Sourdough Bread Baking

Tired of baking bricks when everyone else is baking super gorgeous sourdough bread with a holey crumb and crispy crust? Change all of that by enrolling in “Sourdough Bread Baking

This is the sourdough baking course you need if you are just starting out in sourdough bread baking. In my other courses, I teach how to bake all sorts of sourdough breads, but in this course, I won’t load you down with lots of information, just enough so it is easy and fun to bake your first loaf of sourdough.

You will first learn how to make your own sourdough starter at home, day by day with detailed instructions, videos and a free pdf downloadable booklet.

Next, you’ll move onto baking waffles to test your new sourdough starter and then onto your first sourdough test loaf. Once you’ve taken a basic white sourdough loaf, steaming hot, out of your own oven, you will be ready to move on to more complex formulas.

There are two basic sourdough bread formulas in this course. I call them “First Loaf” and “Second Loaf.” We will follow the easy step by step directions of the process together. The first loaf is easy. It is a one day round boule with a lower hydration dough, which means it is not too wet or sticky. The second loaf is a two day high hydration dough and is a batard or French style loaf.  Working together, I will show you how to handle a wet, sticky dough and how to do an autolyse. This bread results in a lovely tasting bread with large holes and a wonderful crispy crust.

This course is for BEGINNERS who have no idea of how to bake with sourdough or those who have tried and stumbled. I have fifteen years of experience teaching the newbie sourdough baker, so come on! Let’s have some fun! You know want to!

This course would make an excellent gift for the aspiring baker in your family circle, whether an older baker or a young new baker.

Some skills you will learn:

1. How to make and care for your own sourdough starter
2. Why it’s important to weigh ingredients.
3. Gathering some basic baking equipment
4. How to mix and fold dough. No kneading here.
5. Shaping, scoring and baking the dough.
6. What to do after you’ve baked your first loaf… hint (bake your second loaf!)

When you have finished Sourdough Bread Baking 101, you will have the confidence to not only bake using your own sourdough starter, you will be ready for more advanced sourdough baking techniques which will enable you to bake all sorts of sourdough artisan breads.