Learn How to Bake Sourdough with BBC Good Food

Who is the course for?

This course is designed for beginner to intermediate bakers.

Whether you want to learn how baking works so you can be more experimental with your bakes, you’re looking to avoid unhealthy bakes and want to bake from scratch with family, you’re interested in becoming a baking hobbyist, or you’re an experienced baker and want to add new abilities – this course has something for you.

What topics will you cover?

The sourdough course takes learners through all steps in the process of starting with flour and salt and ending up with a loaf of bread. The first week gives students instruction in making and caring for a sourdough starter so that by the end of the first lesson they have a product they can go on to bake with. Subsequent classes will cover autolyse, proving, shaping, scoring and baking. The course also gives instruction on how to use starter discard up and how to bake enriched doughs, pizza bases and focaccia.

The course also includes:

How to read and amend a recipe

What to look for in ingredients

Bakeware and kitchen equipment tips

How to deal with fluctuations in the weather