Intensive Sourdough Breads Workshop

Let’s take you back to school and help you study the mysterious world of Sourdough Baking. With tons of theory and a truckload of information and recipes, you will feel like a student but only this time you will be learning and studying what you are passionate about!!

This intensive workshop covers the concept of Sourdough and Fermentation from scratch. It is suitable for all, as long as you have a love for bread!! Even if you’ve never baked a loaf before, we promise you gorgeous bread, to call your own at the end of the journey.

Here is What You Will Learn

• What is Sourdough? The Basics
• Why is Sourdough Healthy?
• What is a Culture, Levain and Starter?
• Making Your Own Starter from Scratch.
• Feeding your Starter and Building Levain
• Storing and Maintaining your Starter
• Hydration Percentages
• Baker’s Percentage for Creating Your Recipes
• Tools and Equipment Required
• Easy Workable Ways to Bake in a Home Set Up
• Understanding the Science Behind Sourdough Breads
• Converting Any Recipe into a Sourdough Recipe
• What is Discard??
• Storage & Use of Discard
• Same Day Bake Vs Long Fermentation
• Types of Flour Used in Breads
• Role of Each Ingredient
• Role of Each Stage or Step
• How to Add Flavours to Bread
• Scoring and Stencilling
• Baking Temperatures
• Dough Temperatures
• Fermentation Temperatures
• Storage and Use of Bread
• Trouble Shooting
• Manipulating the sourness of Sourdough Breads
• Role of Steam and How to Create it in a Home Oven

Recipes Taught:

• Whole Wheat Batard
• Jalapeno & Cheddar Boule
• Bi-Colour Swirl Batard
• Whole Wheat Sandwich Bread
• Neapolitan Pizza
• Rosemary & Cherry Tomato Focaccia
• Multi-Seeded Ciabatta
• Sourdough Baguette
• Slider Brioche Buns
• Pesto Rolls
• Braided Chocolate Bun