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Redbeard Historic Bakery Bread Baking Workshop
Next Available: Sun, 22 Jul 10:00AM
6.5 hours
Description
Each comprehensive full-day hands-on workshop covers:
- making your own sourdough leaven to harness the power of complex wild culture fermentation
- kneading, shaping and prooving loaves in tins, cloth and baskets
- a short history of baking and ovens, and how to get the most out of your oven
- using different types of flour and milling your own
- how to recognise well made bread
- cooling and storing bread
Who leads the workshops?
John Reid, founder of RedBeard, with almost three decades of sourdough baking experience leads the workshops.
What you will learn
- The cultural history of real traditional wildferment "sourdough" breads - why they taste so good and are so good for you
- To knead, shape, proof and bake classic "sourdough" loaves
- To make and maintain your own wildferment "sourdough" starter culture (leaven)
What you will get
- Luscious locally-sourced lunch, bottomless tea/coffee and snacks from our café
- The loaves you shaped and baked, your new leaven, a bag of organic rye flour to feed it, and comprehensive printed notes including bread recipes plus valuable baking tips
- 10% discount off any baking equipment, flour, etc, purchased on the day
- On-going support for your bread-baking journey
What to bring
- Your enthusiasm and an apron (or consider pre-purchasing a special RedBeard apron for the class to take home)
What to wear
Comfortable summer wear - the bakery is always warm from the glow of our enormous 19th century wood-fired scotch oven. Closed toe, flat shoes.
Appropriate for
Anyone interested in baking - over the age of 16!
Cancellation / Re-Scheduling Policy
Bookings may be refunded or moved to another available date up to two weeks before the date booked. Under two weeks no changes can be made.
Terms & Conditions
Bookings may be refunded or moved to another available date up to two weeks before the date booked.
19 June 2018 • Redbeard Historic Bakery Bread Baking Workshop
The workshop was outstanding! Very engaging and thoughtfully presented. I learnt so much about technique as well as the history and politics of bread. Well worth attending!
06 June 2018 • Redbeard Historic Bakery Bread Baking Workshop
Brilliant class
31 May 2018 • Redbeard Historic Bakery Bread Baking Workshop
So much more than a cooking class, this workshop is a history lesson, motivational seminar and cultural exchange all in one. Apart from learning all about wild, fermented sourdough, I also now know more about food sovereignty, the slow food movement and history of baking in Australia. I highly recommend this fun, interactive course run by someone who is very generous with their time and knowledge!