Culinary Arts
Intro to Sourdough: Bread and Beyond
Learn how to maintain your starter, bake a boule, and get creative baking with discard.
Tuition Assistance and Other Policies
Meeting Times
- Sun, 1/12/2025 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Sun, 1/12/2025
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About
Bring your questions about sourdough! You'll receive some sourdough starter, and together we'll explore how to maintain it and make it work for your unique schedule and needs.
Take home your boule banneton (proofing basket), and we'll have handouts and offer expert advice so you can go home confident in starting your own sourdough journey. You'll learn to create (and sample!) a variety of sourdough products.
In this class you will:
- Bake a sourdough boule.
- Learn a sourdough starter discard recipe.
- Take home sourdough starter.
- Take home a boule banneton.
Materials
A $15 materials fee, included in the cost of the class, covers all the ingredients you'll need.
Class Policies
- Ages 14 and up are welcome.
- You must wear closed-toe shoes in the studio.
- You must be registered for the class (no drop-ins).
BARN Policies
- View BARN's Cancellation and Refund Policy.
- Tuition Assistance is available. Fill out the application before registering.
- BARN is committed to accessibility. We try to make accommodations when requested; the earlier you contact us, the more likely we can help. Please email accessibility@bainbridgebarn.org to find out more or request an accommodation.
- Sensory Statement: Makerspaces like BARN can be noisy and cluttered, smell strongly, and have bright or flickering lights. BARN is not an allergen-free facility. If you have concerns, please email info@bainbridgebarn.org.
Instructors or Guides
Nadja Peschke
Nadja Peschke comes from the Boston area and holds a bachelor's degree in studio art from Principia College in Elsah, Ill. She works as a professional baker and does art commissions on the side. In her day-to-day life and on her travels abroad she enjoys creating meals and baking her signature sourdough bread for friends. She first began baking sourdough in 2020 and has proudly shared her starter “Lilac” with Culinary Arts classes at the BARN. In her classes, Nadja loves to incorporate the importance of seasonality and supporting our local food systems. She teaches both youth and adult classes. You can find her current food and art work on nadjapeschke.com or on Instagram @thewinterlilac.
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