The Art & Science of Sourdough Bread / April 14, 2018

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Homemade Bread! In this four-hour, in-person workshop you will learn to make delicious, naturally leavened bread in your home kitchen. The workshop will focus on the science, the art, flexibility, skill, the variables, and the method. You will learn, help and leave armed with the knowledge, confidence and supplies you need to incorporate this beautiful and satisfying ritual into your life.
I have always appreciated a good loaf but started really getting into making it about a year ago when I was gifted a sourdough starter that is rumored to have originated in a grandma's kitchen in Bethel, Alaska 130 years ago. I started studying this enchanted, ancient, fermented leaven with fervor and have since become a devoted student, making all of my family's bread and pizza dough.
It's easy to feel intimidated by maintaining a sourdough starter. Or that those glorious crusty loaves shared on instagram are part of some exclusive, mystical coalition. Or that the time investment can't possibly fit into a busy schedule. Kara and I will share how we do it and, together, we will have so much fun!
DETAILS.

The workshop will take place in my home in Missoula, Montana. We will spend a full four hours in the kitchen, beginning with breaking bread together over coffee and tea. The workshop will follow and we will end with a light lunch. Traveling here? We are happy to share recs for a place to stay the night! 

TAKEAWAYS.

Gourmet Bread Baking Starter Kit (see second image / $85 retail value). This kit is a collection of our must-haves. At the class, we will suggest a few other items that you might want to add to your bread baking arsenal. But this kit will equip you well.

Your Very Own Sourdough Starter. You will also share a piece of the Bethel, Alaska lore.

Tartine Bread. We are thrilled to partner with Chronicle Books to bring you this incredible resource. Written by Tartine Bakery co-owner Chad Robertson, this book is a favorite that details the method we will cover in class. From the publisher: "A hundred photographs from years of testing, teaching, and recipe development provide step-by-step inspiration, while additional recipes provide inspiration for using up every delicious morsel."

Two Bannetons. These lightweight baskets are used for the final proofing of your dough.

Bench Scraper. To handle dough, cut dough and clear your work surface.

Dough Scraper. To ease dough from bowl. Lame. To score your loaves.

Beeswaxy Bread Wrap. A handy tool for storing your finished bread.

ABOUT KARA DAUME

Kara Daume wears many hats--mother, accounting manager, board member, consultant, and lover of being in the mountains. She is at her best when she is working with her hands, in the dirt or in the kitchen. She has many years of baking experience, both professionally and personally, that has fueled a passion for the process of making a bread that nourishes.

ABOUT NICI HOLT CLINE

Nici owns and operates DIG + CO. and authors an award-winning blog - www.digthischick.net - where she chronicles adventures with her family. She appreciates growing and making food, learning new things, listening to Pearl Jam, camping under the stars, jumping in rivers and the magic of gluten.