Three ingredients. Patience. And a little skill. Your sourdough journey starts here…

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I’ve been making sourdough bread for five years now and it’s become a part of my daily routine. I am completely addicted to the process of combining flour, water and salt and nurturing it into a gut-friendly loaf that’s full of good nutrition for my family. Sourdough is a constant learning process, but making good bread doesn’t need to be complicated or scary. If you want to learn the basic skills to kick off your bread-making journey, I’d love to teach you!

I teach in classes of 3-4 in my home kitchen in Haslemere, Surrey - ensuring you have quality input, lots of hands on experience and leave armed with the skills you need to make great loaves at home.

Lara

  • Starter maintenance

    Learn how to create (and maintain) a sourdough starter so it can create beautiful loaves every time. We’ll cover different types of starters, feeding schedules, storage and discard recipe ideas. And you’ll take home 50g of ‘Grace’ - my 3-year old house starter.

  • Folding & shaping

    Stretch and fold v coil folds. Boules and batards. Temperatures. Cold proofing. Bulk fermentation times. What does it all mean and how can you use them to build tension in your bread to get a great rise once it hits the oven? We’ll cover all of these things (and more!) so you can start making great bread yourself at home.

  • Baking

    Prep a country sourdough loaf with your choice of flours and practice scoring on a ready to go dough. You’ll get a focaccia in the oven too which you can take home and enjoy later that evening! You’ll leave armed with bread, knowledge and an established starter to kick off your bread journey at home.

  • “I went home laden with bread and was also kindly gifted a bit of Grace to get me started! It was an absolute treat and I thoroughly recommend Lara's course - even if you're not a foodie and don't fancy making your own bread regularly - it's great way to spend a few hours having fun. ”

    Natanya Abrahams

  • “Lara is so knowledgeable and gives such a brilliant day baking sourdough, focaccia and scones, we also took away a starter so I can actually now make my own bread. We loved it would highly recommend. .”

    Lucy

  • “My partner and I enjoyed a really memorable and relaxing day learning how to make sourdough bread and focaccia. Lara instantly made us feel at home and we enjoyed a thoroughly indulgent day of chatting and learning, with a delicious lunch thrown in. Subsequent to that, and armed with a jar of Lara‘s starter ‘Grace’ we have both successfully made our first few loaves and focaccias. We are discovering that making your own bread changes your life a little bit because it takes planning and focused time but the rewards for ourselves and our families are countless. Sign up for this course, it will enhance your life..”

    Andrew

  • "Since attending the course we have all baked several breads and they are delicious! The bread we make is so much lighter, more delicious and the shelf life lasts longer. No going back to shop bought bread."

    Alison & daughters

  • "Thank you so much for such a fantastic class yesterday. We all really enjoyed it, and learned so much. You explained everything so clearly and made it feel very approachable. We’ve already tasted the results and they were absolutely delicious, which was very satisfying!"

    Kate

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Prices

Sourdough lessons in Surrey

Classes of 5 (£125 per person)

Learn the art of baking brilliant bread as a group! You’ll feed sourdough starters, mix and fold bread and watch your own loaves rise side by side as you sip tea and eat cake. A great way to pick up bread-making skills and a fun way to spend the day with other like-minded people with a shared mission.

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Sourdough lessons in Haslemere

Private Lesson - £275

A one to one lesson packed with quality advice, information and skills which you’ll be able to transfer to your own bread making at home. Perfect for the serious sourdough beginner who has a lot of questions and wants a super focused session.

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What does each session include?

Tea/coffee/snacks/homemade lunch and all flour + equipment are all included. Just bring yourself, an apron, plus a big bag to take bread home in. You’ll also need a jar or two to take your starter home in.

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