“The workshop was really great. The best thing was being able to ask lots of questions and get invaluable tips to take back to my kitchen”
Jon
“Kind of felt like we were in Adam's bakery, surrounded by everything and making something together. There wasn't any pretences or things for show. Was a very real and authentic experience. Felt like being taught by a baker vs going on a bakery course. Very cool, thanks”
Course participant
Introduction to sourdough bread
The perfect course for those who with no previous experience in sourdough baking or those who would like to build on their knowledge of baking sourdough at home. Adam, Grain & Hearth owner and head baker, will be spending the day with you in small groups of no more than 8 participants to make sure you get loads of hands on experience of each part of the process. Held at our Whitstable location.
2025 Dates:
23rd February
27th April
29th June
27th July
28th September
30th November
All dates are 10:00am - 3:30pm
More about the workshop
We are super excited about being able to offer this ‘Introduction to sourdough’ workshop in our bakery. It was at a day similar to this that Adam discovered sourdough baking and carried on baking daily. This quickly led to Adam starting a sourdough bakery wholesale business from our home before moving to Whitstable less than 3 years later to renovate a shell of a building and open Grain & Hearth!
So we are really confident that with just one day of teaching you can pick up the skills needed to bake decent sourdough bread in your home.
The day will include…
How to keep a healthy starter (please bring a jar to take some mature starter home with you)
Mixing dough
Shaping bread
Overnight cold fermentation process
How to bake in a conventional home oven using a heavy pot
Making sourdough pizza in a home oven
We will also be stretching some sourdough pizza dough, putting on some delicious toppings then cooking it for our lunch. hot and cold drinks will be provided from the bakery throughout the day.
Please feel free to post pics on Instagram tagging us in @grainandhearth with the hashtag #grainandhearthworkshop
You will take home…
At least 3 baked breads and a loaf ready for you to bake the next morning at home. These will include a rustic sourdough country loaf, bagels, rye loaf, and a ciabatta. Note: this may vary slightly if we have some seasonal ingredients or speciality grains we want to share with you on the day
You will also be mixing a sourdough pizza dough to take home, ready to make a pizza the following day.
A gift pack with a bread proving basket, dough scraper, notebook designed for us by Naomi Stay and a sourdough handbook with all you need to continue to bake at home
Investment: £170
*We are offering one ‘pay what you can’ place on each course for those whose circumstances make it less financially accessible. We’d like to make sure that everyone feels welcome and is able to attend if they would like to. When considering how inclusive our workshops are, we considered those intersections of marginalisation (LGBTQIA+, black/POC, disabled) that make access hard. We offer a pay what you can place to someone on a low income, and particularly to those who identify in the above categories. Please email us. You will not be asked for any proof and your disclosure will be treated confidentially.
