Artisan Sourdough Demo Class

ARTISAN SOURDOUGH DEMO CLASS (MELBOURNE)

Suitable for beginners and advance -VEGAN

MELBOURNE: PRAHRAN COMMUNITY CENTRE, 40 GRATTAN STREET, PRAHRAN

Classic crusty loaves in bannetons, using spelt and ancient wheat eg. emmer, khorasan etc

New techniques, high hydration or wet dough, hand shaping, bannetons and lots of fun. Good looks accompanied by deliciousness…think pain au levain, khorasan chia loaf boule… this class is the next class to go to after attending my beginner’s class. In this INTERACTIVE workshop you will learny by seeing, touching, smelling and tasting along the way. This class is a step up in the right direction to make sourdough loaves that taste better than bought ones but look as good as the ones sold at Artisan bakeries anywhere…

You will learn: (variations may occur)

• Obviously, there will be lots of hand shaping, rising in bannetons, decorative slashing and using dutch oven for baking and learning new tricks along the way
• High hydration dough, in other words, wetter dough to make “artisan” loaf with crackling crust and lots of holes inside…e.g. “pain au levain”
• Using stoneground ancient grains: Khorasan, Emmer and Purple wheat depending on availability
• Making and maintaining khorasan starter culture but can be adapted to your preferred grains
• By hand and machine techniques (thermomix, magimix, kitchen aid, ankarsrum etc)
• Generous tastings – bread will be baked in class

Type of sourdough covered in this class:

• Pain au levain
• Classic Light Rye
• Khorasan & chia etc

You will Take Home:

• Comprehensive recipes & notes
• Sourdough khorasan starter culture

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