What Will I Learn?

• Bake a loaf of real sourdough bread and amaze your family and friends.
• Know what an autolyse is and why it is used in bread baking.
• How to mix and fold dough a gentle method of developing gluten which does not entail kneading.
• Have an easy method of baking with steam in your own home oven.
• Know how to shape a boule (round loaf) and a batard (long oval loaf).
• How to handle sticky, wet dough.
• Why a long cool ferment is beneficial as a baking technique.
• See how to clean, store and use a banneton.
• What to use if you don't have a banneton and what a banneton is used for.
• How to make your own sourdough starter, step by step.
• What hydration means in baking terms.
• You will see how to bake, slice and eat a freshly baked slice of bread ( you will need help with this skill) ;)
• Understand baker's lingo, learn some bread history, understand how to measure ingredients.

Requirements:

• Bring your passion for learning! A kitchen scale is necessary as well as other basic baking equipment, like a baking stone, a roasting pan lid, a sharp scoring blade, water spray bottle and other assorted items found in the home kitchen.
• Basic kitchen skills are necessary.
• A desire to bake and eat real sourdough bread.
• Jump in, the ingredient and equipment list isn't that long and is available in the course.

Who is the target audience?

• Sourdough Bread Baking 101 is for the beginner, someone who is comfortable in a kitchen, but needs help with learning how to bake with sourdough.
• This course is not for the seasoned sourdough baker. It is a very simple course with only two bread formulas and step by step instructions on how to bake them.
• This course is for the seasoned baker who has never worked with sourdough and wants to learn how.
• This course is for young teens who could benefit from learning basic baking skills and who want to learn to bake some of the best bread in the world.
• This is an excellent course to give as a gift to an aspiring baker or someone who needs a new hobby.