Ever yearned to make your own bread or pizza dough but have been intimidated by the process? Learn fool-proof tips for baking bread in your home oven without any special equipment or skills. Your pastry chef instructor is experienced in baking a wide variety of artisanal breads. Discover the secrets you “knead” to make a perfect loaf every time. This course will de-mystify the process of making bread and show every home-baker just how easy and rewarding it can be.

STUDENTS WILL LEARN

The function of ingredients.

The role of pre-ferments and starters.

How to rise and retard dough.

How to substitute flours to create whole-grain bread.

How to turn a basic home oven into a perfect bread-making oven.

BREADS COVERED INCLUDE

A quick honey whole-wheat sandwich loaf

A cinnamon-swirl variation

Easy pizza dough

Quick and delicious pita bread

Proper forming of a variety of bread shapes

Demonstration of a ciabatta loaf

STUDENTS WILL MAKE

Honey whole-wheat bread

Honey whole-wheat buns

Pita bread

STUDENTS MUST BRING

Apron

Flat closed hard toe shoes

Note: For all baking classes students must tie hair back.