Sourdough Bread Workshop

 This full day workshop will start at 10am and approximately last 6 hours with refreshments and a seasonal plant based lunch with some freshly baked bread. Our aim is to show you how to make a delicious, nutritious and sustainable loaf of sourdough bread. We will go through each stage of the process step by step and will explain about all the equipment and ingredients you will need.

There's something truly magical about the process of making your own bread, and we're here to guide you every step of the way. From kneading to baking, you'll gain the skills and confidence to create bakery-quality bread in the comfort of your home.

🌟 Schedule

10 am   Welcome

• Introduction

• Housekeeping

• Wash hands

10:15 Mix

• Combine starter, flour and warm water in a mixing bowl.

• Add seaweed and biasol (spent grain)

10:30 SD Pancakes

• Pair off and make some pancakes for the coffee break

• Compote

• Yoghurt

10:45 Mix in salt and water

• Add Oriel Sea salt and warm water to the dough

• Observe how the dough feels different (gluten development)

• Prep tins for the dough (rub with butter)

11:15 Put dough into tins

• Can add seeds into tins prior to the dough

• Toppings for the bread

• Put dough/tins into warm oven (35 deg) to prove

11:30 Coffee and pancakes

12:00 Butter Making

• Explain “cultured butter”

12:30 Prep Lunch

• Ikarian Longevity Stew, walnut and red pepper dip, bread and cultured butter.

• Explain about Blue Zones

13:30 Have Lunch

14:30 Fresh Air and connect with Nature

14:45 Bake the bread

• Whilst the bread is baking we can make sourdough crackers.

15:30 Bread out of the oven

• Sum up the day and answer any questions

• Compare the different loaves

• Feedback

16:00 Finish