A lot of time and effort goes into creating that perfect pasty, including the art of crimping, and 12 students in Cornwall were shown by the experts.

Students from CAAP Cornwall (Cornwall Accessible Activities Programme) were welcomed to Rowes NPD Suite at their Bakehouse Complex in Penryn on August 12.

After being introduced to development chef Oscar Timmins the students were then shown how to make and crimp a pasty. Oscar, along with retail operations manager Peter Grenfell, then prepared each student with a pasty, so they could all take a turn and crimp their own.

 

Delighted faces once their pasties had come out of the oven.

Delighted faces once their pasties had come out of the oven.

 

Once the pasties were prepared, they were then placed in the oven so that once baked, the students could take their own made pasty home with them.

Whilst waiting for the pasties to be baked, the students sampled some cookies, and they all had a cream tea. After this, the students coloured in the Rowe's Pasty template to complete the session.

Each student then collected their individual pasties, which were placed into a Rowe’s bag, so they could enjoy them once cooled down.

 

Lots of faces of concentration during the session.

Lots of faces of concentration during the session.

 

Peter said: "My thanks to Nettie at CAAP for reaching out to me in the first instance and for Oscar Timmins for assisting with the pasty demonstration."

CAAP is a charity formed by a group of parents of children with additional needs, to support families to access activities during school holidays.

Each programme is carefully constructed to include activities that cover the whole of the county, are age-appropriate, safe, fun, and promote the confidence of children and young people whilst encouraging them to step out of their comfort zone.