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\nPHOTO CAPTION: John Godts, co-founder, Cottage Cooking, shows off his baking skills.<\/em><\/small><\/p>\n
\u201cTo date, we\u2019ve given three baking classes and they\u2019ve all been great fun,\u201d Andreassen says. \u201cWe typically bake buttermilk biscuits, candied ginger scones and a hearty, sandwich-style white bread.\u201d<\/p>\n
Classes last about four hours and are $75 per person. So far, they\u2019ve been very well received.<\/p>\n
Godts, who enjoys baking bread and sharing tips, takes the intimidation out of baking for his guests. He says it\u2019s a great \u201cstress reliever.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s nothing like coming home from a long day and kneading some bread,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s a great way to unwind.\u201d<\/p>\n
Guests receive detailed recipes, hand-on baking training and a tips sheet with do\u2019s and don\u2019ts to help elevate their baking skills. They also learn about compound butters and easy-to-make jams.<\/p>\n
If the weather is nice, guests can enjoy freshly-brewed tea, to accompany their baked goods, while sitting on the back deck under the shade of their hosts\u2019 umbrella or cozy up in the firepit on chillier days.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re also doing brunch classes where we incorporate some of these baked goodies too,\u201d Andreassen says. \u201cBrunch typically includes potato latkes, an egg frittata and scones.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the couple\u2019s dinner-party style classes continue to be at the core of their business model, they\u2019re quickly getting known for these new offerings too.<\/p>\n