Sourdough Baking 102 - Online class
From starter culture to sourdough bread - the crucial steps. Live session from the Bakehouse, with Heike Meyer
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About this event
The perfect class for those who have already baked with sourdough starter but want to go deeper and bring their bread baking to the next level.
Class objectives:
- Review of the fundamentals in baking with a bread culture
- Yeast, lactic acid, open crumb, gorgeous flavors: What does a starter culture do in your bread?
- Tips and tricks from the bakehouse, including a step-by-step mixing and shaping demo for bread making for reviewing at home
- Live session from Brot Bakehouse School and Kitchen Vermont, with Q&A.
Sourdough baking can look tricky and complicated but it it's actually quite easy when you understand the basic rules. Join me Heike online on this next-level exploration of baking with a starter culture without leaving your kitchen!
This is the next class in our online series on Sourdough baking at home. Happening a few times every year you can jump in where you are so you are ready for your next steps. In the series we will focus on all topics around natural baking, from flour selection to different fermentation methods, sharing tips and tricks for home baking - including a manageable schedule for maintaining your starter culture - and take your sourdough questions live.
Watch, bake, review the video and bake: After this class you are ready!
You can order a starter culture from us that will be shipped via USPS, one week before class. Pick up: Free. Flat rate shipping within the US: $10. Sorry, we are only shipping within the continental US and the shipping deadline is 7 days before class date. Don't forget to fill out the address information field in your registration if you like your starter to be shipped to you.
A handout and tool list are provided beforehand, and the class always ends with a Q&A session.
Find out more about our baking school and our unique class offerings on our website www.brotbakery.com
Please read more about our in-person and online workshops on our website www.brotbakery.com
Frequently asked questions
This is an intro level class to sourdough baking, however, we recommend some experience in bread baking to get the most of this class experience. We will not cover basic baking skills. A scale is necessary for the baking part.
All online classes are held via Zoom. If you don't have Zoom installed yet you will need to do so in order to join the class. Eventbrite will email the link to join just before class starts. Please note: We will not be able to do technical assistance during the class.
The recipes & shopping list for the online classes are typically shared on this platform starting about 2 weeks before class date. You will also get an email with preparation notes etc., so keep an eye on your inbox.
The objective of this short intro class is to give you a solid understanding sourdough baking and demo some shaping techniques for bread. We are not going through a a bread baking session together in this class, but cover important considerations when baking with sourdough.
Yes! The class recording will be made available 24 hours after and you can watch it at your leisure in your own time. However, being live in the class is always great because you can ask questions and it's fun!
We will review the feeding routine but the focus in the 102 class is on the mixing, shaping and baking process. You will need a bread starter for this class and you can obtain it from a local baker or oder a culture from us (it comes with feeding instructions).
While we work primarily with wheat in this class, you can work with any grain you like: Rye, rice, sorghum, and more. We will discuss grain options during class and if you have a specific question or general concerns regarding an ingredient we recommend to be live and ask about it.