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Sourdough Bread Baking for Beginners Self-Paced Course


  • virtual - self-paced your home anywhere (map)

Are you considering taking the plunge into sourdough bread baking? Or perhaps you tested the waters and want better results. Then this virtual course is for you.

A process that develops over multiple days, sourdough bread baking is as simple as it is complicated. By walking you through each step with actual demonstrations and trouble shooting our collective bread baking mishaps, we will help you make sense of sourdough. By the end of this self-paced course you will have an active starter, understand how to care for it, and will have baked a perfect sourdough boulé using one of my tested recipes. You will learn waste-free methods for developing and nurturing your sourdough starter so that he or she nurtures you for years to come. You only need about 30 minutes per day for 10 days to complete the course.

Sourdough Bread Baking for Beginners is a self-paced online course that will get you baking sourdough bread from scratch. There are visual aids, concise videos, scientific explanations, guided practice and recipes. Chef Laura will also be available for personal baking coaching! On day 1, start with flour and water. After just 30 minutes per day for 10 days, you will have a freshly baked loaf of bread.

In this course, you will learn about what is needed to bake sourdough bread and how to use what you already have. I have adjusted and converted my recipes to account for lack of access to commonly used sourdough tools. But, if you must know, here is a list of suggested materials:

The only items you truly NEED are FLOUR and WATER. We can figure out the rest…

  • water

  • flour (ideally organic; from varieties of either wheat, spelt, or rye; stone or farmer ground; or bread flour)

  • glass jars or containers with lids

  • mixing bowls or large plastic containers, (ideally with covers or kitchen towels or plastic wrap)

  • bench/dough scraper or large metal or plastic spatula

  • kitchen scale or measuring cups and spoons

  • basket or bowl for shaping bread

  • parchment paper

  • lame, razor blade or very sharp knife

  • oven

  • dutch oven

$129 per email address - your entire household can join. All ages welcome and encouraged.

$25 Holiday Special - get this course for just $25 when you add it to your enrollment in the Intermediate Sourdough Baking Course starting January 6th

and/or

Save $10 with SAVEDOUGH at checkout just for being a friend of Teaching Table

This is a self-paced class that you can take on your own time. Registration opens again on December 7th! We also have 2 LIVE zoom sessions to help you troubleshoot, build community and check in on progress.

You get ongoing access to:

  • concise instructional videos

  • course materials, and recipes

  • personalized on-demand sourdough coaching

  • tips and reminders via email

  • Teaching Table’s vibrant Sourdough Community

  • priority for our Intermediate and Advanced Sourdough Baking courses starting January 6th and March 23rd