Beginners Course to Making Sourdough Bread from Scratch

The sourdough baking process in simple terms, with optional ideas explained.

What you'll learn

• The Basics to Get Started
• Creating a Sourdough Starter from Scratch
• The Sourdough Process from Start to Finish
• Shaping Techniques
• Scoring Techniques
• Sourdough Discard

Requirements

• You will learn the basic skills needed! All you need is basic kitchen equipement, such as bowls, utensils, kitchen towels, jars.
• There are special "sourdough" equipment you can buy, but none are necessary to start baking beautiful bread.
• All you need is flour, water, salt and patience!

Description

This course is for very beginners who have never baked sourdough before.  I am a self taught sourdough baker, and have been baking sourdough for 3.5 years.  This course teaches you what I have learned and what my process is. Everyone's process is different, but this is what works for me!  There are lessons on equipment needed, ingredients, and step by step how to make a loaf from start to finish.

I have broken it down into simple terms, with repetition and short videos to help keep you on track.  You will need patience to make sourdough bread, as there are a lot of steps that involve just waiting! But don't worry, in a few weeks you'll be baking your first loaf no problem.  I've included definition slides as well, to help you understand some of the terms we use in sourdough baking.  There is a troubleshooting section as well.  I haven't run into a lot of problems, but if you have problems, I can probably give you a pretty good idea what might be wrong!

This course also includes a few videos on how to bake other sourdough products, such as bagels and dinner rolls.

Feel free to ask any questions! I love teaching people about sourdough baking and am happy to help.

Who this course is for:

• Wanting to learn how to make sourdough bread as an absolute beginner? This is a basic course for the average person to bake bread at home. I start by teaching you how to do everything from making your own starter, to the whole process of baking a loaf, and some extra information and tips along the way.
• I want to make this process as simple as possible for you, while also explaining it in enough detail so that you actually learn how to do it without having a lot of questions.
• I have added a couple of sections with additional recipes as well, in case you want to try something besides just a loaf! Most things start with the same basic principles and dough strenthening methods.