Our intensive two day masterclass will take you through the complex processes involved in perfecting sourdough and other artisan breads; from keeping your starter alive to complex fermentations techniques.
Sourdough and artisan loaves have swiftly risen in popularity to become the nation's best loved breads. Their delicious taste and positive role in digestive gut health saw sourdough breads become one of the most popular choices for restaurants in recent years, as well as one of the central growing culinary preoccupations of the 2020 lockdown.
Our intensive two day masterclass will take you through the complex processes involved in perfecting sourdough and other artisan breads; from keeping your starter alive to complex fermentations techniques.
This exciting new course delves deep into the vast subject of the development process of sourdoughs and other popular artisan breads, such as focaccia and ciabatta. It is an ideal course for someone who is new to the subject of sourdoughs, but who has some bread knowledge already, or for those who want to expand their sourdough and artisan bread knowledge to become an expert.
Subjects to be covered:
Starters and maintenance
Bigas and poolish
Pre ferments
Autolyse
Hydration levels
Folding and bulk fermentation
Inclusions
Proving
Slashing
Baking
Breads to be covered:
Focaccia and ciabatta
Country sourdough at different hydrations
Vollkornbrot
Kamut sourdough
Leiths is an industry-leading cookery school offering professional chef diplomas, enthusiast courses and online cooking courses.
This short Bakery Bonanza evening course will introduce you to the art of bakery. You will learn how to follow professional recipes, making delicious products that you can replicate at home to enjoy with friends and family.
Sourdough bread has been around for hundreds of years. Widely favoured amongst many due to its ability to digest easier within the body and for its tangy flavour and wholesome appearance. Whilst the supermarkets have brought sourdough to our shelves, the amount of care and attention needed is some...
Let our Chef take you on a bread adventure where you will learn the skills to make consistently light and airy loaves.
This course will conclude in the dining room, accompanied by a plentiful lunch and a glass of wine. Participants will be able to take their delicious baked goods home to share, or enjoy solo!
This spring, squash’s resident baker, julie filain is running monthly sourdough bread-making workshops where we will make our very own sourdough focaccia!
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