Sourdough Bread Baking
Set your taste buds free and learn how to bake sourdough bread.
Nothing smells better than freshly baked bread, but have you ever baked your own?
Suitable for beginners or those looking to up their skills, our hands-on Sourdough Bread Baking workshop will see you become an expert in the techniques that govern sourdough bread making.
On the day you’ll:
Make a variety of different breads – gaining the skills and confidence to make your own at home.
Enjoy some of your very own handmade pizza for lunch.
Take home some leaven to get you started baking bread at home.
Meet your trainer
Ken Hercott grew up on a wheat farm in the Mallee, Victoria. He started baking at home using flour milled on farm, then took his passion to the US to work under master baker Richard Bourdon, alongside Chad Robertson.
Returning to Austalia, Ken then worked with John Downes (the legend of Australian sourdough) at Newrybar and then at the Natural Tucker Bakery. There he honed his skills using a wood-fired oven. Ken’s passion for sourdough bread also led him to Europe, where he baked and taught at Fattoria Barbialla Nuova, in Tuscany.
Workshop Specifics
What will I learn?
- How to make your own bread at home
- Expert tips and tricks on how to make sourdough
- How to make your own handmade pizzas
What will I get?
- Handmade pizzas for lunch
- Recipes
- Your own bread to take home and some leaven
What should I bring?
- Your favourite pizza toppings. CERES will provide the passata and cheese
- One loaf-sized tin ideally measuring 22cm long, 11cm, wide and 8cm high
- A clean wide-mouthed glass jar to take home your leaven
- Apron
- Two tea towels
What should I wear?
- Enclosed footwear and long hair tied back.
Terms and conditions
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