Understanding Sourdough Class

Pump Street’s journey started with a quest to master the art of making sourdough bread. After a decade of trials, tribulations and many thousands of loaves later - we are finally sharing everything we have learned along the way.

This is the perfect course for someone who has tried baking sourdough at home and wants to understand the process better, allowing them to make delicious bread for themselves, friends and family. That said, no experience is necessary and if you want to start your sourdough journey here then it’s an excellent place to do so.

We will cover everything from grain, flour and fermentation to shaping, proving and baking. A comprehensive course delivered from our bakery on the Suffolk coast with a delicious lunch, copious coffee and fresh pastries.

What to expect:

Through a range of tasks you will delve into the magic of sourdough bread making and we will help you to understand it better. The flavour is the only aspect that should be complex. You will leave with a sourdough starter, a baked loaf, a shaped loaf to bake at home, some freshly milled flour and enough knowledge to bake whenever you choose.

Stages of the day:

9am - Arrive for registration, coffee and warm pastries fresh from the oven.Introduction, course outline and important information.

Stage 1: Shaping.An often overlooked stage in the process.

Stage 2: Back to the Beginning: Growing, Milling and Mixing Grain.

Stage 3: Fermentation: Form and Flavour.

12:15pm - Lunch. We will break for a family style meal with time to let the morning’s work settle in. Copious amounts of bread guaranteed. Alternatives will be provided for anyone with dietary requirements.

Stage 4: Proving. We will discover how our dough prepares itself for the final transformation into bread.

Stage 5: Baking.We will bake the loaves that were shaped at the beginning of the day. The course leader will go through the science and practicalities of the baking stage so that students can improve their baking at home. We will bake with a cloche too so that bakers can understand that process for baking in a home oven.

2pm - End.

You can learn more about our Workshop here.