Once you have a sourdough starter or culture, the possibilities are endless! In this virtual class, learn how to use your starter to produce a wide variety of baked goods, including thin crust pizza, big soft pretzels, focaccia, seed and fruit studded loaves, & cinnamon rolls. Practice a few more good uses for discard, such as crepes and bechamel sauce. Finally, take your shaping and scoring skills to new heights with baguettes, batards, and artistically scored boulés. In addition, you’ll have a forum for addressing any and all of your sourdough questions, like caring for your starter, troubleshooting bread fails, handling higher hydration, and weather changes.
Advanced Sourdough Baking is a weekly series of 6 virtual classes, meeting on Saturdays November 21st - January 2nd (no class 11/28) from 4:00-5:45pm Eastern Standard Time. It’s best that you commit to attending each class, however, all classes will be recorded for your convenience, and Chef Laura is available for ongoing personal baking coaching! And, for those interested in just one or two topics, you can “drop in” for $25 per session. Schedule of bakes.
November 21st - Italian Style Pizzas, shaping, sourdough tests
December 5th - English Muffins, discard, hydration
December 12th - Cinnamon Rolls, levains, enriched dough
December 19th - Fruit, Seed or Nut studded Batards and Boulés, folds, lamination
December 26th - New York Style Bagels, proofing, shaping
January 2nd - Baguette and Artfully Scored Loaves, scoring
A detailed list of ingredients will be provided at least 1 week before each class session. Each session involves live interactive demonstration, hands-on baking and requires some advanced prep and follow up steps.
The only items you truly NEED are an active SOURDOUGH STARTER, FLOUR and WATER. We can figure out the rest…
“I’m taking an advanced sourdough baking class and am absolutely loving it! Laura is super engaging, has clear expertise, and feels like my personal sourdough coach during the weeks of the class! So happy I am taking this course.”
All ages welcome and encouraged.
Class is live and online and meets via Zoom. Sessions recordings and materials will be made available to all students, so if you miss anything you can easily catch up!
To register, complete the form below.
$120 per email address - your entire household can join.