Training

Online courses

Sourdough for beginners

A series of 5 tutorials:

• How to make your own starter.
• How to use short kneads to handle moist doughs and bake a loaf with a yeast-based preferment.
• The subtleties of proving a loaf using a ‘biga’.
• How to shape a loaf using a hybrid recipe.
• The final crucial steps and putting it all together to bake a 100% sourdough loaf.

From Europe, America to Australia, we have listed a few of the worlds best artisan baking courses. These tutorials constantly mentioned to us by bakers and are regarded as high value experiences. Online tutorials are also a great way to learn - home bakers & professionals provide intimate details about the way they bake. We hope you find this list useful and please don't hesitate to email us with additions at [email protected]

United States

San Francisco Baking Institute

San Francisco, California, Unites States Artisan baking and pastry classes at SFBI in San Francisco.

Australia

Companion Bakery

Oatlands, Tasmania, Australia Sourdough bread workshops, learn how to make naturally leavened bread!

United Kingdom

Bread Matters - Fundamentals

Melmerby, Penrith, Cumbria, UK

This is where you start to understand how to make good bread. No pointless instructions (like ‘make a well in the flour’). Nor the small deceits of ‘one I made earlier’.

Panary - One-Day Courses

Dorset, UK

Discuss yeast, fermentation, and flour. Knead white and wholemeal, make buns with a “ferment”. Hands-on shaping practice, be guided about dough development, proof, and baking. We tackle as much as can be reasonably covered in a day...

Wild Yeast Bakery

Cardiff, South Glamorgan, UK

This one day course is designed for beginners or those with some experience who want to improve and learn about natural leavens and long fermentation processes.