Food: bread making courses

Sourdough bread is becoming increasingly popular, for the very good reason that it tastes as amazing as it looks, and it hugely beneficial effects on your digestive system. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't even have to taste 'sour'. It is a natural, wild yeast leaven that can be used to create a huge range of tastes. The Artisan sourdough & rye day is a hands-on workshop devoted to learning how to: * Manage consistently healthy wild yeast starters – both wheat and rye. * Decide which are the best...

Brilliant baking without the gluten. Beyond the additive-laden GF loaves wrapped in shrouds of plastic, and the boring old branded mixes of rice and potato flour, there exists a whole planet full of fascinating flours that are not only naturally gluten-free, but highly nutritious. On your day at The Artisan Bakery School, you will learn the different properties of flours made from nuts, beans, grains and vegetable starches and how to blend your own house flours for maximum convenience. You will discover the mechanics of gluten-free baking and how to...

Sourdough has risen in popularity in recent years - with good reason. It is more digestible and nutritious than simple, yeasted bread. In this workshop you will be introduced to the subtle art of sourdough baking. We will cover how to care for your organic starter, how to master the art of kneading the high hydration (ie wetter than normal) dough, and how to shape and score your sourdough to achieve consistently good results in your own kitchen. A longer than average day is needed to allow the slow-rising sourdough...

This event is a live, interactive webinar on ZOOM video conferencing. Learn in the comfort of your own home, go from beginner without any experience to expert in 3.5 hours, or your money back. No quibbles. No questions. No catches. I'm Sharon Roberts, sourdough expert, author, chef and founder of Learn Sourdough. On this highly acclaimed live ZOOM webinar, I explain step-by-step the entire process of how to create a powerful, high performance starter from start to infinity. I explain more about ZOOM at the end of this page. We...

Master the ancient art of baking with a wild yeast leaven to create nutritious, delicious and beautiful sourdough breads. Learn how to make and manage your own leaven and bake genuine artisan sourdoughs with surprisingly little effort. Get the sourdough taste and texture you’ve always wanted, from mildly tangy  to truly tart-  and, if you like it that way, properly holey! Discover the trick of fitting “slow dough” into the fastest lifestyles!   Learn a wonderfully simple sourdough routine that’s good for you, body and soul.   Hand-made sourdough bread is real...

Join us at White Cottage Baking School, in the heart of rural Cambridgeshire, a few miles down the road from Grantchester and the historic City of Cambridge. All our workshops are run from our 17th Century cottage, a popular venue for photo shoots and foodie gatherings. We offer a range of artisan baking workshops and retreats, but believe in getting the basics right. On this introductory workshop, we teach you the principles of good bread-making, demystifying the whole process into simple manageable stages. We'll give you the confidence to make,...