Share what you’ve learned, ask questions, and enjoy the satisfaction of tasting bread and butter you’ve made with your own hands.

Workshop details

Grow, Cook, Share, Care is a Hands of Hope programme engaging vulnerable groups, those with complex needs, families, especially those living in food poverty, and older people, in learning, wellness and social activities aligned to growing, cooking, and nature.

Suitable for all. Priority for spaces will be given to people meeting the criteria: aged over 50, young carers and young adults with learning disabilities.

There is no charge for this workshop, donations are always welcome!

Please ensure you arrive ten minutes before the start time to ensure we can get everyone registered, and please bring a container to take your home your goodies.

Each participant must book individually so we can monitor eligibility and ensure we’re fully prepared for everyone attending the workshop.